User:Comdotdom

Thanks for visiting my user page - my name is Dom and I am a self-confessed reference addict.

I'll build on this page as I become more experienced with Wikipedia, but in the short term it will serve as a (shared) guide to my current research projects. At the moment this is mostly about tracking down information on interesting members of my family !

Sir Charles Tilston Bright and the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable

Sir John Bright 1619 - 1688 of Carbrook Hall and Badsworth. Parliamentarian, MP, Lord of the manor of Ecclesall.

Now those two I know are relatives, but my maternal grandmother always claimed we were related to Buffalo Bill - I have yet to find the link - but I'm ever hopeful !

My surname originates from Radnorshire in Wales - and I have traced my paternal roots back to Knighton in the 1700's.

I'm currently working on a quotations collection, using a combination of Wikidata, Python and our good friend Google to tidy up inaccurate author credits. I am also a graph database enthusiast and am contemplating building a graph of quotes, authors, subjects and sources. All I need is infinite time and money.