User talk:Shawsyandvan

Daniel Hurst
Thank you for expanding the article on Daniel Hurst. Unfortunately, I had to revert most of what you had added as the additions had not been properly sourced; Hurst's birth place and marriage, for example, are the sorts of things that definitely need sources, and those are nowhere to be found, at least not in the public domain that I was able to find. I did, however, manage to expand the article a fair bit, thanks to your prompting, albeit my contribution was largely geared around his time with Manchester United, as those are the only sources I could get hold of directly. If you know where I can read more about his time with Blackburn or Manchester City, that would be much appreciated. – PeeJay 01:12, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Hi PJ

Thank you for expanding Danny Hurst's wikipedia information. I saw that you did this the day after I updated his info. I was fed up with reading that he was from Pemberton, which is rubbish. Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City sent me info about Danny, but Man U just referred me to a book!

I can assure you that the information I wrote about Danny Hurst is correct. Danny was my wife's grandfather and her family history has been thoroughly researched. I have his birth and marriage certificates. He was born at 5 Hayton Square, Workington and died in Liverpool in 1961, while he was living in the same house as my wife. He was married to Emily Borthwick Cretney 18th December 1898 at St Michael's, Workington. Emily is from a Manx family, but was born in Harrington. You can easily find him and his family on the Workington censuses for 1901 and 1911, including his daughter, my wife's mother Mary Millington Hurst. All this information is from Ancestry or findmypast of freebmd originally. Does this mean you are a relation too, as you are one eighth Manx?

Would you be kind enough to replace this information on Wiki?

best wishes shawsy Shawsyandvan (talk) 12:11, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't actually have a subscription to any ancestry or census websites, so I'm not able to check on his birth, death or marriage information. I know this will come as a blow to you, but I can't really accept your word on it either, as Wikipedia does not consider that a reliable source. Rest assured, though, as soon as I find a source I can access, this information will go into the article. As for the possibility of relation, I doubt it; the Isle of Man, while small, is not that small. That said, who knows? – PeeJay 12:40, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Dear PJ My email address is shawsyandvan@yahoo.co.uk. Email me something and I will send you his birth and marriage certs and info from Blackburn and Man City. His marriage is available on FamilySearch. Best wishes shawsyShawsyandvan (talk) 13:46, 16 December 2013 (UTC)