Who were the Nuns?

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

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Frances Ferrers, in religion Francis Antony.
Born: in Baddesley Clinton, Warws.
Died: 1814 in Taunton, Somerset, aged 67.

father: Thomas Ferrers Esq of Baddesley Clinton, Warws
mother: Margaret Kempson

Franciscans, Bruges choir nun.
She was clothed 28 Oct 1764, aged 17.

She professed 29 Oct 1765, aged 18.

Portress in 1794

She was the sister of Anne Ferrers, Elizabeth Ferrers.

Sources: BC: 77, 89; BD: 248; BP: 166.

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Family tree (Ferrers of Baddlesley Clinton)

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According to her obit she had an excellent bass voice.