Theodosia first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1784 with J.Culingham, master, James Aram, owner, and trade Onega-Hull.

British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC.

[a] On 2 February 1816 Theodosia, E. Wardropper, master and J.Gladstone, owner, sailed for Fort William, India under a license from the EIC.

She had left Bengal on 6 September 1821, Madras on 21 October, and the Cape of Good Hope on about 1 January 1819.

[7] Theodosia, Kidson, master, from Bengal to London, put back to Saugor on 9 June 1825 being leaky.