Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 91676 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Bella | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Liverpool | |
Year constructed | 1768 | |
Place registered | Liverpool | |
Year registered | 1770 | |
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 70 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 128 | |
Guns mounted | 8 | |
Vessel owners | Rymer, Thomas Green, Robert Kaye, John Butler, Chris Chadwick, Richard Ingram, Francis |
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Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Sold in the Americas after disembarking slaves |
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 | Cameroons | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Cameroons | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | São Tomé | |
First place of slave landing | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Jamaica, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | ||
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 | Jamaica | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Jamaica | |
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1775 |
Date voyage began | 1775-06-28 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | ||
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Bisbrown, E Fletcher, Thomas Barclay |
Crew at voyage outset | 32 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 230 |
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 | 352 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | ||
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 | 287 | |
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 | ||
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).
LR1776: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London). BT6/3,128: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeMMM,D/DAV,Moore,1775.10.30: Merseyside Maritime Museum (Liverpool, UK) D/DAV, William Davenport Archives, 1747-1794 |