Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 90873
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Eadith
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed London
Year constructed 1733
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1760
Rig Brigantine
Tonnage 70
Standardized tonnage IMP 128
Guns mounted 10
Vessel owners Davenport, William
Kelly, Thomas
Black, Patrick
Jordan, Thomas
Lace, Ambrose
Winstanley, Samuel
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 Bassa
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bassa
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing York River
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP York River
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Windward Coast
First region of slave landing Virginia
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Virginia
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1761
Date voyage began 1760-07-11
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1761-06-10
Date vessel departed for homeport 1761-07-24
Date voyage completed 1761-09-05
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 334
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Jordan, Thomas
Crew at voyage outset 20
Crew at first landing of slaves 20
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 174
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 154
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 149
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 154
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 27.5%
Percentage women IMP 26.8%
Percentage boys IMP 22.8%
Percentage girls IMP 22.8%
Percentage male IMP 50.3%
Percentage children IMP 45.6%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 35.69
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
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).
Liverpool Museum, mss 53-34: Liverpool Museum, Manuscripts (Liverpool, UK) 53-54, Accounts of “Calveley” and “Eadith”
DTA: University of Keele, Archives (Keele, UK) Raymond Richards Collection, Davies-Davenport Papers