Who were the Nuns?

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

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Frances Symons, in religion Frances.
Born: 1626 in Oxon.
Died: 1700-1711.

father: Sir George Simeons of Oxford, Oxon
mother: Margaret Molyneux of Sefton, Lancs

Benedictines, Ghent choir nun.
She was clothed 25 Jun 1656, aged 29.

She professed 2 Jul 1657, aged 30.

Prioress in 1696

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

Sources: Ghent Annals list: 198; Ghent Annals: 50, 54; RAG K2292: 177r, 182v.

Family tree (Molyneux)
Family tree (Weld-SimeonWeld)