Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 9725
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Kendall
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed England, place unspecified
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Fragata
Tonnage 274
Standardized tonnage IMP 314
Guns mounted 30
Vessel owners Royal African Company
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Natural hazard
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (natural hazard)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP London
First place of slave purchase Gold Coast, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
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
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
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
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1697
Date voyage began 1695-11-22
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1697-01-20
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 425
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Child, John
Crew at voyage outset 60
Crew at first landing of slaves 50
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 600
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 68
Slaves carried from second port of purchase 494
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 562
Total slaves embarked IMP 562
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 512
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 496
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 512
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 59.0%
Percentage women IMP 38.1%
Percentage boys IMP 2.4%
Percentage girls IMP 0.6%
Percentage male IMP 61.3%
Percentage children IMP 3.0%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 27.77
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 50
Mortality rate IMP 9.0%
Source Sources T70/57,131:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/61,166:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/948,43-6:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/918:

British National Archives (Kew)


Law,EWA,doc.1404:

Law, Robin, The English in West Africa, 1691-1699: The Local Correspondence of the Royal African Company of England (Oxford, 2007).