Who were the Nuns?

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

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Mabell Corbington, in religion Mary.
Died: 24 Nov 1667 in Brussels.

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

Benedictines lay sister.

She professed 22 Jan 1623. Her dowry was 100 fl.

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

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

Sources: AMbenbx-11: Renten; AMbenbx-12: 1639; Brussels Obit: 75-6; 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 lay brother. (ODNB)