Eleanor Brooksby
Eleanor Brooksby | |
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A fresco of Eleanor Brooksby which resides at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Baddlesey Clinton, Warwickshire | |
| Born | c. 1560 |
| Died | 1625 |
| Noble family | Vaux (by birth) John Beaumont (maternal grandfather) |
| Spouse(s) | Edward Brooksby (m. 1577) |
| Issue | 2 |
| Father | William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden |
| Mother | Elizabeth Beaumont |
Eleanor Brooksby (née Vaux, c. 1560–1625) was an English noblewoman, recusant and priest harbourer. Along with her sister Anne Vaux, she supported Roman Catholics in England during the 16th century, by providing safe houses including Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire and Whitewebbs in Enfield Chase near London for Jesuit missionaries such as Henry Garnett.