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Violet Costello

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Maureen

Maureen Report 31 Jul 2012 15:14

Hi Vera and Potty
We have tried this but they say records were lost. The order of nuns actually teaching at the school were Sisters (or sometimes called Daughters) of St Vincent de Paul. These were also known as Sisters of Charity. These were the active order and the contemplative order also there was the Poor Clares. Randomly when searching for Mary Ann Costello (V iolet's mother) it brought up in 1911 census a Mary Ann Costello (aged 75) who was a nun in this order and worked from 9/11 Seymour Street Marylebone where the Order ran a creche and orphanage. She was the Head at that convent. Its all very strange but cannot find a connection to Violet.
Maureen

wisechild

wisechild Report 31 Jul 2012 15:52

Wondering if Violet was her daughter.
I have an ancestor who ran away from a violent marriage & went into a convent.
Don´t know if she actually became a nun, but she stayed there for about 30 years & died there.

Mary

Mary Report 31 Jul 2012 16:13

The Violet Catherine with Margaret and Mary Ann in 1930 may be the mum as I also found this.
Marriage Violet C Colman 1927 Lambeth to John Fortune.
Violet Catherine Fortune born 17/3/1905 died 1982 (Same birth qtr and year as Violet Catherine Colman).

Maryb.

Researching:
Farrar, Jessop, Ward, Booth, Wragg, Walsh.

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