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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Ross
Forenames	Anne
Also Known As	née Coulman, Anne
Epithet	wife of explorer Sir James Clark Ross
Dates	d 1857
Gender Identity	Female
History	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.
Relationships	Daughter of Thomas Coulman of Whitgift Hall, Yorkshire
Address	Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire (after marriage)
Authorised Form of Name	Ross; Anne (d 1857); wife of explorer Sir James Clark Ross

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