[WikiEN-l] Edward Doran

[Carcharoth]

The other question to ask is why the other sources came up with 1892?
Until you find that out, there is a nagging doubt. Did they find a
different Doran, did they transcribe something incorrectly, or what?

Carcharoth

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Carcharoth
<carcharothwp at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Great work!
>
> Now, to play devil's advocate, at what point does this become original
> research and synthesis? My view is that it depends on how reproducible
> and verifiable the information and logic is. If someone else (the
> reader) can trace the same logic through the same paperwork that you
> did, is that sufficient?
>
> Or should what you've done there be published and then referenced?
>
> Of course, the sources claiming the birth year as 1892 shouldn't be
> removed entirely. Just in case and to stop people changing it when
> they see a discrepancy.
>
> Carcharoth
>
> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:01 AM,  <WJhonson at aol.com> wrote:
>> Using a trick I patented ;)  I noticed that Ed was elected in  1931.
>> So scanning the incoming passenger lists I found this
>>
>> _http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1518&path=Southampton%2c+
>> England.1934.06.Berengaria.6&fn=Edward&ln=Doran&st=r&pid=23697689&rc=&zp=50_
>>
>> (http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1518&path=Southampton,+England.1934.06.Berengaria.6&fn=Edward&ln=Doran&st=r&pid=23697689&rc=&zp=50)
>>
>> Arriving from New York to Southampton 22 Jun 1934 (note that date)
>>
>> Edward Doran, age 49, House of Commons, Member of Parliament
>>
>> So there ya go, pretty clear case.
>>
>> Will Johnson
>>
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