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Entry Type
Person
Surname
Coppin
Forenames
Louisa
Also Known As
Little Weesy
Dates
1845-1849
History
She was said to have 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 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. The story was not made public until 1895 when Rev. F. Henry Skewes published a sensationalist book on it in 1889, which led Admiral Leopold McClintock to jhave printed a denial that he had been at all influenced by the story during his largely successful search expedition funded by Lady Frankin, 1857-1859.
Relationships
Daughter of William Coppin (1809-1895), surveyor of ships
Key Events
Born in Londonderry, 7 Sep 1845; died in Londonderry, 27 March 1849
Source
Oxford Dictinary of National Biography online
Authorised Form of Name
Coppin; Louisa (1845-1849)
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