Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80520
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Betsey
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1790
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Brig
Tonnage 190
Standardized tonnage IMP 190
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Bolton, John
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 West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing St. Croix
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP St. Croix
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
First region of slave landing Danish West Indies
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Danish West Indies
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1796
Date voyage began 1796-01-06
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1796-08-01
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1796-09-22
Date vessel departed for homeport 1796-11-28
Date voyage completed 1797-01-11
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 260
Middle passage (days) IMP 52
Captain and Crew Captain's name Armstrong, David
Mosson, Edward
Crew at voyage outset 25
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 10
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 316
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 289
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 268
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 268
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources LR1796: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/57,36:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

PP,1806(265),XIII,no.1:

Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX


T64/286,44:

British National Archives (Kew, UK) Treasury


holsoe: Holsoe, Sevend, Notes from Danish Customs and Harbor Master Records.
LList, 21 June 1796:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 11 Nov 1796:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


MMM, C/EX/L/5/2,1790.062: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books