Tysoe

Article summary

Tysoe is a civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District of Warwickshire, England. The parish is on the boundary with Oxfordshire, about northwest of Banbury. The parish includes the contiguous villages of Middle and Upper Tysoe and the separate hamlet of Lower Tysoe. The 2011 census recorded the parish population as 1,143.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1859 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1892 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1859". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1892". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1314021321