Person DS/UK/3037 Skewes; J. Henry (fl 1889); Anglican clergyman Skewes J. Henry fl 1889 Anglican clergyman

Vicar of Holy Trinity, Liverpool. He published a sensationalist book entitled "Sir John Franklin, the true secret of the discovery of his fate: a ‘Revelation’, ‘A little child shall lead them’" in 1889, making publicly known the claims that the dead spirit of a four-year old child Louisa Coppin, also known as Little Weesy, appeared to her family five months after her death in October 1849 in a bluish light, revealing the position of the lost polar expedition by means "writing on the wall". Lady Franklin had proved receptive when approached by Louisa's father, William Coppin, in May 1850 and went on to direct searches further south, as Weesy had suggested, than had been previously undertaken in searches to the north. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes staff 13/12/2018 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 28/05/2020 66466c37-38f1-4c1d-9357-00634a3ed264