Who were the Nuns?

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

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Philippa Symons, in religion Philippa.
Born: 1623 in Haughley Park, Suffolk.
Died: aft 1672.

father: Sir John Simeon of Brightwell Baldwin, Oxon
mother: Anna Sulyard of Haughley Park, Suffolk

Benedictines, Ghent choir nun.
She was clothed 17 Oct 1641, aged 17.

She professed 15 Dec 1642, aged 18.

She was the sister of Penelope Simons, Margaret Simeon, Anne Simmions, Mary Simmions.
She was the cousin of Anne Tempest, Catherine Gascoigne, Francis Gascoigne, Margaret Sulyard, Frances Symons.

Sources: Ghent Annals list: 198; Ghent Annals: 21; RAG K2292: 71r, 80r.

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