Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 9716 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | John Bonadventure | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 220 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 161 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Royal African Company | |
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 | London |
First place of slave purchase | Little Popo | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Whydah, Ouidah | |
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 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 | 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 | 1695 |
Date voyage began | 1694-10-27 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1695-02-19 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1695-03-18 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1695-06-11 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 227 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 85 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Tebbet, John Ford |
Crew at voyage outset | 50 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 550 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 586 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 586 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 586 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 498 | |
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 | 498 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 43.8% |
Percentage women IMP | 41.9% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 9.8% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 4.5% | |
Percentage male IMP | 53.6% | |
Percentage children IMP | 14.3% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 16.32 | |
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 88 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 15.0% | |
Source | Sources | T70/11,117: British National Archives (Kew) T70/12,99: British National Archives (Kew) T70/947,111-12: British National Archives (Kew) T70/918: British National Archives (Kew) T70/1222,167: British National Archives (Kew) T70/61,166: British National Archives (Kew) Rawl,C746,89: Bodleian Library (Oxford, UK) Rawlinson mss, C745-747 Law,EWA,docs67,580,1267-28,1352,1400: Law, Robin, The English in West Africa, 1691-1699: The Local Correspondence of the Royal African Company of England (Oxford, 2007). |