Dear Jill, Thanks for the info. I don't have any reason to suspect she was RC-- the family seem to have consistently Anglican. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jill Bloom Sent: 8/31/2004 10:29:14 AM To: ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BAN] Sister of Mercy > Hullo Heather, > According to the Oxford Dict. of the Christian Church, "sister of mercy" was > a general term applied to any member of a religious community/order, usually > Anglican, who was engaged in nursing or similar work. > A penitentiary run by such sisters was known as a "House of Mercy". > If there is a strong reason for thinking that this sister was a Roman > Catholic, then it is possible, but less likely, that she was a member of the > RC sisterhood formed in Dublin 1827, known as the Sisters of Mercy (note > capitals). > You could try writing with your query to the incumbent (Vicar of Buxted) at > St.Mary's Vicarage, Buxted,Uckfield, E.Sussex, TN22 4LP, enclosing an sae, > but the Crockford here is 1985-6 and in 20 years this parish may have been > merged with others. Perhaps you are near a public library and can check in > a recent edition. > Another option might be to type "Diocese of Chichester" into Google and > follow leads to the parish of Buxted. As far as I know, each Anglican > diocese has its own website, and some are very informative and useful. > Hope this is some help. > Jill > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Heather Olsen" <hlolsen@poetworld.net> > To: <ENG-BANBURY-AREA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 5:27 PM > Subject: [BAN] Sister of Mercy > > > > I just found Frances Horwood, b. 1853 Banbury in the 1901 census. She was > a "sister of mercy" at St Mary's home in Buxted, Sussex. I have not been > able to find her in the 1881 or 1891 censuses. Can anyone suggest sources > for sisters of mercy? > > > > Thanks, > > Heather > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > >