Boddingtons, or Boddington, was a merchantman that was launched in 1793, on the Thames River for Boddingtons. She spent most of her career as a West Indiaman. She did make one voyage to Australia carrying passengers. Her crew abandoned her at sea in November 1840.

Career Boddingtons enters Lloyd's Register in 1794 with P. Scallon, master, Boddingtons, owner, and trade London—Nevis.Lloyd's Register (1794), Seq. №463.

Year Master Owner Trade 1795 J. Clarke Boddingtons London—Nevis 1800 P. Seale Boddingtons London—Nevis

Boddington, Soal, master, bound for St Vincent, put into Plymouth on 1 February 1804. She was part of a fleet of 43 sail under the escort of the 74-gun that had left Portsmouth on 2 January, bound for the West Indies. For some reason, the whole fleet put back into Plymouth.Lloyd's List, №4424. Still, Boddington reportedly put into Cork, Ireland, on 3 February. The West Indies fleet left Cork the next day under the escort of the frigates and .Lloyd's List, №4426.

Year Master Owner Trade 1805 P. Soal Boddingtons London—St Vincent 1807 S.SoalClark Boddingtons London—St Vincent

On 17 February 1807, Boddingtons was driven ashore between Deal and South Foreland, Kent.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1808 Clark Boddingtons London—St Kitts LR 1810 Soal Boddingtons London—St Vincent LR 1812 J.StranchanJ.Stranach (or Stranich) Boddingtons London—St Vincent LR 1816 J.StranichJ.Parent BoddingtonsNeal London—St Vincent LR; small repairs 1813 1819 J.ParentJ.Findlay Neil & Co. London–Bermuda LR; good repairs 1817 & small repairs 1818 1821 J.FindlayBrooks Neil & Co. London–Bermuda LR; good repairs 1817, small repairs 1818, & repairs 1821

On the morning of 16 December 1821, Boddingtons was in ballast when she caught fire at St. Catherine's Stairs, Wapping. Her crew scuttled her and afterwards her main and mizzen masts were cut away.Lloyd's List №5654. Lloyd's Register for 1823, carries the notation that Boddingtons was rebuilt in 1822.Lloyd's Register (1823), Seq. №354.

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1823 SayreFord M'Ghie & Co. London—Antigua LR; rebuilt 1823 1825 TimmBrown M'Ghe & Co.Marshall London—St Lucia

Her owner, John Marshall, of 26 Birchin Lane, Cornhill, was the most active colonial emigration agent before the formation in 1840, of the Colonial Land and Emigration Commission. He arranged for passengers and emigrants to travel on vessels he owned, such as Boddingtons or , or had chartered, such as .

Under the command of J. Taylor, Boddingtons sailed from London on 1 October 1827, stopping at the Cape of Good Hope and arrived at Hobart Town on 14 March 1828, with cargo and passengers. She left Hobart Town and arrived at Sydney on 22 April, carrying cargo, passengers and a number of convicts. She left Port Jackson on 2 September, bound for London.

Year Master Owner Trade 1830 TaylorNoyes Marshall London—Demerara 1835 S. Ellis Belonging to Liverpool 1840 P. Vinnes J. Terry Liverpool-Quebec

Fate Lloyd's Register for 1840, shows Boddingtons, now with homeport of Whitby, as having been "Abandoned".Lloyd's Register (1840), Seq. №262. The Naval Journal reported that the barque Boddingtons, of Whitby, was abandoned at sea on 14 November 1840. Her crew of 14 was taken off.Naval Journal, (March 1841), Vol. 13, p.231.

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