Talk:Sibella Ross

A fact from Sibella Ross appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 January 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that when George Ross went bankrupt in 1867, his wife Sibella Ross started a school to sustain their large family?

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Two quotes from the artisle: "In 1867, when Ross was 29 years old..." and "Ross died at her home on 7 September 1929, aged 89." They can't both be right. Grutness...wha? 12:01, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for noticing that! Isn't it possible that they are both correct statements depending on what month of the year Ross was born in? Maybe? Anyway I think the National Library statement is more reliable and will keep that and remove the other. MurielMary (talk) 12:06, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sadly they can't both be right. If she was 29 in 1867, she must have been born in 1837 or 1838. If she was 89 in 1929, she must have been born in 1839 or 1840. I agree that the Nat.Lib. is more likely to be accurate. Grutness...wha? 12:27, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Her birth is registered in Preston, Lancashire, in the second quarter (April to June) of 1840, and she was baptised on 31 May 1840 at Ashton-on-Ribble in Preston, which is consistent with being aged 89 at her death in September 1929. Paora (talk) 19:26, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Why is she notable? Xx236 (talk) 12:37, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Xx236, probably because she did enough so that a sufficient number of reliable and secondary sources report about her life? Schwede 66 19:07, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ancestry.com is not selective, so we have 3 sources. Is any person mentioned by three sources notable? I assume she had to fight for woman's rights in NZ, but nothing about it in the text. Xx236 (talk) 07:35, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 16:35, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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the school of Sibella Ross in 1872

... that when George Ross went bankrupt in 1867, his wife Sibella Ross started a school (school building pictured) to sustain their large family? Source: The winter of 1867 was disastrous for backcountry runholders, with heavy snow falls and large stock losses, and Harper and Ross suffered badly with the result that Ross was declared bankrupt.
- Reviewed: Harry Kent; Louise Potiki Bryant
- Comment: Pretty unusual for 1860s New Zealand for a woman to set up her own business. MurielMary wrote the bio for Sibella Ross and stated that her husband is also notable, and I looked after that article.

Created by Schwede66 (talk) and MurielMary (talk). Nominated by Schwede66 (talk) at 08:27, 10 January 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Review for George Ross (farmer): New and long enough, article is sourced and neutrally written, no copyvio detected. Hook is in the article and properly cited.
Review for Sibella Ross: New and long enough, article is sourced and neutrally written, no copyvio detected. Hook is in the article and properly cited.
Other checks: Hook is interesting and complies with DYK guidelines, two QPQs have been done.
Well done! DanCherek (talk) 16:05, 12 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

To T:DYK/P1 without image