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Ursula Towneley, in religion Christina.
Died: 24 Jun 1771 in Louvain, aged 78.

father: Charles Towneley Esq of Towneley, Lancs
mother: Ursula Fermor of Tusmore, Oxon

Augustinians choir nun.

She professed 21 Jun 1712.

Procuratrix

She was the cousin of Elizabeth Kennet, Mary Fermor, Winifred Fermor, Elizabeth Fermor, Mary Maire, Mary Tempest, Mary Tempest, Frances Tempest.
She was the niece of Cecily Towneley, Margaret Towneley.
She was the great niece of Anne Fermor, Mary Fermor, Henrietta Fermor, Dorothy Paston.

Sources: Louvain convent list; Louvain MS Chronicle: 634.

Family tree (Fermor)
Family tree (Paston and Towneley)

Notes:

owneley Hall, near Burley, Lancs, is today a museum. A large chart of the family tree is displayed in the Towneley Room: www.towneley.org/info/23/towneleyfamily.