Vaughan, Clare, 1843-1862
Parallel Names
- Sister Mary Clare, 1861-1862
Biographical Note
Clare Vaughan was born at Courtfield Estate in Herefordshire, England in 1843. The Vaughan family was a devout Catholic family and many of her ancestors entered into priesthood or nunhood. Her father, John Vaughan was a colonel in the British Army and her mother, Eliza Louise Rolls was also from a devout Catholic family. Her mother prayed that her children would have the vocatio to enter religious life. Six of her eight brothers became priests and all of her sisters entered convents due to the influence of their mother. Clare Vaughan entered the Community of the Poor Clares at Amiens, France in the spring of 1861 and took her vows on October 15th of the same year. She took the name Sister Mary Clare. Shortly after, she became ill and she died on January 20, 1862.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Clare Vaughan Collection
The collection contains letters and photographs used by Alice Mary Weld-Blundell Fraser Lovat in writing her book about Clare Vaughan. There are photos of Clare’s birthplace as well as the convent she entered in Amiens, France. The collection contains letters written by Clare as well as letters written by her brother, Rev. Kenelum Vaughan to Rev. H.J. Heuser.