Who were the Nuns?

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

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Margaret Thomson, in religion Winifred.
Born: in Broadwell, Oxon.
Died: 1613 in Brussels, aged 38.

father: John Thomson Esq of Broadwell, Oxon

Benedictines, Brussels choir nun.
She was clothed 21 Nov 1599.

She professed 21 Nov 1600, aged 26. Her dowry was 1500fl.

Prioress until 1613

brother: Rev Francis Thomson alias Yates SJ

Sources: Brussels Obit: 2; Brussels Benedictine Annals: 47, 78; Brussels Benedictines Profession Book: 177.

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Her father died in Gloucester after seven years in prison for recusancy.