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RE:Mistress of the Robes

Hmn, fair enough; I'll leave it for now thens. A bit bogged down with off- and on-wiki work anyway. Please note; with your help with my other featured lists as well as the Common Pleas and Northstead 'uns you are accepting a featured star out of all this :P. You've done enough work to constitute one list at least all together. Ironholds (talk) 00:24, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

DYK for Ironton Railroad

On 24 December, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ironton Railroad, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 01:31, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Congrats - you and Dincher both have articles in the same DYK! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 02:23, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Alles gute mein Freund!

	<font=3> Fröhliche Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr! Ruhrfisch ><>°° 06:04, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

P.S. I had hoped to use this image for Christmas greetings but the lights did not show up in thumb size - thought you'd like it though. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 06:12, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Perry County Narrow Gauges

I'd appreciate the help, as I don't have the references. I have distant family ties to Sherman Valley through my wife. Otherwise, I did medieval archaeology in Winchester, England and I have poured cast iron, so I guess we have a few things in common. Happy New Year!Pustelnik (talk) 21:20, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I have an abiding interest in old/low/small-scale technology, so I have added some to the charcoal iron article, including a link to Princess Mononoke, that I have finally watched this year. An article on the Pittsburgh Southern Railroad would be useful. Pustelnik (talk) 21:49, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Pittsburgh Southern

Thank you fpr all your work on the Perry County narrow gauges. I did start the Pittsburgh Southern Railroad article. Pustelnik (talk) 18:35, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

The HAER document was a real find, and I've used it as a source for some other articles. I am more interested in the H.B. Hays and Brothers Coal Railroad, which I also started, partly because it was in my old neighborhood, and parrtly because it had an incline. The old coal railroads were interesting, see Birmingham Coal Company. Pustelnik (talk) 13:52, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

I have a contact who in addition to being the last surviving employee of a railroad also did research on the Pittsburgh Southern because it ran through his neighborhood. I can put you in touch, if you wish. Let me know, either stick a note in my talk page or drop an email to shadow AT gmail.com. Dbrashear (talk) 16:40, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Malik Rik again

Hi Choess, while looking through Jean de Joinville for something totally unrelated, I found this: "King Richard became so noted for his daring exploits while oversea that when any horse belonging to a Saracen shied at a bush its master would say to it: 'D'you think that's King Richard of England?' And when the children of the Saracen women started to cry, their mothers would say to them: 'Stop it, do! Or I'll go and fetch King Richard, and he'll kill you!'" This is on page 305 of the Penguin version ("Joinville and Villehardouin: Chronicles of the Crusades"), in Joinville's description of the present crusaders' ancestors who fought on the Third Crusade. This seems like the gist of the story although I'm not where "Malik Rik" comes from specifically (in the Old French original it says "li roys Richars"; also, strangely, Ethel Wedgwood's translation leaves that part out entirely). Adam Bishop (talk) 21:15, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Yeah I saw that too...I wondered how often Alison Weir was being used as a source on Wikipedia, and then concluded that I didn't want to know. Adam Bishop (talk) 06:10, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso‎

Thank you for your edits! I "rescued" the article from speedy deletion, and it is basically as far removed from my areas of expertise/interest as possible, so I was afraid I wouldn't do a very good job of it :) Best wishes, Fvasconcellos (t·c) 01:57, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)

Nice work Choess. Would you mind also re-tabulating 1547–1660 and merging into 1660–1883 when you get the chance? Cheers, Chrisieboy (talk) 14:29, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of monarchs of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

Would you be able to deal with the errors here? My WP time has been virtually wiped out thanks to exams and coursework (and the computer my work was stored on giving out yesterday). Ironholds (talk) 16:21, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh, by the way

If you are planning on doing any work with articles relating to the judiciary I've managed to dig out a copy of Edward Foss's Tabulae curiales and also his Biographicial Dictionary of the Judges of England. Ironholds (talk) 11:27, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Re: 2nd Earl of Berkeley

Hi Choess. I was going to ask you about this last night but I forgot. I noticed in Collins' as well that Berkeley was LL and Lundy references the CP as stating this too. However, I came across something on the net last night which mentions a letter from Northumberland dated 1707, where he writes to his deputies in Surrey, so I wasn't entirely sure what the correct dates were... Craigy (talk) 13:58, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh and the DNB states Northumberland was appointed 9 October 1714 but 'deprived of his lord-lieutenancies and his colonelcy after George I's accession'. Craigy (talk) 14:42, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

François, 9th duc de Noailles

Hi,

Could you please provide a citation for the fact that he is deceased? Per Wikipedia's policies on biographies of living people, uncited material on the pages of living (or possibly living) people must be removed so, without it, I cannot allow notice of his death to remain on the page. Cheers, CP 17:17, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Never mind. I finally found one. Cheers, CP 17:55, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Source question

Hi Choess, Dincher and I are going to work on Cherry Springs State Park next and have found an article on its history online here which is quite useful. The problem is that the online version appears to be a possible copyvio and we are trying to figure out exactly where it originally appeared.

I think it is probably from the quarterly magazine "Pennsylvania Recreation & Parks" published by the The Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society. One of the authors wrote a history of Leonard Harrison and Colton Point state parks that appeared there - see this. However, it may be from the State Parks magazine published by the DCNR or its predeccessor(s). The problem with that as a source is that the article makes references internally which seem to end about 2002, but the DCNR State Parks magazine seems to have stopped being published well before 2002.

I have found a few libraries that carry the first magazine and could check it out (road trip), but thought I would see if you had any thoughts / sources on this (since you always seem able to find the most obscure sources). Thanks as always and in advance for any help with this, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 05:01, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

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Courtesy titles for sons of Dukes of Bolton

In the articles Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton and Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton you've written that these men were styled "Marquess of Winchester" when heir-apparent to the Dukedom. Do you think you might be able to provide citations for that please? I've got a vague recollection from somewhere, I think TCP, that they might have been known as "Lord St John". Opera hat (talk) 14:43, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Adam Nicolson

Hi, recently you moved Adam Nicolson to Adam Nicolson, 5th Baron Carnock, but the subject has asked for it to be moved back, see User talk:Mervyn. I think it is normal for the common name to be used in such cases. Can you move it over the redirect? Thanks. --mervyn (talk) 19:56, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Many thanks for making the change Adam 86.141.5.138 (talk) 06:44, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Principality of Achaea "Interregnum"

Hello.

Re: the "interregnum" bit

I'm not sure which part you're referring to...?

If you could quote the particular section I should be looking at, I might be able to answer your question.

Is it whatever is supposed to be in between "In 1383 the Vicary government began, lasting until 1396, under the Durazzo kings of Naples." and "In 1404, Ladislaus, King of Naples, installed Centurione II Zaccaria, the lord of Arcadia, as prince."?

If so, there was nothing to begin with.

Knobbishly (talk) 05:43, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Battle of Manolada

Hello.

I've had a look at and added a few things to the Battle of Manolada:

• Longer 'Prelude'.
• A few minor corrections with the names.
• Killed in Action for Ferdinand in battle box.
• Location of battle in battle box.
• Some footnotes (and a footnote section)
• Mentioned death of Louis in 'Aftermath' section
• Added an 'Analysis' section and put this:

"It is believed that had Ferdinand not been checked, the House of Aragon and its Catalan troops would have acquired Achaea, as well as Athens. His death, followed by the long minority and tumultuous career of James, would effectively end the threat posed to the Angevins by the claims of Margaret Villehardouin." ... in it.

Feel free to contact me if you want to discuss any changes.

Knobbishly (talk) 03:29, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Greville

Well done. I was misled by the NN person's (own?) addition. The claim appears to be based on inheritance through a female line, which is only possible for a barony by writ. Peterkingiron (talk) 10:31, 2 March 2009 (UTC) If he cannot show that he is notable, he can receive the award of AFD! I suspect there are a lot of NN peers and baronets who need delinking, the problem is that they show up in succession boxes. No reply needed. Peterkingiron (talk) 11:27, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Article creation tool

Have you seen this tool? Most impressive. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 23:53, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Re:update

Thanks very much :-) I'd forgotten all about that page. Craigy (talk) 21:39, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

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Chief of Boyd

Hello, noted your edit at Scottish clan. What are your references to the Boyd chief having recently died? Yours ever, Czar Brodie (talk) 13:44, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Daily Telegraph. Kittybrewster ☎ 14:24, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

thank you for that. Re the question of chief, my thinking is that we should wait until the references update their entries before listing a new chief. Perhaps continuing to list the 7th with a ^[note] that he died on such a date. My logic behind this is that wiki is about references, not the truth, see Wikipedia:Verifiability, yours ever, Czar Brodie (talk) 14:27, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

James Eadie

Hi when I created the above article it brought up a link to your DL page for Banff. This may not be as odd as it seems as I have not found his death recorded in England, so it is quite possible he retired to his native Scotland. Any answers? Regards Motmit (talk) 15:39, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Many thanks - I found a reference linking the brewer to Barrow and hence Banff so it is the same person. Regards Motmit (talk) 09:37, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Gazette, announcement, highsheriff

Ho, since I was looking for the announcement of John Gore's peerage in the London Gazette, I had today the doubtful pleasure to flip through almost all issues of the year 1766 - unfortunately one of these years the search engine of the website is unable to sift through. Among other things, I have found also the list of appointed highsheriffs of 1766, of which I think you might be interested in it (I believe I remember you have somewhere a place with links to the issues of other years). Regards

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William Augustus Fawkener

I have found the parentage of the second daughter. However there are other oddities:

• He divorced his first wife for adultery with John Townshend. Nine years later there was a duel and proceedings for criminal conversation (i.e. adultery) with his wife. I can hardly believe it happened twice!
• I have not cited all the passing references for him, but the last letter identified in archive sources seems to be 1797. This suggests that he retired as a clerk to the Privy Council, but I cannot find what he did afterwards.
• Was his Shropshire hime Brereton or Brocton? I do not recall a Brereton in Shropshire: it could be that is a misreading. Peterkingiron (talk) 13:44, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Adulteries with two successive wives would certainly be extraordinary. If you have a good reference for the duel please add it. There are several reports of the case on the Internet, but all on sites to which I have no access. These will be better than the seconsary source currently cited. I am not planning to do more on the article, so over to you. Peterkingiron (talk) 14:29, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Sir Benjamin Slade, 7th Baronet

Notable? Kittybrewster ☎ 13:59, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

RE:Welcome Back

Thanks. I was busy for a while with college graduation and job seeking. I assume I lit up 'Watchung Mountains'? Lithium6ion (talk) 02:36, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

I can only hope that my many hours of creating immense quantities of minutia will result in decreased productivity from disinterested office workers surfing the internet the world over! Lithium6ion (talk) 02:53, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Sir John Findlay, GBE

Which John Findlay is shown on List_of_Knights_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire#1910s? - Kittybrewster ☎ 17:13, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

1618 Treasury Commission

It would be good for you to cite your source. I know that these lists commonly have none, but in principle they should. Peterkingiron (talk) 23:43, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Vintagekits

Hello, Choess. I have noted that you have left a message to Vintagekits at User talk:Vintagekits#List of proposed moves. To avoid trouble later, I just want to make sure that you are aware that it is prohibited to perform edits on behalf of banned users, as noted at Wikipedia:BAN#Editing on behalf of banned users, and that any users making edits on behalf of a topic-banned user are subject to the remedies applied to the user whose behavior they are joining. This would include performing moves proposed by Vintagekits within the scope of his topic ban. Best,  Sandstein  20:04, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad

Without planning to I have made a start article for Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad - would you mind looking at it when you have a chance and making sure I have not committed any egregious errors? Thanks, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 17:20, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Arthur Hill-Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor

Hello. Are you certain that it was Lord Trevor who served as Comptroller of the Household and Treasurer of the Household during the 1840's and 1850's? I believe it was his uncle Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (then known as Lord Marcus Hill) - see for example this source. Tryde (talk) 18:55, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Update

Whats the latest news hombre?--Vintagekits (talk) 15:44, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

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Edward Wotton (disambiguation)

Hello, just to let you know that this has been nominated for speedy deletion, per {db-disambig}. Thanks, Boleyn3 (talk) 14:09, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Waterfalls, waterfalls, waterfalls!

Feeling wikistress? Wish you could have a vacation someplace with two dozen waterfalls? Well the next best thing is here!

If you want to, please come look at pictures of waterfalls and pick which ones you like best. You'll be helping make a better article too.

Thanks, Dincher (talk) and Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 15:13, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

P.S. That wikilink again: User talk:Ruhrfisch/Waterfalls

As always I am amazed by your ability to find things. Thanks so much! I also found an article on an archeological find (and Indian pot) that G Murray Reynolds found on Kitchen Creek in 1890 here. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 03:02, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Grubb Ironworks

Hello Choess (is that your name?)

I have been thinking along the same lines as you. These families were supposedly the largest iron manufacturers in Pennsylvania in the mid-1800's. In fact I am already drafting a page for Peter Grubb, Jr., from whom the men you mentioned are descended. I am torn between doing individual bios for some of those men, or doing a general page called "Grubb Family Iron Barons" or something like that. Such a page could mention as many players as I can find and tie their histories together. I am leaning toward the latter, because I don't really have a lot on most of them, just what my (distant) cousin David Grubb has compiled in his excellent "The Grubb Family of Grubb's Landing, Delaware." I'm not up to doing a lot of research, but am a pretty good writer for putting available info in Wikipedia.

I am curious why you are interested in the Grubbs? Are you related? And how did you end up with my draft? If you are related you should get Dave's book; it catalogues over 3,000 Grubbs and is a nice coffee table book!

Dave has Edward Burd Grubb IV living in Fort Meyers, Florida.

I would welcome your comments on Peter Jr., at User:LynnSGrubb/Peter Grubb, Jr. It's still a work in progress, but there's not much more I plan to add. I am interested in the brothers because I descend from Curtis via Jehu (whom I also plan to do). They were so intertwined that I wanted to do both of them. Which then leads to "what next?"!

Also, I am thinking a page is desireable for Edward Burd Grubb, but there is already a page by that name for his son. His son should be "Jr." but the redirects would still be in conflict with his father. Can you suggest how to deal with that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by LynnSGrubb (talk • contribs) 21:44, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Lynn Grubb

Prescott, AZ

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for you and your contributions here! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 21:42, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the cats!

(I lurvv liddle kitties, yum yum!) No, really, thanks for adding the Ordained peers and Members of the Inner Temple categories where appropriate in the Baron Byron series of biographies. This is just the sort of "many eyes" help I was hoping for when I sent out my whimpering plea, and I'm truly grateful you were moved to respond. — Sizzle Flambé (☎/✍) 05:09, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the Chester County pix

I'm involved in splitting up Chester County PA NRHP lists into north and south User:Smallbones/SouthCC and User:Smallbones/NorthCC and sleeping before its finished. I think I've got the two new fotos in the right place on the new south list (all that's done there!). Please find some more CC photos and put them in in a couple of days. Thanks. Smallbones (talk) 05:44, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

OK, everything seems to be set right. The lists are small enough to edit now. Please see:

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Chester County, Pennsylvania
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Eastern Chester County, Pennsylvania
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Northern Chester County, Pennsylvania
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Southern Chester County, Pennsylvania

And do add some more photos please. Smallbones (talk) 14:57, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel

Thanks for your updates and message, appreciated. FruitMonkey (talk) 22:35, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Popham Seymour-Conway

Sorry, I must have missed it. I was awake for many hours, though I recall I tried to locate any mention to the duel, which I didn't despite being there. Dgarq (talk) 19:13, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

No worries,

After all, it was my mistake... Dgarq (talk) 14:08, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 December 14#Category:International Christian Leadership

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2009 December 14#Category:International Christian Leadership. The category is similar to Category:Members of the Family also known as the Fellowship which you recently commented on. --Kevinkor2 (talk) 09:49, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Cookies

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, enjoy the cookies, I made them myself

Dincher (talk) 20:34, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Seasons Greetings

	<font=3> Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and all the best in 2010! Yours, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 23:25, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Rupert Onslow, Viscount Cranley --

Hello. You may be passingly interested that there has been a move to delete a twig on the Earl of Onslow's family tree: Rupert_Onslow,_Viscount_Cranley, the heir apparent. (Here is the announcement on my talk page.) I'd be very pleased for your support here, and if you can spread the word to anyone else who may be passingly interested. With thanks,- Peter Ellis - Talk 04:24, 27 December 2009 (UTC)