Notes for Samuel BODDINGTON MP Samuel Boddington was MP for Tralee in Ireland for just a few months. A fuller account of his life can be found on the Wikipedia page, link above.
Divorced Grace in 1798; she then married Benjamin BODDINGTON JP DL, cousin of Samuel! See notes for Grace's second husband, Benjamin, for the full and scandalous story! [265]
Picture by William Drummond, printed by Day & Haghe, published by Thomas McLean; lithograph, circa 1835; NPG D31925
Notes for Grace ASHBURNER Her first child with her second husband was born only 8.5 months after her marriage to husband #2, Benjamin, which was very soon after her divorce from husband #1. See notes for Benjamin for the full and scandalous story, or see the full picture of Grace and read the associated blog . [265],[398]
Family notes for Samuel BODDINGTON MP and Grace ASHBURNER It was remarked as a true love story, Samuel having nearly snatched her off a ship
en route to India to join her father, in order to marry her (with her father's
consent, she being a minor). They had two children Grace Boddington, born
sometime between Feb 1792 and June 1797, and Samuel, according to some newspaper
reports, although others suggest more than two. [265]
The children of this marriage lived with the Morgan family for several years
following the breakup of the marriage. Several members of the Ashburner family were
live-in students of Richard Price Morgan's father, George Morgan. When the Morgans
left for America the Boddington children remained in the UK with their father. [309],[310]
Divorce notes for Samuel BODDINGTON MP and Grace ASHBURNER He divorced her. See notes for Grace's second husband, Benjamin, for the full and
scandalous story!
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