Who were the Nuns?

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

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Mary Thimelby, in religion Winefred.
Born: 1618 in Lincs.
Died: 31 Aug 1690 in Louvain, aged 72.

father: Richard Thimelby Cath of Irnham, Lincs
mother: Mary Brookesby of Shoby, Leics

Augustinians choir nun.

She professed 30 Sep 1635.

Prioress 1668 - 1690

She was the aunt of Catherine Aston.
She was the great aunt of Mary Conquest, Eleanor Conquest.
She was the sister of Frances Thimelby.
She was the sister-in-law of Gertrude Thimelby.
She was the niece of Elizabeth Clifford.

Sources: Louvain MS Chronicle: 427-8, 628, 633, 649; Hamilton: Pedigrees.

Family tree (Thimbleby or Irnham and Poolam)