Career
They had fourteen children and when John fell ill, Ann continued her husband"s trade to support the family. Ann formed a crew of four female rowers who took part in local regattas. She was noted for her large stature and for her crew who dressed in white caps and dresses.
Ann continued competitive rowing until she was in her sixties.
Into her old age, she was given to circling the warships anchored in the Hamoaze exchanging banter with their crews. When the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Plymouth in 1879, they invited Ann to lunch on their yacht.
She died on 6 June 1880 and was buried in Street Stephen"s Churchyard at the expense of Admiral Lord Beresford. Admirers from all parts of the country attended and a Royal Marines band played the funeral march.