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Gummery
Gummery is a relatively rare surname extant mainly in the United Kingdom, North America and Australia. In England in the 18th century it was concentrated in the county of Worcestershire and is a misspelling of Gomery or Gumery. By the time of the 1881 census of England and Wales it was still concentrated in the Midlands region, but had spread to other industrial centres in the country [http://gomery.one-name.net/1881.html]. In the 1881 census of England and Wales there were 98 people recorded with the surname Gummery. In 2002 there were 242 persons with the surname Gummery in England and Wales, making it the 18,859th most common surname.
Article summary
Gummery is a relatively rare surname extant mainly in the United Kingdom, North America and Australia. In England in the 18th century it was concentrated in the county of Worcestershire and is a misspelling of Gomery or Gumery. By the time of the 1881 census of England and Wales it was still concentrated in the Midlands region, but had spread to other industrial centres in the country [http://gomery.one-name.net/1881.html]. In the 1881 census of England and Wales there were 98 people recorded with the surname Gummery. In 2002 there were 242 persons with the surname Gummery in England and Wales, making it the 18,859th most common surname.
Key claims
- publication date: 1799 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the publication date is "1799". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1166904190
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