Who were the Nuns?

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

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Margaret Berkeley, in religion Winifrede.
Born: in Spetchley, Worcs.
Died: 3 Jul 1759 in Brussels, aged 69.

father: Thomas Berkeley Esq of Spetchley, Worcs
mother: Elizabeth Holyoke of Morton Bagot, Warws

Benedictines, Brussels choir nun.
She was clothed 24 Aug 1710.

She professed 25 Aug 1711, aged 20. Her dowry was 4500 fl.

She was the sister of Mary Berkeley.
She was the aunt of Anne Berkeley.

Sources: AMbenbx-4: 1747; Brussels Obit: 133; AMbenbx-7: 21; Brussels Benedictine Annals: 174; Brussels Benedictines Profession Book: 193.

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annals describes her as cousin of Aloysia Compton