Who were the Nuns?

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

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Eugenia Corbington, in religion Catherine.
Died: 1670 in Brussels.

father: Gerard Corby conv of Durham
mother: Isabella Richardson convert GB052

Benedictines lay sister.

She professed 6 Jun 1627. Her dowry was 400 fl.

She was the sister of Mabell Corbington.
She was the daughter of Isabella Corby.

brother: Rev Ambrose Corby SJ
brother: Rev Robert Corby SJ
brother: Rev Ralph Corby SJ martyr

Sources: AMbenbx-11: Renten; AMbenbx-11: 1632; AMbenbx-4: 1672; Brussels Obit: 80; Brussels Benedictine Annals: 125, 272.

Family tree (Corby)

Notes:

Her brother, Ralph Corby SJ, was martyred in 1644. (ODNB)Brussels conventual sources give both Corbington and Corby as surname.

Conversion of parents recorded in obituary. Her father and mother lived as exiles, eventually agreeing to separate, with her mother becoming a nun and her father, Gerard Corby, becoming a Jesuit laybrother. (ODNB)