Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 92315
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Sisters
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Rhode Island, port unspecified
Year constructed 1746
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1764
Rig Brigantine
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 182
Guns mounted 4
Vessel owners Davenport, William
Earle, Ralph
Black, Patrick
Moss, William
Leay, Peter
Parker, John
Copeland, John
Earle, 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
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Liverpool
First place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Grenada, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing St. Lucia, port unspecified
Third place of slave landing St. Vincent, port unspecified
Principal place of slave landing IMP Grenada, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
First region of slave landing Grenada
Second region of slave landing St. Lucia
Third region of slave landing St. Vincent
Principal region of slave landing IMP Grenada
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1766
Date voyage began 1764-08-28
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1766-03-06
Date vessel departed for homeport 1766-06-03
Date voyage completed 1766-07-17
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 555
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Caton, Joseph
Crew at voyage outset 30
Crew at first landing of slaves 12
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
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 280
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 248
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 248
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 39.2%
Percentage women IMP 42.1%
Percentage boys IMP 9.6%
Percentage girls IMP 9.1%
Percentage male IMP 48.8%
Percentage children IMP 18.7%
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).
DTA: University of Keele, Archives (Keele, UK) Raymond Richards Collection, Davies-Davenport Papers
LR1764: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).