Who were the Nuns?

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

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Frances Constable, in religion Frances.
Born: 1616 in Burton Constable, Yorks.
Died: 1632 in Munich.

father: John Constable of Carthorpe, Yorks
mother: Elizabeth Babthorpe of Osgodby, Yorks

Mary Ward Institute choir nun.
She entered 7 Jun 1630, aged 14.
Munich

She was the sister of Grace Constable, Barbara Constable.
She was the cousin of Ursula Palmes, Grace Palmer , Marie Babthorpe, Ursula Babthorpe, Frances Babthorpe, Elizabeth Babthorpe.
She was the niece of Barbara Babthorpe.
She was the granddaughter of Grace Babthorpe.

Sources: companions: 105-6.

Family tree (Babthorpe)
Family tree (Constable of Everingham)

Notes:

Two of her uncles, Ralph and Thomas Babthorpe, were Jesuits, whilst another, Robert, was a Benedictine.