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Reginald Mapleton

Reginald John Mapleton (9 December 1817 – 30 January 1892) was an English Anglican priest in the last quarter of the 19th century. Mapleton was born in Christ Church, Surrey, to Rev. James Henry Mapleton. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordained deacon in 1842 and priest in 1843. He married Emily Male in 1849 and was Vicar of Great Glen, Leicestershire and then St Columba's Kilmartin before becoming Dean of Argyll and The Isles in 1886. He died in post in 1892. His son, Lt Col Reginald William Mapleton RAMC (1851-1905), was an eminent doctor.

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Reginald John Mapleton (9 December 1817 – 30 January 1892) was an English Anglican priest in the last quarter of the 19th century. Mapleton was born in Christ Church, Surrey, to Rev. James Henry Mapleton. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordained deacon in 1842 and priest in 1843. He married Emily Male in 1849 and was Vicar of Great Glen, Leicestershire and then St Columba's Kilmartin before becoming Dean of Argyll and The Isles in 1886. He died in post in 1892. His son, Lt Col Reginald William Mapleton RAMC (1851-1905), was an eminent doctor.

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  1. date of death: 1892 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1892". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1290880130

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