Allies, Thomas William (1813–1903), theologian and Roman Catholic convert, born at Midsomer Norton, Somerset, on 12 February 1813, was the son of Thomas Allies, curate of Henbury, Bristol, and later rector of Wormington, and his wife, Frances Elizabeth Fripp, daughter of a Bristol...
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Allies, Thomas William (1813–1903), theologian and Roman Catholic convert
W. B. Owen
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Baring, George (1781–1854), leader of the Western Schism and seceder from the Church of England
Grayson Carter
Baring, George (1781–1854), leader of the Western Schism and seceder from the Church of England, was born on 23 September 1781 in Mincing Lane, City of London, the fifth son of Sir Francis Baring (1740–1810), the founder of Baring Brothers merchant bank and a whig MP, and his wife, ...
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Barnard, John [known as John Augustine Bernard] (b. 1660/61, d. in or after 1713), Roman Catholic convert and author
A. J. Hegarty
Barnard, John [known as John Augustine Bernard] (b. 1660/61, d. in or after 1713), Roman Catholic convert and author, was the son of John Barnard (d. 1683), rector of Waddington, Lincolnshire, and his wife, Lettice, daughter of Peter Heylyn. Having matriculated from ...
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Bellasis, Edward (1800–1873), serjeant-at-law and Roman Catholic convert
H. C. G. Matthew
Bellasis, Edward (1800–1873), serjeant-at-law and Roman Catholic convert, was born at his father's vicarage at Basildon, Berkshire, on 14 October 1800, the only son of the Revd George Bellasis of Queen's College, Oxford, rector of Yattendon and vicar of Basilden (or Basildon) and ...
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Best [Beste], Henry Digby (1768–1836), Roman Catholic convert and author
Rosemary Mitchell
Best [Beste], Henry Digby (1768–1836), Roman Catholic convert and author, was born in Lincoln on 21 October 1768, the son of Henry Best (1730–1782), prebendary of Lincoln from 1762. His mother, Magdalen (d. 1797), the daughter of Kenelm Digby of North Luffenham...
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Bridgewater, John (b. c. 1532, d. in or after 1596), college head and Roman Catholic exile
John J. LaRocca
Bridgewater, John (b. c. 1532, d. in or after 1596), college head and Roman Catholic exile, is of uncertain origins. Dodd mentioned that he may have claimed to be a Welshman or may have been born in Yorkshire. The Dictionary of National Biography...
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Caddy [Cade], Laurence (b. 1557/8, d. in or after 1583), Roman Catholic seminarist
G. Martin Murphy
Caddy [Cade], Laurence (b. 1557/8, d. in or after 1583), Roman Catholic seminarist, matriculated as a sizar from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1577. On being converted to Rome he left the country and was admitted to the English College, Douai, on 11 June 1578. By 1579, when he was twenty-one, he was a student of logic at the ...
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Carier, Benjamin (bap. 1565, d. 1614), Church of England clergyman and Roman Catholic convert
Antony Charles Ryan
Carier, Benjamin (bap. 1565, d. 1614), Church of England clergyman and Roman Catholic convert, was baptized on 6 January 1565 at Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, the third child and eldest son of the four sons and five daughters of Anthony Carier (d. 1580)...
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Clitherow [née Middleton], Margaret [St Margaret Clitherow] (1552/3–1586), Roman Catholic martyr
Claire Walker
Clitherow [née Middleton], Margaret [St Margaret Clitherow] (1552/3–1586), Roman Catholic martyr, was born in York, the youngest of the four children of Thomas Middleton (d. 1567), wax chandler and freeman of York, and his wife, Jane (c.1515–1585), daughter of ...
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Copley, Thomas (1532–1584), landowner and Roman Catholic exile
Michael A. R. Graves
Copley, Thomas (1532–1584), landowner and Roman Catholic exile, was born between February and May 1532, eldest son of Sir Roger Copley (d. 1549), landowner and member of the Mercers' Company, and his second wife, Elizabeth (d. 1559/60), daughter of Sir William Shelley...
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Corby [Corbie], Gerard (1558–1637), Roman Catholic exile
Thompson Cooper
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Corby [Corbie], Gerard (1558–1637), Roman Catholic exile, was the son of Ralph Corby (fl. 1591), a wealthy dealer in surface coalmining at Hett in co. Durham. Although his mother was a Catholic recusant, Gerard was brought up a protestant, but was converted to Roman Catholicism through meeting missionary priests. About 1585 he married ...
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Deane, Thomas (1651–1735), Roman Catholic convert
Thompson Cooper
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Deane, Thomas (1651–1735), Roman Catholic convert, was the son of Edward Deane of Malden, Kent. He matriculated from University College, Oxford, on 19 October 1669, the same day as his friend and future colleague Nathaniel Boyse, and subscribed the articles and took the oath of supremacy in the following month, when he was probably admitted a servitor. He graduated BA in 1673 and MA in 1676. He became a tutor in the college, of which he was elected fellow on 4 December 1684, and Greek lecturer. He '...
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Dodsworth, William (1798–1861)
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Dodsworth, William (1798–1861), Tractarian clergyman and Roman Catholic writer
S. E. Young
Dodsworth, William (1798–1861), Tractarian clergyman and Roman Catholic writer, was born on 19 March 1798 at Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, the third son of wealthy Hull timber merchant, John Dodsworth (1765–1818), and his wife, Harriet Haydon (d. 1837). He was educated at Richmond School, Yorkshire...
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Everard, John (b. 1586/7?), Roman Catholic convert and author
Vivienne Larminie
Everard, John (b. 1586/7
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Gilbert, George (d. 1583), Roman Catholic layman
Thompson Cooper
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Gilbert, George (d. 1583), Roman Catholic layman, was born in Suffolk, the son of Ambrose Gilbert (d. 1554) and Grace Townsend. His grandfather was William Gilbert of Clare, Suffolk. He was educated in London and Cambridge. At an early age he succeeded, on his father's death, to extensive landed estates. While under royal licence on the continent he met ...
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Gladstone, Helen Jane (1814–1880), Roman Catholic convert
H. C. G. Matthew
Gladstone, Helen Jane (1814–1880), Roman Catholic convert, was born on 28 June 1814 at 62 Rodney Street, Liverpool. She was the second daughter, and youngest of the six children, of Sir John Gladstone, first baronet (1764–1851), and his second wife, Anne, née Robertson (1771/2–1835)...
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Gordon, John [known as John Clement Gordon] (1644–1726), Scottish Episcopal bishop of Galloway and Roman Catholic convert
Thompson Cooper
revised by Edward Corp
Gordon, John [known as John Clement Gordon] (1644–1726), Scottish Episcopal bishop of Galloway and Roman Catholic convert, was the son of John Gordon of Coldwells, in the parish of Ellon, Aberdeenshire. He was educated in England, becoming a chaplain to the navy, and was a royal chaplain '...
