Who were the Nuns?

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

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Rachel Ireland, in religion Augustina.
Born: in Albrighton, Shrops.
Died: 18 Oct 1743 in Brussels.

father: Thomas Ireland Esq of Albrighton, Shrops
mother: Elizabeth Clayton

Benedictines, Brussels choir nun.
She was clothed 21 Jan 1692.

She professed 31 Jan 1693, aged 19.

She was the sister of Francis Ireland, Lucy Ireland, Mary Ireland.

Sources: Brussels Obit: 118; Brussels Benedictine Annals: 190; Brussels Benedictines Profession Book: 191.

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The Albrighton parish registers show the baptisms of in 1678 and 1684 of Catherine and Thomas, children of Thomas Ireland and Elizabeth his wife, and the burial of a daughter Anne in 1675: see transcript at http://melocki.org.uk/salop/Albrighton.html