Talk:Alexander Gibb

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Born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee[edit]

As I have noted in a discussion I started on Talk:Frances Josephy, stating born inBroughty Ferry, Dundee for the period prior to 1913 is problematic. When Gibb was born, Borughty Ferry was a separate burgh in the County of Angus, at the time also known as Forfarshire and was never counted as being part of Dundee. To complicate matters further (sorry) at the time Gibb was born Broughty Ferry would be in the parish of Monifieth so his birth would be registered as Monifieth. The issue is should we state Broughty Ferry, Dundee as that is the current status quo or go for Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire/Angus as that reflected the reality of the time. Of some other pre-1913 Broughty Ferry births I would note David Blair's article simply says Broughty Ferry while says Flos Greig's article says 'Greig was born in Broughty Ferry, Scotland' - I wonder if either of these is a better way to go? Dunarc (talk) 21:04, 14 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dunarc, thanks for the info. I think usual practice is to go with the naming of the time in question. I have switched it to [Broughty Ferry]], Forfarshire for now, but don't have an especially strong opinion either way- Dumelow (talk) 21:58, 14 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Dumelow. I think your way is probably best. Dunarc (talk) 23:51, 14 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]