Talk:Mary Acworth Evershed

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Middle name

Putting this here for future reference:

Although her middle name is increasingly appearing as Ackworth, this is incorrect. She always gave it as Acworth, and it appeared as such in both her obituaries. The one appearing in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society was written by her nephew A. David Thackeray,^[1] who presumably would have known. The first appearance of this incorrect version could well have occurred in the proposal of Mary to be a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society;^[2] the correct spelling appears when she was subsequently elected a Fellow.^[3]

^ A.D. Thackeray (1950). "Obituary Notices: Evershed, Mary Acworth". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 110 (2): 128–129. Bibcode:1950MNRAS.110..128.. doi:10.1093/mnras/110.2.128.
^ "[Society Business: Candidates proposed; Fellows elected; Presents announced]", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 84 (5): 307–308, 1924, Bibcode:1924MNRAS..84..307., doi:10.1093/mnras/84.5.307
^ "[Society Business: Candidates proposed; Presents announced; Fellows elected ]", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 84 (7): 469–470, 1924, Bibcode:1924MNRAS..84..469., doi:10.1093/mnras/84.7.469

— LittleDwangs (talk) 23:28, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Father's marriage

Her father was an officer in the Royal Artillery, who married in 1859.

What does this mean? Did her parents marry in 1859? If not, what's the relevance?

ash (talk) 02:00, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[thackeray-1] A.D. Thackeray (1950). "Obituary Notices: Evershed, Mary Acworth". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 110 (2): 128–129. Bibcode:1950MNRAS.110..128.. doi:10.1093/mnras/110.2.128.

[2] "[Society Business: Candidates proposed; Fellows elected; Presents announced]", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 84 (5): 307–308, 1924, Bibcode:1924MNRAS..84..307., doi:10.1093/mnras/84.5.307

[:0-3] "[Society Business: Candidates proposed; Presents announced; Fellows elected ]", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 84 (7): 469–470, 1924, Bibcode:1924MNRAS..84..469., doi:10.1093/mnras/84.7.469

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