Who were the Nuns?

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

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Anne Tempest, in religion Mary Anselm.
Born: 1716 in York, Yorks.
Died: 21 Apr 1738 in Ghent.

father: Stephen Tempest of Broughton, Yorks
mother: Elizabeth Lawson of Brough, Yorks

Benedictines, Ghent choir nun.
She was clothed 7 Jun 1733, aged 17.

She professed 14 Jun 1734, aged 18.

She was the sister of Mary Tempest, Elizabeth Tempest.
She was the aunt of Mary Tempest.
She was the niece of Mary Tempest, Frances Tempest, Mary Tempest.

Sources: Ghent Annals: 61; RAG K2297: 120v, 128r.

Family tree (Lawson of Brough)
Family tree (Tempest of Broughton)