Talk:John Plunkett, 17th Baron of Dunsany

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Move logic?

Could I ask why was the name of the article changed? This person was known as John William and I can see no reason, and certainly no attempt to give one, for the move... SeoR (talk) 15:35, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Error for the title

Hello In this article http://www.thepeerage.com/p5842.htm#i58412 John William Plunkett born 31 August 1853, died 16 January 1899 was 16th Lord Dunsany not 17th best regards kinou — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kinou1 (talk • contribs) 17:48, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There is an error there - and it is quite easy to check, as the next holder, inheriting in 1899, was the writer Lord Dunsany, to whose position as 18th Lord Dunsany there are many references, including from his family. He was followed by the 19th in 1957, the 20th in 1999, and the 21st, and current, in 2011. It is not unusual to meet occasional confusions in the family trees of older titles, as sometimes it is unclear whether two named parties are really two people, or two versions of naming for one person. The best approach is to understand the position of the relevant family / person, followed by consulting at least 2 of 3 major peerage volumes. Sites like peerage.com and Leigh Rayment's Peerage are great, but are derivative. SeoR (talk) 23:03, 14 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]