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Edward Isaac
1
Child with Margery Whetehill (b. estimated 1528)
- Mary Isaac+ (b. about 1549, d. about 1612)
Biography
- Edward Isaac was born about 1510 in England.1
- He was of Well Court; Canterbury, Kent, England.1
- He married Margery Whetehill, daughter of Sir Richard Whetehill and Elizabeth Muston, about 24 June 1544.1,1
- Edward Isaac died on 4 March 1573 at age ~63.1
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- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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Margery Whetehill1
Parents
- Father: Sir Richard Whetehill (b. about 1465, d. about 1536)
- Mother: Elizabeth Muston (b. estimated 1475, d. about 1542)
Child with Edward Isaac (b. about 1510, d. 4 March 1573)
- Mary Isaac+ (b. about 1549, d. about 1612)
Biography
- Margery Whetehill was born estimated 1528.2
- Richard and Margery had 14 children.1
- She married Edward Isaac about 24 June 1544.1,1
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Sir Richard Whetehill1
Parents
- Father: Adrian Whetehill (b. about 1435, d. 1503)
- Mother: Margred Worsley (b. estimated 1445, d. 1515)
Child with Elizabeth Muston (b. estimated 1475, d. about 1542)
- Margery Whetehill+ (b. estimated 1528)
Biography
- Sir Richard Whetehill was born about 1465 in England.1
- Another spelling of his name was Whettle.1
- He was of Calais, England.1
- He married Elizabeth Muston, daughter of William Muston, about 1491.1
- Richard and Margery had 14 children.1
- He died about 1536 at age ~71.1
- He was buried in Calais, England.1
Story
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Elizabeth Muston1
Parents
- Father: William Muston (b. estimated 1450, d. before 1486)
Child with Sir Richard Whetehill (b. about 1465, d. about 1536)
- Margery Whetehill+ (b. estimated 1528)
Biography
- Elizabeth Muston was born estimated 1475 in England.1,2
- She married Sir Richard Whetehill, son of Adrian Whetehill and Margred Worsley, about 1491.1
- Elizabeth Muston died about 1542 at age ~67.1
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William Muston1
Child
- Elizabeth Muston+ (b. estimated 1475, d. about 1542)
Biography
- William Muston was born estimated 1450 in Stoke Bardolf, Nottinghamshire, England.1,2
- He died before 1486.1
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- Relationship: 14th great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
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- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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John ap John Joyce, of Prendergast1
Parents
- Father: John Joyce, of Prendergast (b. estimated 1220)
Child
- Joan Joyce+ (b. about 1275)
Biography
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- Relationship: 21st great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Joseph Bradford Sargent, Margaret Fleming - Royal Ancestors
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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John Joyce, of Prendergast1
Child
- John ap John Joyce, of Prendergast+ (b. estimated 1250)
Biography
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- Relationship: 22nd great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Joseph Bradford Sargent, Margaret Fleming - Royal Ancestors
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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Julia W Wooster1
1795-1873
portrait by Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Biography
- Julia W Wooster was born on 28 May 1795 in Shelton, Connecticut.1
- Father: Ephraim Wooster (b 1755) - Mother: Abigail Elizabeth Ann Mills (b 1756.)1
- She married David Curtis DeForest, son of Benjamin DeForest and Mehitable Curtiss, in 1811.1
- Julia W Wooster died on 1 January 1873 in New Haven, Connecticut, at age 77.1
- She was buried in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut. Plot: 3 Cedar Ave West.1
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Edgar 'the Peaceful', King of England 959-9751
King of England 959-975
Parents
- Father: Edmund I 'the Magnificent', King of England 939-946 (b. about 921, d. 26 May 946)
- Mother: St Aelgifu (b. about 922, d. 944)
Child with Elfrida (b. about 945, d. 17 November 1000)
- Aethelred II 'the Unready', King of England 978-1013, 1014-1016+ (b. 968, d. 23 April 1016)
Biography
- Edgar 'the Peaceful', King of England 959-975, was born about 943.1
- Estimated 961 Edgar was married first to Aethelflaed. They had a son Edward II, King of England 975-979, He was murdered 18 Mar 979.1
- He married Elfrida, daughter of Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon,, in 965.1
- Edgar 'the Peaceful', King of England 959-975, died on 8 July 975 at age ~32.1
- He was buried in Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, England.1
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- Relationship: 30th great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
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- Last Edited: 12 October 2024 15:17:35
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Elfrida1
Parents
- Father: Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon (b. about 920, d. 971)
Child with Edgar 'the Peaceful', King of England 959-975, (b. about 943, d. 8 July 975)
- Aethelred II 'the Unready', King of England 978-1013, 1014-1016+ (b. 968, d. 23 April 1016)
Biography
- Elfrida was born about 945 in England.1
- Elfrida was married previously to Aethelwold, Ealdorman of East Anglia, who died 962.1
- She married Edgar 'the Peaceful', King of England 959-975, son of Edmund I 'the Magnificent', King of England 939-946, and St Aelgifu, in 965.1
- Elfrida died on 17 November 1000 at age ~55.1
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- Last Edited: 12 October 2024 15:18:43
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Ordgar, Ealdorman of Devon1
Child
- Elfrida+ (b. about 945, d. 17 November 1000)
Biography
Story
BIOGRAPHY
Ordgar was an English West County landowner notable as a presumed close advisor of Edgar 'the Peaceful', king of England, and as the father of Elfrida/Aelfthryth, the king's second or third wife and mother of Aethelred 'the Unready'. Ordgar was created an ealdorman by Edgar in 964.
Little is known about Ordgar. Three key sources are his name as witness on charters of King Edgar between 962 and 970, and digressions in William of Malmesbury's _Gesta pontificum Anglorum_ and in Geoffrey Gaimar's _L'Estoire des Engles_ concerned with the love affairs and marriages of his daughter Elfrida. According to Gaimar, Ordgar was the son of an ealdorman, and was a landowner in every village from Exeter to Frome. He married an unknown lady of royal birth, by whom he had his daughter Elfrida. When King Edgar sent a messenger to woo Elfrida, he found her and her father, whom she completely controlled, playing at chess, which they had learned from the Danes. The messenger, Aethelwold son of Aethelstan Half-King - a leading member of a very prominent Anglo-Saxon family - instead took Elfrida for his own, marrying her about 956. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography draws a conclusion that Ordgar was 'clearly a figure of some importance' to have secured such a match.
Aethelwold died in 962, and some suspicion, notably on the part of Dunstan, abbot of Glastonbury and later archbishop of Canterbury, rests on Elfrida for his death, together with the seduction of Edgar and later murder of his son Edward 'the Martyr' to pave the way for her son Aethelred to ascend the throne. Whatever the circumstances, Elfrida became Edgar's wife in 964 and in the same year Ordgar was created ealdorman. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography infers that Ordgar from this point until 970 was one of Edgar's closest advisors, by virtue of his being named on virtually all charters issued by Edgar in the period.
Tavistock Abbey was founded in 961 by Ordgar and completed by his son Ordulf in 981, in which year the charter of confirmation was issued by King Aethelred 'the Unready'. It was endowed with lands in Devon, Dorset and Cornwall, and became one of the richest abbeys in the west of England.
Ordgar died in 971 and, according to the chronicler Florence of Worcester, he was buried at Exeter.
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- Last Edited: 12 October 2024 15:36:51
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Edmund I 'the Magnificent', King of England 939-9461
King of England 939-946
Parents
- Father: King Edward I the Elder, King of England 899-925 (b. about 871, d. 17 July 925)
- Mother: Eadgifu (b. about 903, d. 25 August 968)
Child with St Aelgifu (b. about 922, d. 944)
- Edgar 'the Peaceful', King of England 959-975+ (b. about 943, d. 8 July 975)
Biography
- Edmund I 'the Magnificent', King of England 939-946, was born about 921 in England.1
- He married St Aelgifu, daughter of Wynflaed, estimated 940.1
- He died on 26 May 946 in Pucklechurch, England, at age ~25.1
Story
Edmund was born about 921, the son of Edward I 'the Elder', king of England, and Eadgifu. He continued the re-conquest of England from the Vikings; in 942 he won back Mercia and in 944 Northumbria. A year later he ravaged all Strathclyde and ceded it to Malcolm, king of Scots, on the condition that he would be his ally both by sea and land. It is said that Edmund had ill-treated Dunstan, the future saint, who was preparing to go into exile. The story goes that King Edmund was hunting a stag, which darted up through the woods to the top of Cheddar gorge. Seeing no way of escape it leapt over the cliff, followed by the baying hounds. The king saw his danger, but his horse was beyond his power to control. The wrong done to Dunstan flashed through his mind and he vowed to make amends if his life was spared. On the very edge the horse stopped short and turned aside. When the king returned home he sent for Dunstan and asked to accompany him to Glastonbury. There he sat Dunstan in the abbot's seat and bade him to rule the house he loved.
With his first wife Aelgifu he had two sons, Edwy and Edgar, who would be kings of England. Only Edgar is recorded as having progeny. Aelgifu died about 944, and Edmund married Aethelflaed of Damerham, but had no children by her.
The murder of Edmund was described by the Anglo-Saxon chronicler, William of Malmesbury, but was later embellished. A robber named Leofa, whom the king had banished for his crimes, returning totally unexpected after six years' absence, was sitting among the guests at Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire on 26 May 946. While the others were carousing, Leofa was spotted by the king alone, who leapt from the table, caught the robber by the hair and dragged him to the floor. However Leofa drew a dagger and plunged it into the breast of the king as he lay upon him. The robber was then torn limb from limb by the king's attendants who rushed in.
Edmund was succeeded as king by his younger brother Edred.
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- Last Edited: 12 October 2024 15:17:49
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St Aelgifu1
Parents
- Mother: Wynflaed (b. estimated 908)
Child with Edmund I 'the Magnificent', King of England 939-946, (b. about 921, d. 26 May 946)
- Edgar 'the Peaceful', King of England 959-975+ (b. about 943, d. 8 July 975)
Biography
- St Aelgifu was born about 922 in England.1
- She married Edmund I 'the Magnificent', King of England 939-946, son of King Edward I the Elder, King of England 899-925, and Eadgifu, estimated 940.1
- St Aelgifu died in 944 at age ~22.1
Story
Aelgifu was the first wife of Edmund I 'the Magnificent', king of England, son of Edward I 'the Elder', king of England, and his wife Eadgifu of Kent. She and Edmund had two sons, Edwy and Edgar, who would have progeny and be kings of England.
Her mother appears to have been an associate of Shaftesbury Abbey called Wynflaed. The vital clue comes from a charter of King Edgar, in which he confirmed the grant of an estate at Uppidelen (Piddletrenthide, Dorset) made by his grandmother _(Ava)_ Wynflaed to Shaftesbury. She may well be the nun or vowess _(religiosa femina)_ of this name in a charter dated 942 and preserved in the abbey's chartulary. It records that she received and retrieved from King Edmund a handful of estates in Dorset, namely Cheselbourne and Winterbourne Tomson, which somehow ended up in the possession of the community.
The sources do not record the date of Aelgifu's marriage to Edmund. The eldest son Edwy, who had barely reached majority on his accession in 955, may have been born around 940, which gives us only a very rough terminus ante quem for the betrothal. Although as the mother of two future kings, Aelgifu proved to be an important royal bed companion, there is no strictly contemporary evidence that she was ever consecrated as queen. Likewise, her formal position at court appears to have been relatively insignificant, overshadowed as it was by the queen mother Eadgifu of Kent. In the single extant document witnessed by her, a Kentish charter datable between 942 and 944, she subscribes as the king's concubine _(concubina regis),_ with a place assigned to her between the bishops and ealdormen. By comparison, Eadgifu subscribes higher up in the witness list as _mater regi,_ after her sons Edwy and Edgar but before the archbishops and bishops. It is only towards the end of the 10th century that Aethelweard the Chronicler styles her queen _(regina),_ but this may be a retrospective honour at a time when her cult was well established at Shaftesbury.
Much of Aelgifu's claim to fame derives from her association with Shaftesbury. Her patronage of the community is suggested by a charter of King Aethelred, dated 984, according to which the abbey exchanged with King Edmund the large estate of Tisbury (Wiltshire) for Butticanlea (unidentified). Aelgifu received it from her husband and intended to bequeath it back to the nunnery, but such had not yet come to pass (her son Edwy demanded that Butticanlea be returned to the royal family first).
Aelgifu predeceased her husband in 944. Her body was buried and enshrined at the nunnery. She was venerated as a saint soon after her burial at Shaftesbury. Aethelward reports that many miracles had taken place at her tomb up to his day, and these were apparently attracting some local attention. Aelgifu is styled a saint (Sancte Aelgife) in the D-text of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (mid-11th century) at the point where it specifies Edwy's and Edgar's royal parentage.
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- Last Edited: 11 October 2024 17:22:06
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Wynflaed1
Parents
- Mother: Brithwyn (b. estimated 894)
Child
- St Aelgifu+ (b. about 922, d. 944)
Biography
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- Last Edited: 11 October 2024 17:25:13
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Brithwyn1
Child
- Wynflaed+ (b. estimated 908)
Biography
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- Last Edited: 12 October 2024 15:20:14
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Eadgifu1
c 903-968
photo from Canterbury Cathedral
Child with King Edward I the Elder, King of England 899-925, (b. about 871, d. 17 July 925)
- Edmund I 'the Magnificent', King of England 939-946+ (b. about 921, d. 26 May 946)
Biography
- Eadgifu was born about 903 in England.1
- She married King Edward I the Elder, King of England 899-925, son of King Alfred the Great, King of England 871-899, and Ealhswith, estimated 920.1,2
- Eadgifu died on 25 August 968 at age ~65.1
Story
Eadgifu was born in or before 903, the daughter of Sigehelm, ealdorman of Kent, who died at the Battle of Holme in 902 or 904. She became the third wife of Edward I 'the Elder', king of England, son of Alfred 'the Great', king of England, and his wife Ealswith. Eadgifu and Edward had two sons, Edmund I and Edred, and two daughters, Eadburh and Edgifu, of whom Edmund I and Edred would become kings of England, though only Edmund I would marry and have progeny. Eadburh would be venerated as St. Eadburh of Wessex. Eadgifu survived Edward by many years, dying in the reign of her grandson Edgar.
Eadgifu disappeared from court during the reign of her step-son, King Aethelstan, but she was prominent and influential during the reign of her two sons. As queen dowager, her position seems to have been higher than that of her daughter-in-law Aelgifu of Shaftesbury; in a Kentish charter datable between 942 and 944, Aelgifu describes herself as the king's concubine _(concubina regis),_ with a place assigned to her between the bishops and ealdormen. By comparison, Eadgifu subscribes higher up in the witness list as _mater regis,_ after her sons Edmund and Edred but before the archbishops and bishops.
Following the death of her younger son Edred in 955, Eadgifu was deprived of her lands by her eldest grandson, King Edwy, perhaps because she took the side of his younger brother Edgar in the struggle between them. When Edgar succeeded on Edwy's death in 959 she recovered some lands and received generous gifts from her grandson, but she never returned to her prominent position at court. She is last recorded as a witness to a charter in 966, and died on 25 August 968.
She was known as a supporter of saintly churchmen and a benefactor of churches.
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- Last Edited: 12 October 2024 15:21:19
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Adrian Whetehill1
Parents
- Father: Richard Whetehill (b. 1410, d. estimated 1481)
- Mother: Joan (b. estimated 1417)
Child with Margred Worsley (b. estimated 1445, d. 1515)
- Sir Richard Whetehill+ (b. about 1465, d. about 1536)
Biography
- Adrian Whetehill was born about 1435 in England.1
- Adrian Whetehill was Comptroller of Calais.1
- He married Margred Worsley, daughter of Sir Otewell Worsley and Rose Trevor, about 1460.1
- Adrian Whetehill died in 1503 at age ~68.1
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- Relationship: 14th great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
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- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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Margred Worsley1
Parents
- Father: Sir Otewell Worsley (b. about 1410, d. 24 March 1470)
- Mother: Rose Trevor (b. estimated 1420)
Child with Adrian Whetehill (b. about 1435, d. 1503)
- Sir Richard Whetehill+ (b. about 1465, d. about 1536)
Biography
- Margred Worsley was born estimated 1445 in Wales.1,2
- She married Adrian Whetehill, son of Richard Whetehill and Joan, about 1460.1
- Margred Worsley died in 1515 in Wales at age ~70.1
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Joan1
Child with Richard Whetehill (b. 1410, d. estimated 1481)
- Adrian Whetehill+ (b. about 1435, d. 1503)
Biography
- Joan was born estimated 1417 in France.1,2
- She married Richard Whetehill estimated 1432.1,2
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- Last Edited: 12 October 2024 15:34:42
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Richard Whetehill1
Child with Joan (b. estimated 1417)
- Adrian Whetehill+ (b. about 1435, d. 1503)
Biography
- Richard Whetehill was born in 1410 in France.1
- He married Joan estimated 1432.1,2
- Richard was a merchant of the Staple of Calais.1
- In 1452 In 1452 he was the mayor of Calais. He was governor of the fortress of Guines and was sent on a diplomatic mission to the King of France.1
- He died estimated 1481 at age ~71 between 1478 and 4 Feb 1484/5.1
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Sir Otewell Worsley1
Parents
- Father: Richard Worsley (b. about 1380, d. about 1414)
- Mother: Katherine Clark (b. estimated 1391)
Child with Rose Trevor (b. estimated 1420)
- Margred Worsley+ (b. estimated 1445, d. 1515)
Biography
- Sir Otewell Worsley was born about 1410 in England.1
- He was of Calais, England.1
- He married Rose Trevor, daughter of Edwart Trevor ap Dafydd ab Ednyfed Gam and Angharad Puleston, about 1435.1
- Otewell and Rose had 5 children.1
- He died on 24 March 1470 at age ~60.1
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Rose Trevor1
Parents
- Father: Edwart Trevor ap Dafydd ab Ednyfed Gam (b. estimated 1395, d. 1448)
- Mother: Angharad Puleston (b. estimated 1400)
Child with Sir Otewell Worsley (b. about 1410, d. 24 March 1470)
- Margred Worsley+ (b. estimated 1445, d. 1515)
Biography
- Rose Trevor was born estimated 1420 in Wales.2,3
- She was also known as Gwenhwyfar Trefor ap Dafydd.4
- She married Sir Otewell Worsley, son of Richard Worsley and Katherine Clark, about 1435.2
- Otewell and Rose had 5 children.2
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Katherine Clark1
Parents
- Father: John Clark (b. estimated 1365)
- Mother: Sara de Stockport (b. estimated 1369)
Child with Richard Worsley (b. about 1380, d. about 1414)
- Sir Otewell Worsley+ (b. about 1410, d. 24 March 1470)
Biography
- Katherine Clark was born estimated 1391 in England.1,2
- She married Richard Worsley, son of Robert de Worsley and Isabel, about 1405.1,1
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- Relationship: 16th great-grandmother of Linda Sargent
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Richard Worsley1
Parents
- Father: Robert de Worsley (b. about 1345, d. 28 March 1402)
- Mother: Isabel (b. estimated 1354)
Child with Katherine Clark (b. estimated 1391)
- Sir Otewell Worsley+ (b. about 1410, d. 24 March 1470)
Biography
- Richard Worsley was born about 1380 in England.1
- He married Katherine Clark, daughter of John Clark and Sara de Stockport, about 1405.1,1
- Richard Worsley died about 1414 at age ~34.1
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- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
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John Clark1
Child with Sara de Stockport (b. estimated 1369)
- Katherine Clark+ (b. estimated 1391)
Biography
- John Clark was born estimated 1365 in England.1,2
- Another spelling of his name was Clarke.1
- He married Sara de Stockport, daughter of Roger de Stockport, estimated 1385.1,2
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- Relationship: 17th great-grandfather of Linda Sargent
- Charts/Lists: Ancestors of Alice Bessie Forbes
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29