Samuel Boddington (1766 - 1843)

Ancestors

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Member of Parliament 1.2 Involvement in Slavery 1.3 See Also 2 Sources

Biography

Samuel Boddington was born on June 19, 1766 in Enfield, Middlesex, England, son of Benjamin Boddington (~1730–1791) and Sarah Rickards (~1742–1770).

Samuel, son of Benjamin Boddington & Sarah Rickards, was born on 19 June 1766 and baptised in Enfield, Middlesex, England.^[1]

Dr Williams Library, Red Cross Street, Cripplegate

His birth was registered at Dr Williams Library, Cripplegate a nonconformist Registry. The register states Samuel, son of Benjamin Boddington and Sarah the daughter of Samuel Rickards, was born on 19 June 1766 in Enfield, Middlesex, England.^[2]

He was a Citizen and Fishmonger, was a merchant, successively of 17 Mark Lane, 9 St. Helen's Place, and 31 Upper Brook Street,

Samuel (25) married Grace Ashburner (14) (born on September 17, 1777 in Bengal, India; daughter of William Ashburner and Mary (Sparks) Ashburner) on February 24, 1792 in St George Bloomsbury, Camden, England. Their daughter was Grace Boddington (1793–1866).

Boddington was left a fortune by his father, a West India merchant and director of the South Sea Company. In 1797 Boddington Co. had a turnover of something like half a million a year, Boddington receiving five-ninths of the profits and his partner and cousin Benjamin the rest. That year his wife eloped with his partner. He was awarded £10,000 damages, divorced his wife and ruined her lover^[3] .

The case became a cause celebre resulting in a sensational court battle and settlement of over ten thousand pounds against Benjamin Boddington, her husband's cousin. ^[4]

In 1817 several family members were listed as supporters of the Asylum for the Support and Education of the Deaf and Dumb Children of the Poor. 
Joseph William Boddington Esq, Mark Lane
Samuel Boddington Esq, Micklesham, Surrey
Thomas Boddington Esq, VP, Grosvenor Square
Miss Harriet Boddington Grosvenor Square
^[5]

On 11th July 1818 he had an accident with his horse. The newspaper stated DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—About eight.o'clock on Saturday evening, as SAMUEL BODDINGTON, Esq. of No. 31, Upper Brook-street, Grosvenor-square,. was returning home with his servant, in a one horse chaise, from the City of London 'Tavern, he hail been dining at an anniversary dinner, and was passing by Somerset-house, the horse, by some means, took fright, and ran at a most furious rate ; and at the . corner of Catherine street the animal fell, and Mr. Boddington was thrown from his seat, and pitched with great violence on his head and shoulder. The servant jumped out, and falling on his. knees they. were cut in a terrible manner.. ^[6]

In his will, 14 Feb. 1838, he stated: ‘I have been for many years past concerned in the trade or business of a merchant in co-partnership under several different firms, and I am now carrying on the same trade ... with my ... nephew and Richard Davis of St. Helen’s Place’.1 For many years from 1802 his partner was Richard Sharp and from 1812 he was also associated with George Philips ^[7]

Samuel died on April 19, 1843 in Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, aged 76.

Samuel was buried on 19 April 1843 in Newton Bromswold, Northamptonshire, England.^[8]

Member of Parliament

He was the MP for Tralee in 1807 ^[9]

Involvement in Slavery

The family offered a mortgage to the owner of a plantation in St Kitts. On 9 August 1798 a mortgage was agreed between Daniel Byam Mathew of Harley Street in the Parish of St. Mary in the County of Middlesex son of Daniel Matthew; Thomas Boddington of Clapham in the Parish of St. John in the County of Middlesex; Samuel Boddington of Mark Lane in the City of London Merchant and Benjamin Boddington of Mark Lane in the City of London Merchant for securing £3,329-6s.11d relating to the plantation or sugar works known as Cupids Garden and Penitinney on the island of St. Christopher (St Kitts, West Indies) ^[10]

See Also

Papers in the London Metropolitan Archives of the Boddington family of London, including commonplace book; memorandum book (including notes on travel in the Levant, 1712-25); journals and correspondence. This is their summary of the family.

George Boddington MP (1646-1719) Citizen and Clothworker, was a Levant merchant, of Little St. Helen's. He was also Governor of the Greenland Company from 1693, a director of the Bank of England from 1694 and Member of Parliament for Wilton, Wiltshire, 1702.

Thomas Boddington (1678-1755) son of George, was also a Levant merchant, of Leadenhall Street and Camberwell. Thomas Boddington (1721-) junior was a linen draper of Cheapside. Benjamin Boddington (1696-1779) the son of George Boddington (1646-1719) and brother of Thomas Boddington (1678-1755), was also a Levant merchant, of Love Lane, Aldermanbury, and 17 Mark Lane.

Benjamin Boddington (abt.1730-1791), a West India merchant and a director of the South Sea Company, of 17 Mark Lane and Enfield, Middlesex, was the son of Benjamin Boddington (1698-1779). Samuel Boddington (1766-1843), Citizen and Fishmonger, was a merchant, successively of 17 Mark Lane, 9 St. Helen's Place, and 31 Upper Brook Street, and the son of Benjamin Boddington (1730-1791). ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004362841; FHL microfilm: 819968; Record number: 15177946
   FamilySearch Record: CFLX-R26Z (accessed 1 March 2024)
   Samuel Boddington baptism (born 19 Jun 1766), son of Benjamin Boddington & Sarah Rickards, in Enfield, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.
2. ↑ Birth: "England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936"
   The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4;; Class Number: Rg 5; Piece Number: 2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2972 #186773 (accessed 1 March 2024)
   Samuel Boddington born on 19 Jun 1766, son of Benjamin Boddington & Sarah Rickards, in Enfield Town, Middlesex, England.
3. ↑ History of Parliament online http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/boddington-samuel-1766-1843 Accessed by Trevor Pickup on 1st March 2024
4. ↑ https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Treachery_and_Adultery_10_000l_Damages_T/iWpenQAACAAJ?hl=en Accessed from Google Books Accessed by Trevor Pickup on 1st March 2024
5. ↑ List of the Governors and Officers of the Asylum for the Support and Education of the Deaf and Dumb Children of the Poor. (1817). (n.p.): Manufactory for the Employment of the Deaf and Dumb. Page 30 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/List_of_the_Governors_and_Officers_of_th/C-JgAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=boddington+grosvenor+square&pg=PA30&printsec=frontcover Accessed from Google Books Accessed by Trevor Pickup on 15th April 2024
6. ↑ Sun (London) - Monday 13 July 1818 Accessed from the British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002194/18180713/017/0004 Accessed by Trevor Pickup on 15th April 2024
7. ↑ History of Parliament online http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/boddington-samuel-1766-1843 Accessed by Trevor Pickup on 1st March 2024
8. ↑ Burial: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004021567; FHL microfilm: 1999888; Image number: 1088; Packet letter: C; Indexing batch: I04906-9
   FamilySearch Record: JDC8-YM3 (accessed 1 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9F3-ZL33
   Samuel Boddington burial on 19 Apr 1843 in Newton Bromswold, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.
9. ↑ History of Parliament online http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/boddington-samuel-1766-1843 Accessed by Trevor Pickup on 1st March 2024
10. ↑ http://catalogue.hullhistorycentre.org.uk/files/c-ddi.pdf Accessed by Trevor Pickup on 16th April 2024
11. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives https://search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/LMA_OPAC/web_detail/REFD+CLC~2F426?SESSIONSEARCH Accessed by Trevor Pickup on 6th April 2024