Person DS/UK/3379 Ross; Anne (d 1857); wife of explorer Sir James Clark Ross Ross Anne d 1857 wife of explorer Sir James Clark Ross Female née Coulman, Anne

Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire (after marriage)

She married James Clark Ross on 18 Oct 1843. It was said to be his promise to her not to undertake any more perilous voyages which meant that Ross turned down the chance to lead the Arctic expedition of 1845, which resulted in Sir John Franklin being appointed instead; she released him from that promise when 3 yeasr later he set out on one of the search expeditions for the mssing Franklin and his crews. The had four children: James, Anne, Thomas and Andrew. Daughter of Thomas Coulman of Whitgift Hall, Yorkshire 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 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 27/05/2020 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 27/05/2020 2c3a102b-155d-4c13-9d80-74a8973f1116