Talk:William Huntington (preacher)

Problem
There is an article called William "the Coalheaver" Huntington..... £$%$"%$"!!

Moral - give articles predictable names and add articles to dab lists!!! Need to merge the two. Anyone want to help? Victuallers (talk) 22:45, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Très frustrating. Not sure how much of that stuff will be salvageable ... I'll work on it tomorrow.  Am inclined to rewrite any usable bits and cite in the normal way, even though the text of that book is PD.  For ref, Here is the first page of the text (p219); it continues to p231.  William "the Coalheaver" Huntington can then be made into a redirect, I imagine.   Hassocks  5489 (tickets please!)  23:00, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

The two articles give significantly contradictory birth years (1745 and 1774; nearly 30 years difference) and seem to be significantly different in content. Can we be sure they are the same person? If so, how to reconcile the differences whilst avoiding original research? Good luck! Feline Hymnic (talk) 23:20, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

1745 seems to come from a reliable source (NPG) ... I'm guessing his life might have been sanitised, but I havent got very reliable sources for him being illegitimate or of his child. Experience says you can only go with the reliable sources and note where there is unresolvable issues. If you have no POV then you can write no POV... I hope Victuallers (talk) 01:13, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Bingo! He has an Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry with lots of info and the birth year of 1745.  Link (needs subscription or library card access – Vic, not sure if you can access this).  Very reliable source.   Hassocks  5489 (tickets please!)  10:22, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Merge and H/DNB
With due modesty this article contains a multitude of sources injcluding now the\DNB view found by H. So I'm intending to delete the other article and redirect it here. As noted the text of that article is available online anyway and it adds little value. Oh and ... H.... you're doing a great job. Do slash and burn if required! Victuallers (talk) 11:17, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Probably the best idea: I read the other one but couldn't see very much of a salvageable nature. That book, while entertaining, isn't the most reliable source ever (the birthdate calamity was undoubtedly not the only error!)  Nearly finished using the ODNB source now – hopefully computer won't crash again...   Hassocks  5489 (tickets please!)  11:29, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Looks good! Feline Hymnic (talk) 17:42, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

I realised that I had lost the chance of taking this to DYK. However...! My plan is to create one for Sir James Sanderson and use WH as a hook. Do make a minor edit of James Sanderson Bt Hassocks. As I plan to put the DYK hook under joint authorship as you have done so much... Victuallers (talk) 19:48, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, smashing. Online info about J.S. seems thin on the ground, but I'll keep looking.  Give me a nudge when the DYK hook is submitted and I'll keep an eye on it.   Hassocks  5489 (tickets please!)  12:22, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Merge in progress (to here)
Victuallers (talk) 11:28, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Father?
The article currently states "It is said that his father was William Hunt—his mother's husband's employer—despite his mother's marriage to Barnabus Russel." That seems the wrong way around. Wasn't the the family name (after the husband) 'Hunt'? And the employer 'Russell'? Could someone with access to the quoted source (DNB) check? The Paisley reference suggests husband:Hunt, father:Russell, and that sounds more plausible. (There is also a 'Russel' (one 'l') vs. 'Russell' (two 'l') discrepancy.) Thanks. Feline Hymnic (talk) 19:08, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Yep, think this was my error ... I'll go to ODNB and chech... Hassocks  5489 (tickets please!)  20:34, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I switched the names ... think that's OK now (plz check that it reads logically!). The "Russel" speelling is used in the ODNB, and I think it is in one of the other sources as well.   Hassocks  5489 (tickets please!)  21:49, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Looks better. Thanks. Feline Hymnic (talk) 22:00, 21 September 2009 (UTC)


 * For those who like trivia. The first DNB says he was born at "Four Wents" and we know that his father was a farmer. I used Geograph and there is just one farm today at a place called Four Wents in Kent. I thought about writing an article, but the place is quite small ... and there would obviously be no more info on such a small farm .... but there is! Its operated by four people and if you search around you can find there tonnage of hops for the last four years. So if there is interest? I have added a picture of "Four Wents" farm for those who are watching Victuallers (talk) 09:16, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Rollback = the moral law
If a reference is wrong then you need a reference to say it is. Knowing the truth is not convincing enough. Argue your case here? Victuallers (talk) 07:23, 3 March 2011 (UTC)