Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Henry Compton Cavendish


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The result was redirect to Henry Cavendish (British Army officer). --BDD (talk) 15:04, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

Henry Compton Cavendish

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Inappropriate DAB by Neelix, and these guys were brothers. Maybe turn into a redirect to the second brother if it has any use. Legacypac (talk) 06:20, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete as inaccurate disambiguation. The names are not the same (nor do they contain the same exact wording); no disambiguation is needed. This is just some bizarre twist on Neelix's redirect compulsion. Softlavender (talk) 06:39, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Henry Cavendish (British Army officer), which is the title of the 2nd one. Hatnote to similar name if needed, but I think it probably isn't. Boleyn (talk) 11:36, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Redirect per Boleyn: it's plausible that Henry might be sought as "Henry Compton Cavendish", as the middle name could be part of a double surname. Unless we have any evidence that George was ever known as Henry, there's no need for a link to him. So redirect to Henry Cavendish (British Army officer). Pam  D  14:35, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * It's not a compound surname - I checked that. Their father George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington does not have Compton anywhere in his name. Legacypac (talk) 14:38, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * But readers might or might now know that, if they find a reference to him using all 4 names and have to choose which ones to put into a search. Miss out the "Frederick" as obvious 2nd forename, but then guess whether "Compton" is surname or not. We might as well help those who guess wrong. Pam  D  14:41, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
 * It's not a compound surname, but it follows the British upper class tradition of the time, a 'family name' as a second middle name. In this case, both listed are the result of a marriage between Miss Compton and Mr Cavendish. As both were established upper class families, both may well have been used at times, so definitely worth a redirect rather than deletion. Boleyn (talk) 16:04, 9 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Redirect, speedily per Boleyn. Widefox ; talk 19:55, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Agree - and no chance they called the other brother by his middle name which was the same as his notable brother's first name. since we all agree, we can close this up anytime. Legacypac (talk) 21:35, 13 December 2015 (UTC)


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