Theodosia was built at Shields in 1782. She spent 20 years trading with the Baltic, and then another dozen trading with North America and the Baltic. From 1816 she traded with India, sailing under a license from the British East India Company. She was wrecked while returning from a voyage to India in 1825.
Career Theodosia first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1784 with J.Culingham, master, James Aram, owner, and trade Onega-Hull.LR (1784), Seq.№T492. Thereafter she traded with the Baltic and Flanders for some two decades.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1790 J.CookThomas Rogers J.AramQ.Blackburn Liverpool–Ostend LR; damages repaired 1788 1795 T.Motley Blackburn Liverpool–Ostend LR; damages repaired 1788 1800 P.Sinclair Hern & Co. London Transport LR 1805 P.Sinclair Hern (or J.Heron) & Co. London–Baltic LR 1810 W.ProwseT.NicholsonR.Smith NicholsonKidson Liverpool–Halifax LR; small repairs 1807 1815 R.SmithJ.Unsworth Dempsey Liverpool–PetersburgLiverpool–Philadelphia LR; almost rebuilt 1811 & repairs 1816
In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC. Thereafter, John Gladstone, of Liverpool, purchased Westmoreland and other vessels to trade with India.
On 2 February 1816 Theodosia, E. Wardropper, master and J.Gladstone, owner, sailed for Fort William, India under a license from the EIC.LR (1818), "Licensed and India ships".
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1818 WardropperMorrison Gladstone Liverpool–Bengal LR; almost rebuilt 1811 and repairs 1816
On 10 May 1819 Theodosia, Morrison, master, had to put back into Bengal. She was on her way to the Mediterranean but three days out of Coringa she had become leaky.Lloyd's List (LL) 9 November 1819, №5427.
On 16 March 1822 Theodosia, Kidson, master, was off Liverpool. She had left Bengal on 6 September 1821, Madras on 21 October, and the Cape of Good Hope on about 1 January 1819.LL 19 March 1822, №5682, Ship arrival and departure (SAD) data.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1820 N.MorrisonW.Kidson Gladstone Liverpool–Ceylon LR; almost rebuilt 1811 1825 W.Kidson Gladstone Liverpool–Bombay LR; large repair 1820 and small repair 1825.
Fate Theodosia, Kidson, master, from Bengal to London, put back to Saugor on 9 June 1825 being leaky.LL 11 November 1825, №6063.
Theodosia was wrecked on 14 August 1825 at Pondy on the Coromandel Coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.LL 20 January 1825, №6083.
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