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Mary Maire, in religion Josepha.
Born: 1699 in Lartington Hall, Durham.
Died: 13 Jan 1760 in Ghent.

father: Thomas Maire Esq of Lartington Hall, Durham
mother: Mary Fermor of Tusmore, Oxon

Benedictines, Ghent choir nun.
She was clothed 19 Mar 1717, aged 16.

She professed 20 May 1718, aged 19.

She was the cousin of Elizabeth Fermor, Ursula Towneley, Mary Tempest, Frances Tempest, Mary Tempest, Mary Fermor, Winifred Fermor.
She was the aunt of Mary Lawson.
She was the great niece of Henrietta Fermor, Mary Fermor, Anne Fermor.

brother: Bishop William Maire coadjutor of the Northern District
sister: Frances Henrietta Maire of Lartington Hall, Durham

Sources: Ghent Annals: 57, 65; RAG K2297: 2r.

Family tree (Fermor)
Family tree (Maire of Hartbrushes)

Notes:

Her sister Frances Henrietta was a boarder at the Ghent convent when the Revolution broke out. She was very helpful in raising the alms needed to ensure the nuns' safe to England.