Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 91469
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name John
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed New England
Year constructed 1763
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1768
Rig Ship
Tonnage 80
Standardized tonnage IMP 146
Guns mounted 4
Vessel owners Erskine, Robert
Natham, John
Green, Robert
Whyte, Anthony
Tippin, John
Tippin, Thomas
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 Bonny
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bonny
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Barbados, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Barbados, place unspecified
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
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
First region of slave landing Barbados
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Barbados
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1769
Date voyage began 1768-06-30
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1769-04-28
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1769-09-22
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 302
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Erskine, Robert
Twyor, Thomas
Crew at voyage outset 35
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 480
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 447
Total slaves embarked IMP 447
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 200
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 200
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 247
Mortality rate IMP 55.0%
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).
BFP22/BI/F4: University of Melbourne Archives (Melbourne, Australia) Bright Family Papers
T70/31,p.325:

British National Archives (Kew)