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| 1551 |
 | Sergeant Edward Tom Wooster
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Owner of original: Wooster Family Group (Roger Wooster)
Date: ca. 1942
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| 1552 |
 | Sergeant George Wooster Sergeant George Wooster taken in Cairo during WW1
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Date: WW1
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| 1553 |
 | Sergeant John Willie Worster in Egypt (1941) John served with the 9th Division of the 2nd AIF in North Africa, Greece and Crete. He remained in the Australian Army until he retired in 1949 having attained the rank of Staff Sergeant.
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Owner of original: Ancestry (John Nancarrow)
Date: 1941
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| 1554 |
 | Sheree Ann Wooster Sheree Ann Wooster ca. 1960
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Owner of original: Ray Wooster
Date: 1960
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| 1555 |
 | Sheree Wooster with her Siblings Sheree Ann Wooster with two of her siblings ca. 1960
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Owner of original: Ray Wooster
Date: 1960
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| 1556 |
 | SHREWD AT 95. MR. CHAS. WOOSTER IN THE CITY CROWDS. The Northern Champion Newspaper, 23rd March 1932
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Owner of original: The Northern Champion Newspaper
Date: 23 Mar 1932
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| 1557 |
 | Sid and Happy at Lands End Sid and Happy at Lands End in 1959
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Owner of original: Jan Young Baker
Date: 1959
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| 1558 |
 | Sidney and Happy Wedding Anniversary Sid and Happy at the seaside on their wedding anniversary
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Owner of original: Jan Young Baker
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| 1559 |
 | Sidney Charles Wooster #001
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Owner of original: Jan Baker Young
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| 1560 |
 | Sidney Charles Wooster #005 Sidney at the organ
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Owner of original: Jan Baker Young
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| 1561 |
 | Sidney Charles Wooster #007 Sidney in front of his greenhouse
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Owner of original: Jan Baker Young
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| 1562 |
 | Sidney Charles Wooster #008 Sidney in front of his father's shop front
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Owner of original: Jan Baker Young
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| 1563 |
 | Sidney Charles Wooster #010
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Owner of original: Jan Baker Young
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| 1564 |
 | Sidney Charles Wooster (b.1906)
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Owner of original: Jan Baker Young
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| 1565 |
 | Sidney Charles Wooster at School School photo of Sidney Charles Wooster. Sidney is on the back row, third from the right.
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Owner of original: Jan Young Baker
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| 1566 |
 | Sidney Charles Wooster with Family Sidney with his family at Tile Kiln Farm. Wife Hapzibeth (Happy) and daughters Margaret and Rosemary Ann
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Owner of original: Jan Baker Young
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| 1567 |
 | Sidney George Wooster/ Lillian Isabella Coutts Divorce (1923) Newspaper report of the divorce of Sidney George Wooster and Lillian Isabella Coutts
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Owner of original: Sydney Morning Herald
Date: 18 May 1923
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| 1568 |
 | Sister Josephine (Esther Wooster) Esther Wooster with a lady believed to be her sister-in-law Ann, widow of Remington Douglas Wooster.
The photo is thought to have been taken at St Bernard's Convent in Slough. Esther had moved to St Bernard's in Westcliff-on-sea by 1939.
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Owner of original: Wooster Family Group/Josephine Styles
Date: 1920's
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| 1569 |
 | SOME REMINISCENCES. THUNDERBOLT AT FORSTER (By CHAS WOOSTER) Extract The Northern Champion (Taree) Newspaper, 25th April 1936
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Owner of original: The Northern Champion (Taree) Newspaper
Date: 25 Apr 1936
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| 1570 |
 | SS Birchol Survey 1917 - WA Wooster (Master) Part of a document detailing the survey carried out on SS Birchol in 1917, with Lieutenant William Alfred Wooster RNR as Master of the vessel.
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Owner of original: Lloyd's Register Foundation
Date: 12 Sep 1917
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| 1571 |
 | Stanley George Wooster
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Owner of original: Ray Wooster
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| 1572 |
 | Stanley Henry Wooster
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Owner of original: Stephanie McCallum
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| 1573 |
 | Stanley Henry Wooster NZEF
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Owner of original: Stephanie McCallum
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| 1574 |
 | Stanley Henry Wooster WW1 Stan Wooster (left with cigarette) in WW1
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Owner of original: Stephanie McCallum
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| 1575 |
 | Susan Emma Worster Susan Emma Jennings nee Worster
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Owner of original: Nelson Provincial Museum
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| 1576 |
 | Susan Wooster and Family - Greenwich Workhouse Admissions Susan and her family were admitted to the Greenwich Workhouse on 3 Sep 1903 as destitute with husband Robert’s address not known. They were all discharged over the coming months, but Susan was re-admitted in January 1905.
On 29 July 1920 Ada, Mary, Florence and Winifred were all admitted with both parents of unknown address. Ada was 18 and working as a shop assistant but presumably was struggling to cope with looking after her younger siblings alone.
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| 1577 |
 | Sydney and Ivy Kathleen Wooster Killed in Motorcycle Accident Newspaper report of the tragic deaths of Sydney Wooster and his wife Ivy Kathleen (nee Lewis) in a motorcycle accident in Poplar. They were visiting Ivy's mother who lived in Cardogan Terrace, Bow when they were hit by a car driven by Albert Alfred Bliss.
Bliss was charged with double manslaughter but was found not guilty. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and was disqualified for 12 months.
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Owner of original: Nottingham Evening Post
Date: 16 June 1936. Page 3
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| 1578 |
 | Sydney Reginald Worster
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Owner of original: Ancestry (Rebekah Hawkings)
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| 1579 |
 | Sydney Reginald Worster & Evelyn Grace Simmon
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Owner of original: Ancestry (Rebekah Hawkings)
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| 1580 |
 | Sydney University 1907 Sydney University facility of medicine prosectors 1907-08
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Date: 1907
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| 1581 |
 | Sylvia Worster - Obituary (2006) o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-02-11 published WORSTER, Sylvia (May 20, 1954-January 26, 2006) It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of Sylvia WORSTER in Winnipeg. She will be dearly missed by her son, William FINES; parents, Agnes and Alex WORSTER; sister, Louise and brother-in-law, Geoff FOSTER; brother, Paul and niece, Katie and nephew, Simon; William's father, Kent FINES; and many other relatives and friends. Sylvia grew up in Winnipeg, graduating from Garden City Collegiate in 1971. She lived most of her adult life in Toronto, but lived in Winnipeg during the last year and a half. Sylvia was loved for her sweetness, kindness and her deep feeling for the well-being of others. We were in awe of her determined nature, intelligence and independent spirit. We share her love for her son William and her pride in him as he pursues his studies at the University of Guelph. Her goodness will always be with us. A memorial service was held in Winnipeg on February 2. If friends wish, donations may be made in Sylvia's memory to The Nature Conservancy of Canada, 110 Eglinton Ave. West, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M4R 1A3 or a charity of their choice.
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Owner of original: Toronto Star
Date: 11 Feb 2006
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| 1582 |
 | Ted and George Henry Wooster at Bowraville
George Henry (left) and Edward Hawley Wooster (seated) at Bowraville ca. 1900
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Owner of original: Elaine Eason
Date: ca. 1900
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| 1583 |
 | Ted Verdicchio
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Owner of original: Wooster Family Group
Date: 2010
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| 1584 |
 | Ted Verdicchio in 2016 Ted about to enjoy his lunch at the 2016 Wooster Family Gathering
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Owner of original: Wooster Family Group
Date: 23 Jul 2016
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| 1585 |
 | Ted Wooster at Bowraville Edward Hawley Wooster at Bowraville ca. 1906
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Owner of original: Elaine Eason
Date: ca. 1906
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| 1586 |
 | Ted Wooster at Bowraville Edward Hawley Wooster at Bowraville ca. 1906
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Owner of original: Ray Wooster
Date: ca. 1906
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| 1587 |
 | The Bottomley Brothers At the back Norman, left facing Arthur, Harry Bottomley and in front Herbert. All sons of Edith Mary Wooster
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| 1588 |
 | The Dancing Sisters Sisters Joan Evelyn and Pamela Catherine Wooster
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Owner of original: Jan Young Baker
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| 1589 |
 | The Death of Mavis Evelyn Wooster Article from The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer Friday 5 September 1941
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Date: 5 Sep 1941
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| 1590 |
 | The Divine Woosters! Article
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Owner of original: The Wooster Family Group
Date: 14 Oct 2023
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| 1591 |
 | The Junkman - George Raleigh Gray Worcester
Note from John Worcester:
William Davy Gray Worcester was a ship's captain with very frequent trips to Melbourne. WDG's son was George Raleigh Gray Worcester, known as "The Junkman" as a River Inspector on the Yangtze Kiang, and who wrote books about Chinese junks. Many years back I corresponded briefly with GRG and then his widow, Monica, who kindly sent me one of his books.
George's first appointment in the Chinese Maritime Customs Service was on 1 March 1913 as Second Officer, C. He resigned 17 months later on 1 August 1914.
He had further spells in the service and again withdrew on 1 December 1941 in Shanghai where his position was Assistant River Inspector (on special duty). He had a further spell which ended on 1 July 1943, probably by force (he was compulsorily retired!) as he and Eileen had been interned in Yangchow camp A in March of 1943 and were transferred to Pootung camp in September of 1943 where they remained until August 1945.
His final spell in the service was at the Inspectorate General, Statistical Department and lasted 6 months between October 1947 and March 1948.
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Owner of original: Wooster Family Group (John Worcester)
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| 1592 |
 | The Real Poplar Rates Rebellion Banner in Action (1921) Photo of the banner used during the protest in 1921
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Owner of original: The London Picture Archive (https://www.londonpicturearchive.org.uk/)
Date: 29 Jul 1921
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| 1593 |
 | The Ron Wooster Shield Kevin Raymond Wooster wins competition wood chop and the inaugural Ron Wooster shield in the early nineties. The shield is presented by his aunt Lydia Jane Wooster (nee Mylren)
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Owner of original: Ray Wooster
Date: ca. 1990
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| 1594 |
 | The Sisters of Emery Hopkins Wooster L to R: Mary Elizabeth, Eva Sophia (Geneva), Ida Murray & Elsie Hayden.
Photo taken at North Haven, Knox, Maine, United States
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Owner of original: Family Search (Beverly Repouille)
Date: Aug 1958
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| 1595 |
 | The Story of Frederick George Wooster and His Naval Career Frederick George Wooster
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Owner of original: Wooster Family Group (Mike White)
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| 1596 |
 | The True Story of Mary Beatrice Wooster (nee Ridley) Mary Ridley from Kent, England aged 18 in 1873 travelled to Napier, New Zealand by ship with her older married sister Charlotte Pollington, husband John and their five children to help with the family on the long voyage.
The ship “Invererne” sailed on 21st Nov 1873 from Gravesend and arrived at Napier on 8th March 1874. Passengers – 240 immigrants – 107 days travel; 16 children died from scarletina – in charge Captain Foreman. Mary’s relations: John Pollington 30yrs, Kent, Charlotte Pollington 28yrs, Kent. Children – John 8yrs, Maria 6yrs, Alice 4yrs, Albert 2yrs (died on board) and Martha 1yr. Mary herself, 19yrs, Kent, cook. Mary actually turned 19 later in May.
From Napier they all travelled to Waipawa where Mary worked as a cook for the Rev and Mrs Tanner for 18 months to work off her passage, during which time Mrs Tanner taught her many cooking skills. It was during this time that she met Thomas Brandon Wooster who often called in on the Tanners for refreshments during his work time. Thomas was a drover and also a dealer. Mary was very elegant and beautiful with long black hair and bright eyes, was very taken with this handsome gentleman and they were married at Napier on 13th November 1875. After the service they travelled back to Waipawa to Thomas’s home farm, known as “The Bush”.
Their marriage certificate was rather strange, only stating Bride – Mary Ridley aged 21yrs, Thomas Wooster 32yrs. No birth dates, no relations, places of birth or family names of parents! Suddenly, after her marriage, Mary added Beatrice as her middle name and severed all connections to her English parents and families for her lifetime. Her granddaughter Evelyn often asked her mother Alice about her mother Mary’s relations and Alice always replied “it seemed my mother had a secret past and refused to discuss it with anyone!”
When Thomas died on 26th March 1910 Mary went to housekeep at Clive for Michael Clabby who lived next door to her daughter Margaret Holleron. This man was a lonely bachelor who had nobody to leave his home to and after much persuasion from Mag, who thought Mary would be financially secure, Nary married Michael in 1921. In his youth he had been a champion boxer but lived only 1 year after the marriage. Mary often stayed with her daughters but when she became ill she sent her last two weeks with Alice at 901 Eaton Road and died there on 20th August 1935. Evelyn said that her father and Mary got on so well and they would laugh and joke together, he with a beer and her with a stout.
The Mary Ann Ridley Revelation
Finally after many years of research and letters to and from England, Mary’s great granddaughter, in August 2007, exactly 72 years to the month, by researching just Mary Ridley came up with her whole family. There were in total eight children of her parents William and Charlotte Ridley (nee Norris), Mary being the sixth child, born 27th May 1855 in Wrotham, Kent, England.
It turned out that Mary married Thomas Brandon Wooster when she was 20yrs 5mths, and because she was under 21 and needed her parents’ permission to marry she just put 21 as her age. In those days you could risk jail for wrong data on records and fearing her marriage wouldn’t be valid if found out, she didn’t mention her second name Ann but slipped in Beatrice on the records after that to prevent being traced. This worked well until 72 years later when all was revealed!
Mary’s granddaughter Evelyn, aged 94 and the only survivor of that generation, was amazed and excited by these revelations with all the records to back it up. She said it answered many of the questions she had wondered about over the years.
Mary’s Life in New Zealand
We can’t help but admire this young woman who left her home in Kent, made this long voyage to a new country, coping with her nephew Albert’s death at sea and working hard to pay off her passage. Her steadfast marriage to Thomas was a busy time, raising twelve children, losing Samuel so young and Thomas in action in France. They also made a home for young Tom Slatford, whose mother and four children were murdered by their step-father Roland Herbert Edwards, the first white man to be hanged in Napier jail. Thomas and Mary’s family motto was “Nil Arduum” – nothing is too hard. Both had a driving force and determination to overcome obstacles and their qualities were passed down to their children enabling them to cope with the hard times of the war and depression.
Mary must have lived in constant fear that if her true birth date was revealed, her marriage would be null and void!
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Owner of original: Stephanie McCallum
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 | The Waikato. Fifty Years of Sail in the New Zealand Trade, 1850 to 1900 White Wings Vol I.
Fifty Years of Sail in the New Zealand Trade, 1850 to 1900
The Waikato, a well-found ship of 1021 tons, flying the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s flag, was a real clipper, and completed many fast voyages out and home. Of twelve passages outwards only three exceeded 100 days.
In 1878 Captain Worster reported leaving Plymouth with 298 immigrants and nine saloon passengers on October 21, and passed the Lizard the same day, with the Lactura in company.
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Owner of original: Victoria University of Wellington Library
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| 1598 |
 | The Wedding of Mary Rosaline (Molly) Wooster to Albert Edward Prince The wedding took place on Christmas day 1936.
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Date: 25 Dec 1936
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| 1599 |
 | The Wooster Chairmakers Expand North Article
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Owner of original: The Wooster Family Group
Date: 6 Oct 2023
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| 1600 |
 | The Worster Shaw Brothers ca. 1862
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Owner of original: Ancestry Trees (Hogan Family Tree, martinhogan1)
Date: ca. 1862
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