Talk:William Henry Perkin

message: What evidence is there that Perkin's mother was of Scottish origin? I would be interested to know. (Query by 193.62.111.10 on 16 Jun 2006)
:From 'Mauve: how one man invented a color that changed the world...' by Simon Garfield (the first reference on the article), in chapter two page seventeen first paragraph last sentence: "Their mother Sarah, a woman of Scottish descent who had moved to east London when she was a child...".  As for where Garfield gathered the information, I can't say for sure since it is not cited explicitly. However, after browsing through the 'Acknowledgements' and 'Bibliography' sections of the book I can say that there were plenty of possible sources including family archives, interviews with grandchildren, or even an undated family tree from the "Kirpatrick Collection at the Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester".  I don't know where the editor of this claim in the article got the info, but the book should be enough verification.  Does that help?  If not, let me know. Bfesser 03:44, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
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message: Maybe someone could snap a photo of the graveyard where he's burried at least?  The photos in this article (of two plaques) are a bit bland.--Bfesser 23:02, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
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message: Move to William Henry Perkin. EdJohnston (talk) 22:48, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
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message: The turning off Cable Street (near where the blue plaque is sited) is called King David Lane, not St David Lane. (See the "Cable Street" article or any London street map.) --Old Father Time (talk) 07:32, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
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