Skuse

Article summary

Skuse is an English surname. Variant spellings: Skewes, Skuce, Squce, Scuce, Scruse. Geographic distribution: Devon (pre 1600), Somerset (pre 1600), Gloucestershire (pre 1700), Wiltshire (pre 1700), Oxfordshire (pre 1800), London (pre 1800), Birmingham (pre 1900), Manchester (pre 1900), and Cork, Ireland (pre 1900). Notable people with the surname include: * CJ Skuse (born 1980), English novelist and lecturer *Cole Skuse (born 1986), English footballer *Frederick A. Askew Skuse ( 1863–1896), British-Australian entomologist *Janet 'Rusty' Skuse (1943–2007), most tattooed woman in Britain *Jean Skuse (born 1932), Australian Christian church official *Sarah Skuse (born 1974), British entrepreneur :ru:Скьюз

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1932 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

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 birth is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1932". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351170714