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Vere Trentham, in religion Mechtilda.
Died: 26 Jul 1670 in Brussels, aged 68.

father: Francis Trentham Esq of Rocester, Staffs
mother: Katherine Sheldon of Beoley, Worcs

Benedictines, Brussels choir nun.
She was clothed 25 Sep 1622.

She professed 14 Jan 1624, aged 24. Her dowry was 5000fl.

Cellarer in 1640
Cellarer in 1650
Chantress in 1652

She was the sister of Mary Trentham, Anne Trentham.

Sources: AMbenbx-12: 1630; AMbenbx-12: 1640; AMbenbx-3: 1652; AMbenbx-4: 1650; Brussels Obit: 79; AMbenbx-7: 1624; Brussels Benedictine Annals: 137; Brussels Benedictines Profession Book: 185.

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Family tree (Sheldon of Beoly-Canning-Fowler-Fleetwood-Pershall)

Notes:

Named in the Will of her father, dated 1619 (he died 1626), Lichfield Record Office, Catalogue Index B/C/11 (available at http://www.oxford-shakespeare.com/, accessed 26/2/2011), who left her one thousand pounds. Also named in the Will of her aunt and godmother Elizabeth de Vere (d. by February 1613)), widow of the 17th earl of Oxford, TNA PROB 11/121,to whom she left a red enamelled jewel set with diamonds.