Who were the Nuns?

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

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Penelope Petre, in religion Mary Stanislaus.
Born: 1698 in Bellhouse, Stanford Rivers, Essex.
Died: 20 Oct 1717 in Liège.

father: William Petre Esq of Bellhouse, Stanford Rivers, Essex
mother: Penelope Woolfe of London

Sepulchrines, Liège choir nun.
She entered 21 Sep 1713.

She professed 28 Aug 1715, aged 17. Her dowry was 400ll.

She was the sister of Mary Anne Petre, Mary Petre, Winefride Petre, Bridget Petre, Anne Petre.
She was the great niece of Lucy Petre, Mary Petre, Elizabeth Petre.

Sources: Chap: 14.

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Family tree (Petre of Writtle)

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100 ll of her portion was paid the year after her profession in consideration of an infirmity she had: see Chapter Book.