Roman Catholic Nuns

[BLSstory]

Is there a database exclusively for RC Nuns?  I suspect one of my ancestors may have joined the Order.  Where do I find out evidence to support that?
Thank you for your time.
 

[aghadowey]

Is there a database exclusively for RC Nuns?  I suspect one of my ancestors may have joined the Order.  Where do I find out evidence to support that?
Thank you for your time.
 

Which Order (there are quite a few)? I don't know of any such database but suspect that each Order would hve kept their own records. If you know the person's name (don't think she was your ancestor but possibly a relative) then you could search through deaths of other records depending on the date (of which there's no indication in your post).

[davidpwcrowe]

Rather than start a new thread I hope you don't mind that I piggyback this one.

Please see attached.  She was born in Rathkea townland, May 31, 1911

I wrote to the convent in Ceylon where she died and got no response

[heywood]

Rather than start a new thread I hope you don't mind that I piggyback this one.

Please see attached.  She was born in Rathkea townland, May 31, 1911

I wrote to the convent in Ceylon where she died and got no response

Hi David,
Are you  seeking information or have you just posted because the thread is about nuns? It is not clear.
Thanks
Heywood

[merrick7]

David was she a sister to Jeremiah in Rathkea and if so could you PM me

P J

[davidpwcrowe]

So she was my grandfather's sister.  I know she died of 'consumption' aka TB.  Running her name through Ancestry etc. the only hit I got was her birth record.

Looks like any records for Ceylon require $

I wrote to the convent and they never responded.  Not sure what other avenues there are left to explore.

[heywood]

Thanks for the reply.
Hopefully merrick7 can help you. The address is a bit confusing.

[merrick7]

Its in the Catholic parish of Cullen Lattin just west of Tipp town

[heywood]

Its in the Catholic parish of Cullen Lattin just west of Tipp town

Sorry, I meant ‘Ceylon, South Africa’.

Perhaps it means she was a nun in both places 

If she joined the Good Shepherd Sisters in Ireland, there may be records with the order there.