Family
On 17 April 1801, Flinders had married longtime friend Ann Chappelle (1772–1852). Flinders had hoped to bring her with him to Port Jackson, however the Admiralty had strict rules against wives accompanying captains. As a result, Ann was obliged to stay in England and would not see her husband for nine years, following his imprisonment in France on his return journey. When they finally reunited, Matthew and Ann had one daughter, Anne, born 1 April 1812, who later married William Petrie (1821–1908) and was the mother of the eminent archaeologist and Egyptologist, William Matthew Flinders Petrie.
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