Talk:Elizabeth Johnson (died 1752)

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Style and grammar are poor; probably all worth saying can be said more compactly. Reaching that point may permit a better judgement on whether merging it with Samuel Johnson will do any harm to his article -- which would probably be the only reason to consider leaving it as a separate article. She is not notable, tho the fact that her story has survived suggests that the interest in him has made her story ency'ic as a part of his. --Jerzy·t 18:31, 2005 August 5 (UTC)

Cleanup done. Tearlach 12:19, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Looks like a serious effort, and a nice job. [smile] --Jerzy·t 16:15, 2005 August 9 (UTC)

I'd say not merge: there's enough here for a self-contained article. Tearlach 12:29, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

A picture of the lady would be nice. Does one exist? Bastie 00:51, 30 October 2005 (UTC)


 * One does: here at the Johnson Society website (somehow I missed it previously). It'd be worth asking them permission for use; I can definitely improve the gamma on that image. 01:24, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Strongly against merging The Johnson article is already long, and she was notable at the time 7triton7 (talk) 06:44, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

first married, with three grown-up children
"she was first married, with three grown-up children, to Henry Porter, a Birmingham merchant." -- Say what?


 * She and three grown-up children were married to Porter?
 * She had three grown-up children when she first married?
 * When she was first married, to Porter, he already had three grown-up children?

The last seems the most logical choice, but also the most difficult to extract from the grammar of the sentence.

- Oh heck, now I'm thinking that this might mean,


 * "When she married Johnson, she already had three grown-up children from her first marriage."

Help, please! -- 201.78.233.162 19:21, 5 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Sorry, my fault for the klunky phrasing. The last is the case. Her first marriage was to Porter, by whom she had three children, who were grown-up when Johnson came on the scene. Tearlach 20:00, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

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