On 16 December 1878 Marian went to court to prove the will, an ordeal which even the usually snipy George Simpson though she should have been spared.

The brightly colored replica also gives an idea of how the kkoktu would have looked when they were new and makes clear how much effort went into constructing a bier.

She liked and trusted everybody, which was the reason why she was so popular, and so often taken in.

However, if the baby is born on a Wednesday night, then the bris would occur on the following Thursday morning because Jewish days begin at sundown, and the bris is tradionally performed during the day. (Note that the Talmud (see Chapter 3) states if the baby's health is in question, then the bris must be postponed.)