 By 1779, Ann had run up a debt of nearly £6,500 (equal to £ today), and faced the prospect of debtors' prison.Moorland Close was lost and Ann and her younger children were forced to flee to the Isle of Man, where English creditors had no power.The three elder Christian sons managed to arrange a £40 (equal to £ today) per year annuity for their mother, allowing the family to live in genteel poverty.