Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 91865 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | May | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | New York | |
Year constructed | 1759 | |
Place registered | Liverpool | |
Year registered | 1772 | |
Rig | Brigantine | |
Tonnage | 70 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 128 | |
Guns mounted | 6 | |
Vessel owners | Kennedy, Robert Parker, John Davenport, William |
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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 | Calabar | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Calabar | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Antigua, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
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 | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
First region of slave landing | Antigua | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Antigua | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1775 |
Date voyage began | 1774-05-29 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1775-02-20 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1775-03-06 | |
Date voyage completed | 1775-04-14 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 267 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Barkley, John |
Crew at voyage outset | 20 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 6 | |
Crew deaths during voyage | 6 | |
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 250 |
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 | 236 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 209 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 185 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 209 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 45.4% |
Percentage women IMP | 20.5% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 20.0% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 14.1% | |
Percentage male IMP | 65.4% | |
Percentage children IMP | 34.1% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 41.28 | |
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).
DTA: University of Keele, Archives (Keele, UK) Raymond Richards Collection, Davies-Davenport Papers CO152/37: BNA (Kew) LList, 25 Apr 1775: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) BT6/3,126v: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeBT98/35,237: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of Trade |