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Early Life
Ann Stewart Lyster Lambert was baptized under the Church of Ireland on the 2nd June 1943 in the Parish Church of St. Thomas in North Dublin, youngest daughter of Charles and Jane Catherine Lambert (Maiden name Irwin). Nicknamed 'Nannie' as an endearment to her being the youngest child of the family, Ann had 3 sisters: Lizzie, Jane Catherine and Hannah Elizabeth Ellen, one brother: Charles Edward, and two half-brothers; Arthur Irwin and Robert Henry Downes, from her mother's first marriage to Robert Henry Downes Mahon. Ann grew up in various locations within Dublin first at 5 Cumberland Street, followed by a move to 19 Upper Gloucester Street in 1850 (now Sean Macdermott Street), living a comfortable lifestyle thanks to her father's respectable position within the Post Office. She would also frequently visit Castle Ellen in Athenry, Co. Galway, throughout her youth for family gatherings and holidays, her family having moved from the estate prior to her birth due to the passing of Ann's grandfather in 1836 and the land's inheritance to Charles Lambert's brother the following year.

Education
Nannie Lambert was highly trained in needlework, drawing, household work and cultural fields, such as knowledge in 'the classics', ability to  speak multiple European languages by her twenties, as well as an education in performing as a vocalist, in the pianoforte and the harp. Her writing style in her youth was elegant and old-fashioned even when considered within the standards the 19th century. Lockley speculates that Nannie was probably a poor scholar; that despite having a sharp, curious mind, she would have been highly impulsive and eager to move from one subject to another. Nannie never received formal horseriding lessons, but instead managed to negotiate opportunities to practice with horses, borrowing saddles etc.In 1958 she traveled to England to stay with her aunt and uncle, Catherine and Reverend Theophilus Carroll, B.A., MA. During her stay there, she learned to speak Italian and kept company of the daughter of Nannie's aunt and uncle. She returned to Dublin after her stay.