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Catherine Giffard, in religion Catherine of the Infant Jesus.
Born: in Staffs.
Died: 15 Feb 1712 in Lierre.

father: Andrew Gifford of Giffard House, Wolverhampton, Staffs
mother: Catherin Leveson of Wolverhampton, Staffs

Carmelites, Lierre choir nun.
She was clothed 30 Jul 1656.

She professed 8 Sep 1657, aged 19. Her dowry was 8000 fl.

She was the cousin of Ann Vavasour, Ursula Gifford, Dorothy Giffard, Anne Mary Vavasour, Mary Gifford, Margaret Gifford , Winifred Giffard, Elizabeth Hanford, Elizabeth Giffard.
She was the niece of Mary/Magdalen Leveston, Anne Gifford, Bridget Gifford.
She was the great niece of Elizabeth Leveson.
She was the kinswoman of Dorothy Canning, Anne Levesson.

brother: Fr Augustine Gifford Cath
brother: Fr Andrew Gifford alias Jonathan Cole Cath
brother: Bishop Bonaventure Gifford of the London district Cath

Sources: Liv-I: 263-5.

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