Background

She was born in Calcutta, where her father, John Williamson Fulton (1769–1830), was at the time a prosperous merchant. Her mother was Anne, daughter of Robert Robertson, and widow of Captain John Hunt of the Bengal army, and she was the second of four daughters. At an early age she was sent from India to Lisburn, County Antrim, where her father"s family resided.

In London, Fulton met her father"s friends, Daniel O"Connell, John Lawless, and other Irish parliamentary leaders.

Education

There she studied church history, and in November 1850 she became a Roman Catholic.

Career

Her health led her to spend time in Madeira between 1842 and 1850. She later settled at Torquay. Although permanently disabled by a spinal complaint, she continued to write.

She died at Saint Mary-church, Torquay, on 2 February 1887.

In 1831 Anne Fulton married James Hope, who died in 1841.

Connections

Acquaintance:

West. G. Ward