Clare Imrie

Amy Elizabeth Imrie (née Pollard; 4 October 1870 – 4 April 1944), was a British heiress and one of the wealthiest women in Britain who, at the age of 37, became a Roman Catholic nun, Sister Mary Clare and, subsequently, Mother Superior of the Franciscan Order of Poor Clares. She funded the construction of churches in Liverpool and Looe.

Biography Imrie was born on 4 October 1870 as Amy Elizabeth Rosalie Pollard in Demerara, British Guiana, now Guyana. After the death of her mother, when she was a one year old infant, she went to live with her mother's sister Hannah Imrie (née Blackley) and her husband William Imrie. She was later adopted by Hannah and William, As a child she had a devout nature, often reading the Bible and works about the lives of saints. William Imrie was co-owner of White Star Line shipping, nicknamed "the Prince of Shipowners." receiving income from his estate during her life. She became one of the wealthiest women in Britain.

Death Imrie died 4 April 1944 at the Poor Clares convent in Looe, Cornwall,