Talk:William Perkin
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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)