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Family of Thomas FURSEY and Elizabeth BERRY

Husband: Thomas FURSEY (1806-1860)
Wife: Elizabeth BERRY (c. 1812-1884)
Children: George Walter FURSEY (1839-1904)
Samuel Dunn FURSEY (1842-1886)
Martha Prall FURSEY (1842-1906)
Elizabeth FURSEY (1845-1895)
Jane Newman FURSEY (1845-1901)
Thomas Ingram FURSEY (1847- )
Kitty FURSEY (1849-1851)
Mary Ann FURSEY (1851- )
Sally Brightwell FURSEY (1852-1913)
Marriage 7 Nov 1831 St Mary Steps - Exeter, Devon, England1
Both residents of the parish All Hallows On The Walls.

Husband: Thomas FURSEY

Name: Thomas FURSEY2
Sex: Male
Father: John FURSEY (1771- )
Mother: Elizabeth NEWMAN (1771?- )
Birth 1806 Bridport, Dorset, England
Baptism 11 Dec 1806 (age 0) Bridport, Dorset, England
Occupation School Teacher
Departure btw 1838 and 1839 (age 31-33) -; England
Bound for India on board the George IV
Occupation 1848 (age 41-42) School Teacher; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Belmont House Academy, Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham
He occupied these premises as a school from 1848
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 44) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England3
Belmont House, Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham
Occupation 30 Mar 1851 (age 44) School Teacher, Belmont House Academy; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England3
Death 13 Jan 1860 (age 53-54) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Belmont House Academy, Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham
Burial 20 Jan 1860 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
St Mary

Wife: Elizabeth BERRY

Name: Elizabeth BERRY2
Sex: Female
Father: John BERRY (1780-1863)
Mother: Martha PRAWL (c. 1779-1845)
Birth c. 1812 Crediton , Devon, England
Baptism 22 Apr 1812 (age 0) Crediton , Devon, England
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 39) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England3
Belmont House, Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 48) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England4
125, 126 and 128 High Street, Cheltenham
Occupation 7 Apr 1861 (age 48) Housekeeper; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England4
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 59) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England5
125 and 126 High Street Cheltenham
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 59) Housekeeper to Linen and Silk Draper and Mercer; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England5
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 69) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England6
125, 126, 128 High Street, Cheltenham
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 69) Housekeeper; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England6
Death 2 Nov 1884 (age 72) Warwick, Warwickshire, England
85 Warwick Street

Child 1: George Walter FURSEY

Name: George Walter FURSEY2
Sex: Male
Spouse: Eliza Catherine BAKER (1849-1909)
Birth 1839 At sea.En route to India on board the George IV
Occupation School Teacher
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 12) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England3
Belmont House, Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 23) Charlton Kings - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England7
School South Side of High Street, Prstbury
Occupation 7 Apr 1861 (age 23) Assistant Master; Charlton Kings - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England7
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 32) Taunton, Somerset, England8
Castle Green, Bishops Hull
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 32) Assistant Master; Taunton, Somerset, England8
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 40) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England9
Belmore House, Bath Road, Cheltenham
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 40) School Teacher; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England9
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 52) St Thomas Registration District, Devon, England10
8 Raleigh Villas, Exmouth, (Littleham Parish)
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 52) School Teacher; St Thomas Registration District, Devon, England10
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 62) Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England11
Brunswick Villa
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 (age 62) Retired Schoolmaster; Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England11
Death 18 Apr 1904 (age 64-65) Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England
Probate 19 May 1904 Wells, Somerset, England
Southam Villa, Gerard Road, Weston-Super-Mare
Probate granted to widow Eliza Catherine Fursey. Amount £3400 9s 10d

Child 2: Samuel Dunn FURSEY

Name: Samuel Dunn FURSEY2
Sex: Male
Spouse: Elizabeth Charity ADAMS (1846-1907)
Birth 1842 Java, Batavia
Occupation Teacher of Languages and Mathematics
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 9) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England3
Belmont House, Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 20) Charlton Kings - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England7
School South Side of High Street, Prstbury
Occupation 7 Apr 1861 (age 20) Assistant Master; Charlton Kings - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England7
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 29) Steyning, Sussex, England12
9 Buckingham Road, New Shoreham
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 29) Teacher of Languages and Mathematics; Steyning, Sussex, England12
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 39) Steyning, Sussex, England13
Roman Road
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 39) School Teacher; Steyning, Sussex, England13
Death 7 May 1886 (age 43-44) New Shoreham, Sussex, England
Probate 29 Oct 1886 Chichester, Sussex, England
New Shoreham.
Proved by executors Richard Barnett Dell, Auctioneer, and Alfred Williams, solicitor. Estate was £785.14s

Child 3: Martha Prall FURSEY

Name: Martha Prall FURSEY2
Sex: Female
Spouse: Henry VEYSEY (1840-1913)
Birth 7 Dec 1842 Appledore, Devon, England
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 8) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England3
Belmont House, Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 28) Taunton, Somerset, England8
Castle Green, Bishops Hull
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 38) Bishops Hull, Somerset, England14
Castle Green
Death 23 Jan 1906 (age 63) Toledo, Ohio, USA
Burial 1906 Toledo, Ohio, USA
Woodlawn Cemetery

Child 4: Elizabeth FURSEY

Name: Elizabeth FURSEY2
Sex: Female
Spouse 1: Thomas GALLAWAY (c. 1830-1869)
Spouse 2: James COLBOURNE (1837-1916)
Birth 1845 Appledore, Devon, England
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 6) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England3
Belmont House, Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 36) Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, England15
30 South Parade, Leamington
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 46) Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, England16
19 Clarendon Square
Death Q4 1895 (age 49-50) Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, England

Child 5: Jane Newman FURSEY

Name: Jane Newman FURSEY2
Sex: Female
Birth Q3 1845 Appledore, Devon, England
Occupation Housekeeper
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 5) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England3
Belmont House, Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 25) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England5
125 and 126 High Street Cheltenham
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 25) Silk Mercer and Linen Drapers Assistant; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England5
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 35) Steyning, Sussex, England13
Roman Road
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 35) Housekeeper; Steyning, Sussex, England13
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 45) St Thomas Registration District, Devon, England10
8 Raleigh Villas, Exmouth, (Littleham Parish)
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 45) Living on own means; St Thomas Registration District, Devon, England10
Death 18 Feb 1901 (age 56) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
24 Selkirk Street

Child 6: Thomas Ingram FURSEY

Name: Thomas Ingram FURSEY2
Sex: Male
Birth Q3 1847 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 3) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England3
Belmont House, Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 13) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England4
125, 126 and 128 High Street, Cheltenham
On Ancestry the name has been transcribed as Furgey
Occupation frm 3 May 1865 to 16 Jan 1866 (age 17-18) Cook and Steward; London, England
SS Anne Jane
Occupation 1 Mar 1866 (age 18) Indentured in the Merchant Navy
He was taken onto the Ann Jane as an indentured seaman, employed by R.Watkins and Co of Aberystwith,

Child 7: Kitty FURSEY

Name: Kitty FURSEY2
Sex: Female
Birth Q1 1849 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 2) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England3
Belmont House, Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham
Death Q2 1851 (age 2) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Belmont House Academy Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham

Child 8: Mary Ann FURSEY

Name: Mary Ann FURSEY2
Sex: Female
Birth Q1 1851 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 2 mns) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England3
Belmont House, Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 7) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England4
125, 126 and 128 High Street, Cheltenham
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 20) Taunton, Somerset, England8
Castle Green, Bishops Hull
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 20) Assistant Teacher; Taunton, Somerset, England8

Child 9: Sally Brightwell FURSEY

Name: Sally Brightwell FURSEY2
Sex: Female
Birth Q3 1852 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 8) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England4
125, 126 and 128 High Street, Cheltenham
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 18) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England5
125 and 126 High Street Cheltenham
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 18) Silk Mercer and Linen Drapers Assistant; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England5
Marr.Witness 9 Jan 1878 (age 25) George Walter Fursey and Eliza Catherine Baker; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Parish church of St Mary.
Her brother's wedding
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 28) Warfield, Berkshire, England17
Peckham Villa, Bracknell St, Bracknell
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 28) Drapers assistant; Warfield, Berkshire, England17
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 37) St Sidwells Exeter, Devon, England18
26 Culverland Road, St Sidwell
Sally is visiting her aunt and cousins in Exeter
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 37) Drapers assistant; St Sidwells Exeter, Devon, England18
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 49) Barnwood, Gloucestershire, England19
Gloucester Second County Lunatic Asylum, Barnwood
Sally is described as a lunatic. Her place of birth is given as "not known". Perhaps this suggests she has become estranged from her family.
Occupation 31 Mar 1901 (age 49) bookkeeper; Barnwood, Gloucestershire, England19
Census 2 Apr 1911 (age 59) Barnwood, Gloucestershire, England20
Gloucester Second County Lunatic Asylum, Coney Hill, Gloucester
In 1911 Sally is still a patient in the Gloucester Lunatic Asylum
Occupation 2 Apr 1911 (age 59) Patient; Barnwood, Gloucestershire, England20
Death Q4 1913 (age 61) Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Note on Husband: Thomas FURSEY

In 1851 Thomas was running a boarding school at Belmont House Academy, Winchcomb Street, Cheltenham.Transcribed as Thomas Furley by Ancestry.21

Note on Wife: Elizabeth BERRY (1)

By 1861 Elizabeth was widowed, and was a housekeeper at a draper's establishment. In 1871 and 1881 she was still a housekeeper for the Draper at 125 and 126 High Street, Cheltenham

Note on Wife: Elizabeth BERRY (2)

In the Cheltenham Examiner of 17 October 1860.

"The Friends of MRS. FURSEY, the widow of the late MR. THOMAS FURSEY of Belmont House Academy, are anxious to obtain for her a SITUATION which will enable her to support her young family. Mrs. Fursey's testimonials are of the highest order.

Communications to be addressed to J.B., at the Office of the "Cheltenham Examiner".

Sources

1LDS Batch Numbers. Batch No M051011 1655-1837 Source Call No 0917105.
2www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009
3Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Thomas Fursey Head Mar 44 Schoolmaster Bridport, Dorset
Elizabeth Fursey Wife Mar 39 Crediton , Devon
George Walter Fursey Son Unm 12 Scholar At sea.En route to India on board the George IV
Samuel Dunn Fursey Son Unm 9 Scholar ,Java,Batavia
Martha Prall Fursey Dau Unm 8 Scholar Appledore,Devon
Elizabeth Fursey Dau Unm 6 Scholar Appledore,Devon
Jane M Fursey Dau Unm 5 Scholar Appledore,Devon
Thomas Ingram Fursey Son Unm 3 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Kitty Fursey Dau Unm 2 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Mary Ann Fursey Dau Unm 2 mths Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Jane N Fursey Sis Unm 39 Bridport, Dorset
HO107/1973 Folio 172 Page 28 ED 1f. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
4Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Elizabeth Berry Head Mar 48 Housekeeper Crediton , Devon
Mary Ann Fursey Dau Unm 7 Scholar Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Sally Fursey Dau Unm 8 Scholar Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Thomas Ingram Fursey Son Unm 13 Scholar Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
RG9/1798 Folio 104 Page 2 ED11. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
5Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Elizabeth Berry Head Mar 59 Housekeeper to Linen and Silk Draper and Mercer Crediton , Devon
Jane M Fursey Dau Unm 25 Silk Mercer and Linen Drapers Assistant Appledore,Devon
Sally Fursey Dau Unm 18 Silk Mercer and Linen Drapers Assistant Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
RG 10/2668 Folio 80 Page 10ED 27. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
6Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Elizabeth Berry Head Mar 69 Housekeeper Crediton , Devon
RG11/2573 Folio 68 Page 13 ED 27. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
7Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Samuel Dunn Fursey Head Unm 20 Assistant master ,Java,Batavia
George Walter Fursey Bro Unm 23 Assistant master At sea.En route to India on board the George IV
RG9/1795 Folio 7 Page 7 ED 8b. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
8Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
George Walter Fursey Head Mar 32 Assistant Master At sea.En route to India on board the George IV
Mary Ann Fursey Sis Unm 20 Assistant Teacher Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Martha Prall Fursey Sis Unm 28 Appledore,Devon
Henry Veysey 31 Schoolmaster Torrington, Devon
Lucy Veysey 4 Scholar Taunton,Somerset
Arthur H Veysey 2 Taunton,Somerset
Charles E Veysey 1 Taunton,Somerset
RG 10/2375 Foliom 3 Page 2 ED7. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
9Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
George Walter Fursey Head Mar 40 School Master At sea.En route to India on board the George IV
Eliza Catherine Fursey Wife Mar 33 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Cheltenham ED 49 RG11/2577 Folio 84 Page 30. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
10Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
George Walter Fursey Head M 52 Schoolmaster At sea.En route to India on board the George IV
Eliza Catherine Fursey Wife M 42 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Jane M Fursey Sis S 45 Living on her own means Appledore,Devon
RG12/1675 Folio 18 Page 11 ED2. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
11Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
George Walter Fursey Head M 62 Retired Schoolmaster At sea.En route to India on board the George IV
Eliza Catherine Fursey Wife M 52 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
RG13/2326 Folio 44 Page 31. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
12Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Samuel Dunn Fursey Head Mar 29 Teacher of Languages and Mathematics ,Java,Batavia
Elizabeth Charity Fursey Wife Mar 24 New Shoreham, Sussex
Amy Elizabeth Fursey Dau Unm 2 mths Shoreham, Sussex
RG10/1089 Folio 76 Page 2 ED 7. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
13Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Samuel Dunn Fursey Head Mar 39 Schoolmaster ,Java,Batavia
Elizabeth Charity Fursey Wife Mar 34 New Shoreham, Sussex
Jane M Fursey Sis Unm 35 Housekeeper Appledore,Devon
Amy Elizabeth Fursey Dau Unm 10 Scholar Shoreham, Sussex
Edith Dunn Fursey Dau Unm 7 Scholar Shoreham, Sussex
Mabel Winifred Fursey Dau Unm 6 Scholar Shoreham, Sussex
Margaret Bertha Fursey Dau Unm 5 Scholar Shoreham, Sussex
Ethel Mary Fursey Dau Unm 3 Shoreham, Sussex
Samuel Henry Reginald Fursey Son Unm 2 Southwick, Sussex
RG11/1102 Folio 45 Page 27 ED 35. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
14Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Henry Veysey Head Mar 41 Schoolmaster Torrington, Devon
Martha Prall Veysey Wife Mar 38 Appledore,Devon
Lucy Veysey Dau Unm 14 Scholar Taunton, Somerset
Arthur H Veysey Son Unm 12 Scholar Taunton, Somerset
Charles E Veysey Son Unm 11 Scholar Taunton, Somerset
Alice M Veysey Dau Unm 9 Scholar Taunton, Somerset
Elsie R.E Veysey Dau Unm 6 Scholar Taunton, Somerset
George H Veysey Son Unm 3 Taunton, Somerset
Bishops Hull ED7 RG11/2369 Folio 3 Page 2. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
15Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
James Colbourne Head Mar 44 Grocer Twyford, Berkshire, England
Elizabeth Colbourne Wife Mar 36 Appledore,Devon, England
Thomas Salmon Colbourne Son Unm 15 Engineer Pupil Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Robert James Colbourne Son Unm 14 Apprentice Scholar Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Julia Mary Colbourne Dau Unm 12 Scholar Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Edith Mary Gallaway Step Daur Unm 11 Scholar Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Annie Elizabeth Colbourne Dau Unm 10 Scholar Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Ethel Silvania Colbourne Dau Unm 9 Scholar Leamington, Warwickshire, England
William Edward Colbourne Son Unm 6 Scholar Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Alice Beatrice Colbourne Dau Unm 5 Scholar Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Frederick Fursey Colbourne Son Unm 3 Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Walter Sidney Colbourne Son Unm 1 Leamington, Warwickshire, England
RG11/3093 Folio 30 Page 4. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
16Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
James Colbourne Head M 54 Grocer Twyford, Berkshire, England
Elizabeth Colbourne Wife M 46 Appledore,Devon, England
Thomas Salmon Colbourne Son S 25 Locomotive Engineer Mechanical Draughtsman Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Annie Elizabeth Colbourne Dau S 20 Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Ethelwin Silvania Colbourne Dau S 19 Leamington, Warwickshire, England
William Edward Colbourne Son S 16 Grocer's assistant Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Alice Beatrice Colbourne Dau S 15 Scholar Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Frederick Fursey Colbourne Son S 13 Scholar Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Walter Sidney Colbourne Son S 11 Scholar Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Helen K Colbourne Dau S 9 Scholar Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Florence I Colbourne Dau S 9 Scholar Leamington, Warwickshire, England
RG12/2472 Folio 38 Page 30. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
17Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
S.B Fursey Assistant Unm 28 Draper's Assistant Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Bracknell Warfield ED6a RG11/1318 Folio 37 Page 9. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
18Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Eliza Hooker Berry Head W 47 Living on own means Crediton , Devon
Susan Mary Hooker Dau S 21 Drapers assistant Folkestone, Kent
Phoebe Hooker Dau S 19 Milliners Assistant Stratford, London
Susan Berry Mother W 77 Living on own means Crediton , Devon
Sally Brightwell Fursey Cousin S 37 Drapers Assistant Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Exeter Eastern ED8 RG12/1688 Folio 25 Page 43. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
19Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Sally Brightwell Fursey Head M 49 Bookkeeper Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
District: Gloucester Second County Lunatic Asylum RG13/2423 Folio 40 Page 13. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
20Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Sally Brightwell Fursey Head Unm 59 Patient Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
RG14/15280 RD325 SD1 ED17 SN9999. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
211851 Census. HO107/1973 Folio 172 page 28-29 ED1f. Cit. Date: 1851.