Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 90721
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Blakeney
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Amesbury
Year constructed 1753
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1758
Rig Brigantine
Tonnage 70
Standardized tonnage IMP 128
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Crosbie, William
Crosbie, John
Trafford, Richard
Trafford, William
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Voyage completed as intended
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Not captured
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Delivered slaves for original owners
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Liverpool
First place of slave purchase Sherbro
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Sherbro
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing St. Kitts, port unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP St. Kitts, port unspecified
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone
First region of slave landing St. Kitts
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP St. Kitts
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1763
Date voyage began 1762-11-02
Date trade began in Africa 1763-01-01
Date vessel departed Africa 1763-06-09
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1763-06-28
Date vessel departed for homeport 1763-09-12
Date voyage completed 1763-11-27
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 238
Middle passage (days) IMP 19
Captain and Crew Captain's name Eaton, Thomas
Amory
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 200
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked
Total slaves embarked IMP 154
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 140
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 140
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 14
Mortality rate IMP 9.0%
Source Sources LST,1744-1786: Richardson, David, Katherine Beedham, and M. M. Schofield, Liverpool Shipping and Trade, 1744-1786 (ESRC Archives, University of Essex, 1992).
LR1764: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
LList, 2 Dec 1763:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


HCA15/55,log:

British National Archives (Kew)


HCA15/55,Rycroft,1765.06.13:

British National Archives (Kew)