Who were the Nuns?

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

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Winifred Petre, in religion Mary Winifred.
Died: 8 Jan 1720 in Dunkirk.

father: Sir Francis Petre of Cranham, Essex
mother: Elizabeth Gage of Firle, Sussex

Benedictines choir nun.

She professed 1695.

She was the sister of Elizabeth Petre, Catherine Petre.
She was the cousin of Mary Petre, Scholastica Gage, Mary Gage.

Sources: Dunkirk History: 62.

Family tree (Gage of Firle and Hengrave)
Family tree (Petre of Writtle)