She was part of a fleet of 43 sail under the escort of the 74-gun HMS Courageaux that had left Portsmouth on 2 January, bound for the West Indies.

He arranged for passengers and emigrants to travel on vessels he owned, such as Boddingtons or Doncaster, or had chartered, such as Bussorah Merchant.

[9] 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.

[10] She left Hobart Town and arrived at Sydney on 22 April, carrying cargo, passengers and a number of convicts.

[13] The Naval Journal reported that the barque Boddingtons, of Whitby, was abandoned at sea on 14 November 1840.