Born: 1589, Clonmel, County Tipperary
Entered: 30 September 1612,

Left Society of Jesus: 12 November 1618

◆ In Chronological Catalogue Sheet as Ent 1612

◆ Francis Finegan SJ Biographical Dictionary 1598-1773
He was the son of Peter White and Margaret Grant, and he was born in 1596, and he entered the Irish College, Salamanca on October 24, 1609. Both the student’s entry book at Salamanca and the entry book of the Jesuit Novitiate state that he was born in Spain. The latter source gives his birthplace more precisely as Bayona. He must have been sent or brought as a child to Ireland to do two years study under the celebrated John Flahy. he did two further years of study in Portugal before his admission at Salamanca.

He entered the Society September 1612, but left the Society on November 12, 1618, when he was studying Theology

◆ Henry Foley - Records of the English province of The Society of Jesus Vol VII
WHITE, THOMAS, Father (Irish), a native of Clonmel; entered the Society 1612; in 1617 he was in the Province of Castile; in 1634 he left the Society. (Irish Ecclesiastical Record, August, 1874.)

◆ Calendar of MacErlean Transcipts Addenda Irishmen who entered Rome and Spain 1561-1772 (Finegan)
Thomas White 17 of Waterford
Son of Peter White and Margaret Grant, Salamanca
23 April 1601 Entered CAST

Born: 1609, Clonmel, County Tipperary
Entered: 1624, Villagarcía, Galicia, Spai

Left Society of Jesus: 1634

◆ In Chronological Catalogue Sheet as Ent 2-19/10/1624

◆ Old/15 (1) has Ent 2-19/10/1624, RIP after 1633

◆ CATSJ I-Y has DOB 1609 Clonmel; Ent 2nd or 19/10/1624 Spain;
1628 At Avila College
1633 At Salamanca Age 24 Soc 8 made good progress in his studies

◆ Father Francis Finegan Notes
DOB 1609 Clonmel; Ent 1624 Villagarcía;

After his First Vows at Villagarcía 22/10/1626, he was sent to Royal College Salamanca for Theology, and was there April 1633, after which there is no further record of him.

Born: County Waterford
Entered: 23 April 1601, Salamanca, Spain

Left Society of Jesus: c 1604

◆ Calendar of MacErlean Transcipts Addenda Irishmen who entered Rome and Spain 1561-1772 (Finegan)
James Fuerte (Ford?) native of Waterford
Son of John Fuerte and Cecilia Walsh
23 April 1601 Entered CAST

◆ Father Francis Finegan Notes
Strong (in Spain Fuerte)

DOB Waterford; Ent 23/04/1601 Salamanca; First Vows 25/04/1603

Son of James and Cecilia née Walsh

He may have been a student at Salamanca before Ent 23/04/1601 Salamanca, wjhere he also made First Vows 25/04/1603

Nothing further known

Born: County Waterford
Entered: Villagarcía, Galicia, Spain (CAST)

Left Society of Jesus: 1626

◆ In Chronological Catalogue Sheet as Ent 1617 or 1611

◆ Old/15 (1) has “Lea” Ent 1617 or 1618 and in pencil on one RIP after 1625

◆ Old/17 has “Lea” Dimissi 24/08/1626 (CAST) (repeated 13/07/1627)

◆ CATSJ I-Y has “Lea or De Lea”; DOB 1602 or 1603 Waterford; Ent 1617 or 1618 Villagarcía;
First Vows on 18/10/1618
1622 at Compostella College
1625 In Salamanca College teaching

◆ Francis Finegan SJ Biographical Dictionary 1598-1773
Nicholas Lea

DOB 1602 Waterford; Ent CAST;

Had previously stuied Philosophy before Ent CAST

Son of George and Ursula née Lucas

After First Vows he was sent for studies to Compostella and Salamanca where his ability for Theology was remarked upon.

LEFT 1626