Who were the Nuns?

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

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Bridget Westby, in religion Mary Austin.
Born: 1749.
Died: 3 Mar 1786 in Liège.

father: Thomas Westby Esq of Rawcliffe, Lancs
mother: Margaret Shuttleworth of Turnover Hall, Lancs

Sepulchrines, Liège choir nun.
She entered 18 May 1766.

She professed 27 Oct 1767, aged 18. Her dowry was £300.

Procuratrix 1772 - 1777
Prioress in 1781

She was the kinswoman of Bridgett Wesbye, Perpetua Hesketh, Maria Agnes Gilibrand.

Sources: Liège History: 68-76; Chap: 19.

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Family tree (Westby-Allen of Rossall-Worthington-Haydock)

Notes:

in Foster Lancs Pedigrees Her spiritual notes have been preserved.