Who were the Nuns?

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

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Joyce Gifford, in religion Ursula.
Died: 1 May 1669 in Louvain, aged 62.

father: Richard Giffard Esq of Costford, Shrops
mother: Elizabeth Leveson of Wolverhampton, Staffs

Augustinians, Louvain choir nun.

She professed 10 Aug 1625.

Sub-Prioress

She was the cousin of Anne Gifford, Bridget Gifford, Elizabeth Leveson, Chrysogona Marie Wakeman , Anne Levesson, Mary/Magdalen Leveston.
She was the aunt of Ursula Purcell, Dorothy Purcell.

Sources: Louvain MS Chronicle: 286, 628.

Family tree (Giffard of Chillington)
Family tree (Leveson of Wolverhampton-Stanford of Perry Hall)