Who were the Nuns?

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

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Margarit Short, in religion Mary Agnes.
Born: in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Died: 19 Oct 1780 in Brussels.

father: Francis Short gent of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
mother: Jane Harrison

Dominicans, Brussels choir nun.
She was clothed 21 Feb 1733.

She professed 22 Jun 1734, aged 18. Her dowry was £300. [examination]

Prioress 1770 - 1779

She was the sister of Mary Short.

Sources: AMdombx-1: 30; OA: 213-14; Brussels Dominicans Profession Book: 229; Brussels Dominicans Council Book: 232.

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Probably sister of Anastasia Short (LA230) and Mary Short (BD062)