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Catherine Sheldon
Born: 1715 in Warws.
Died: 5 Feb 1791 in Ghent.

father: Edward Sheldon Esq of Weston near Long Compton, Warws
mother: Elizabeth Shelley of Michelgrove, Sussex

Benedictines, Ghent choir nun.
She was clothed 16 Mar 1738, aged 19.

She professed 19 Mar 1739, aged 20.

She was the cousin of Anne Scrope.
She was the sister of Mary Sheldon, Anne Sheldon, Barbara Sheldon.
She was the great niece of Mary Sheldon, Elizabeth Shelley, Christina Shelley.
She was the niece of Katherine Sheldon.

Sources: Ghent Annals: 61, 77; RAG B137: 16r, 25r-v.

Family tree (Sheldon of Beoly-Canning-Fowler-Fleetwood-Pershall)
Family tree (Shelley of Michelgrove-Cotton of Warblington)

Notes:

Nuns give Lenconton, Warwicks as place of birth: not found in Gazetteer or web search. Jubilarian.