Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 9754
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Elizabeth
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage
Standardized tonnage IMP
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 Barbados, place unspecified
First place of slave purchase Cape Coast Castle
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Cape Coast Castle
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
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 Barbados
First region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast
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 1708
Date voyage began 1707-06-24
Date trade began in Africa 1707-09-06
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1708-01-06
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 196
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Thorne, Joshua
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves
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 250
Total slaves embarked IMP 250
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 235
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 234
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 235
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 55.6%
Percentage women IMP 36.6%
Percentage boys IMP 5.6%
Percentage girls IMP 2.2%
Percentage male IMP 61.2%
Percentage children IMP 7.8%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 15
Mortality rate IMP 6.0%
Source Sources JRL, English MS, 1390, 1, f. 2r:

John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK)


T70/26,19:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/8,25:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/955,18:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/2,1:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/355,63:

British National Archives (Kew)