Talk:Ann Dinham

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Appropriate way to refer to Ann throughout the text?[edit]

As her surname changed several times, is it correct to refer to her as "Ann" throughout the text, or should she be referred to as "Dinham" as that's the surname used for the article? MurielMary (talk) 23:45, 7 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Decided to follow the advice: Any subject whose surname has changed should be referred to by their most commonly used name. From here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biography#Subsequent_use MurielMary (talk) 05:37, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

William Cozens Dinham[edit]

In the course of doing some other research, I discovered that William Cozens Dinham, Ann's first husband,had been the superintendent of Abergavenny Police between December 1848 and March 1850. The force was new and very small; William Dinham was its first Superintendent and it only had three constables.

Two constables responsable for Ann Dinham's arrest and who gave evidence at her trial, Patrick Cusack and Thomas Watkins, had both worked under Superintendent Dinham. There are newspaper reports that show that there was considerable friction (to say the least!) between William Dinham and his subordinates. One can only speculate as to whether this may have had any impact on their evidence or on any advice which may have been given to Justice Erle about Ann Dinham's culpability.

See Abergavenny Police @ British Police History [[1]]

I am considering if and how to add this to the article. Kahuzi (talk) 17:06, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]