Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 81610
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Golden Age
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Havana
Year constructed 1779
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 399
Standardized tonnage IMP 399
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Hinde, Thomas (Jr)
Jackson, William
Fayrer, Joseph
Howard, John
Brancker, Peter W
Clarke, Thomas
Hinde, Thomas (Sr)
Simpson, Samuel
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Captured by the French - after slaves disembarked
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP French
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (human agency)
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 Kingston
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Kingston
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 1793
Date voyage began 1792-05-28
Date trade began in Africa 1792-08-15
Date vessel departed Africa 1793-04-20
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-06-07
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 375
Middle passage (days) IMP 48
Captain and Crew Captain's name Fayrer, Joseph
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 484
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 492
Total slaves embarked IMP 492
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 484
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 483
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 61.0%
Percentage women IMP 35.1%
Percentage boys IMP 2.3%
Percentage girls IMP 1.7%
Percentage male IMP 63.3%
Percentage children IMP 3.9%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 9
Mortality rate IMP 2.0%
Source Sources LR1793: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
CO140/89,367:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


T64/286,31:

British National Archives (Kew, UK) Treasury


HLRO,MP,HL,94.03.22: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
HLRO,MP,HL,undated(1794),no.78: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
HLRO,MP,HL,1800.07.28: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
cc, 15 June 1793: Cornwall Chronicle (Montego Bay)
kg, 1-8 June 1793: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
kg, 26 Oct-2 Nov 1793: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
LList, 2 Aug 1793:

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


LList, 8 Oct 1793:

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


LList, 8 Nov 1793:

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


Williams,315: Williams, Gomer, History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque with an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade (London, 1897).