Hi Lynda I'm not a Catholic so this might not be the way, but have you thought of contacting the catholic diocesan office nearest to where the convent was? There must be some record of when Margaret entered the convent, and passed through the various stages. The correct diocese appears to be Middlesbrough; their website is here http://middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk/, and if you scroll right to the very bottom there is a faint link for "Contact Middlesbrough Diocese". Good luck. Let us know how you get on. Ruth in Hampshire > From: lynda@chetwood.org > Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:53:38 +0000 > To: CHESHIRE@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CHS] Finding Nuns > > I'm researching my late husband's family for my sons and trying to learn > more about a very loved family member.. > > His late aunt, birth name Margaret Kelly, was born in Galway. I think in > or soon after 1911 -her parents and siblings are on the Irish 1910 census > but she isn't. We attended her funeral, around 1977-1979. > > KNOWN FACTS: Entered a Convent of Mercy near Redcar, took the name of > Sister Mary Rosario. > Her aunt was in the same convent and at one time was its Reverend Mother, > known as Scholastica. Scholastica's birth name would be either Kelly or > Keane. > > Margaret (known to the family as Peggy) or Sister M Rosario, was a primary > school head, Samaritan, recipient of a Bene Merenti medal from the then > pope (1970s?) > > Though the convent building is still there, it's now a children's hospice, > so I can't ask anyone there.. > > She was friendly with (related to) a Walsh family in Chorley, Lancashire, > which included the footballer Mickey Walsh. Her closest friend in the > convent was Sr. Mary Stanislaus. > > As I'm not a Catholic I don't know where to start and google hasn't helped. > > Any ideas. please? > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message