Who were the Nuns?

A Prosopographical study of the English Convents in exile 1600-1800

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Mary Gifford , in religion Mary of the Holy Martyrs.
Born: 1639 in Staffs.
Died: 23 Apr 1713 in Antwerp, aged 74.

father: Walter Gifford Esq of Chillington, Staffs
mother: Ann Holt of Warws

Carmelites, Antwerp choir nun.

She professed 8 Apr 1681, aged 42.

She was the niece of Margaret Gifford , Winifred Giffard, Dorothy Giffard, Ursula Gifford, Elizabeth Giffard, Mary Gifford.
She was the great niece of Bridget Gifford, Anne Gifford.

Sources: Antwerp Annals: 577-8.