Who were the Nuns?

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

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Dorothy Hanford, in religion Dorothy Joseph.
Died: 28 Oct 1736 in Rouen, aged 72.

father: Walter Hanford of , & Woollas Hall, Eckington, Worcs
mother: Frances Compton of Worcs

Poor Clares, Rouen choir nun.

She professed 17 Sep 1684, aged 19.

She was the aunt of Dorothy Hanford.
She was the niece of Elizabeth Hanford.

Sources: Rouen Poor Clares Profession Book; Rouen Chronicle I: 362.

Family tree (Giffard of Chillington)

Notes:

Father was Walter Hanford of Woollas Hall in Eckington, Worcs, built by his grandfather John (d. 1616) in 1611 (VCH Worcs 4, 68 ff).