Ship, nation, owners |
Voyage identification number |
91446 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM |
Yes |
Vessel name |
Betsey |
Flag |
Great Britain |
Flag IMP |
Great Britain |
Place constructed |
Liverpool |
Year constructed |
1768 |
Place registered |
Liverpool |
Year registered |
1768 |
Rig |
Ship |
Tonnage |
200 |
Standardized tonnage IMP |
305 |
Guns mounted |
2 |
Vessel owners |
James, 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 |
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Voyage Itinerary |
Place where voyage began IMP |
Liverpool |
First place of slave purchase |
Bonny |
Second place of slave purchase |
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Third place of slave purchase |
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Principal place of slave purchase IMP |
Bonny |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing |
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First place of slave landing |
Dominica, place unspecified |
Second place of slave landing |
Antigua, place unspecified |
Third place of slave landing |
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Principal place of slave landing IMP |
Saint John (Antigua) |
Place where voyage ended |
Liverpool |
Region where voyage began IMP |
England and Wales |
First region of slave purchase |
Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands |
Second region of slave purchase |
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Third region of slave purchase |
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Principal region of slave purchase IMP |
Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands |
First region of slave landing |
Dominica |
Second region of slave landing |
Antigua |
Third region of slave landing |
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Principal region of slave landing IMP |
Antigua |
Region where voyage ended |
England and Wales |
Voyage Dates |
Year arrived with slaves IMP |
1770 |
Date voyage began |
1770-06-29 |
Date trade began in Africa |
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Date vessel departed Africa |
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Date vessel arrived with slaves |
1770-??-?? |
Date vessel departed for homeport |
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Date voyage completed |
1771-04-05 |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP |
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Middle passage (days) IMP |
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Captain and Crew |
Captain's name |
Conway, Samuel |
Crew at voyage outset |
35 |
Crew at first landing of slaves |
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Crew deaths during voyage |
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Slave (numbers) |
Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase |
450 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase |
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Slaves carried from second port of purchase |
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Slaves carried from third port of purchase |
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Total slaves embarked |
440 |
Total slaves embarked IMP |
440 |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing |
423 |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing |
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Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing |
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Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing |
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Total slaves disembarked IMP |
423 |
Slave (characteristics) |
Percentage men IMP |
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Percentage women IMP |
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Percentage boys IMP |
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Percentage girls IMP |
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Percentage male IMP |
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Percentage children IMP |
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Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP |
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Slave deaths during middle passage IMP |
17 |
Mortality rate IMP |
4.0% |
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).
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