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Alison | Report | 25 Feb 2005 17:24 |
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Does anyone know how i can search for a relative that was in closed orders? Would nuns such as this be included on censuss records. |
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Twinkle | Report | 25 Feb 2005 17:45 |
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Institutions should be on censuses, even religious houses. The nun may be listed under initial only. Do you know if she changed her name on entering order? I don't know of anywhere specific to look for religious orders' lists, and I imagine the Catholic church doesn't let anyone wonder in and flick through them. Even so a nun's death would have to be registered in the normal way. |
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The Bag | Report | 25 Feb 2005 17:46 |
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Have you tried a census search. i was under the impresssion that everyone was included. jess |
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Unknown | Report | 25 Feb 2005 18:16 |
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hi alison, just the same has everone else, google search nuns on census, for info, regards tony |
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Louise | Report | 25 Feb 2005 20:21 |
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You could also try the Catholic Family History Society, Catholic Record Society or the Catholic Central Library. They probably don't have records for all Orders but may be able to help point you in the right direction. There are links to these plus a few other Catholic references from the GENUKI website. Good luck. Louise |
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Wendy | Report | 25 Feb 2005 20:50 |
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I think they were listed under birth names. I have an Isabella Donkin aged 34, one of the nuns listed at the Convent of Mercy in Newcastle in 1881. |
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