Talk:Florence Horsbrugh, Baroness Horsbrugh

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[edit] Spelling of surname

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page mis-spells her name as Horsburgh so I have created redirects from that name. The Horsbrugh spelling is also used in *The Papers of Florence Horsbrugh, Baroness Horsbrugh at Cambridge University's Janus project, so it appears to be correct. --BrownHairedGirl 11:16, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

It seems that Rayment is correct and Cambridge wrong. [1], [2] and [3]. These documents on www.parliament.uk spell her name Horsburgh, what these sources (ThePeerage and Honorary Graduates of The University of Edinburgh confirm. Phoe 10:19, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Actually, "Cambridge" is not wrong. We hold Baroness Horsbrugh's personal archive in the Churchill Archive Centre, and Horsbrugh herself spells it Horsbrugh and not Horsburgh. There does tend to be some confusion about her name from time to time, but let me assure you, I have just double-checked Horsbrugh's own papers and our catalogue descriptions on Janus are indeed spelled correctly. Feel free if ever in Cambridge to come by our reading room and view these papers -- which include her original notes for the famed Address to the King -- in person. Who's Who, The Dictionary of National Biography, and the National Archives also have it spelled correctly as Horsbrugh. --Churchill Archives Centre 10:19, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Aye, thanks for the clarification. You are very right if you speak about confusion if even the Parliament's papers are incorrect. Thanks also for the invitation, but the way is a little bit too long for me :-). ~~ Phoe talk 18:53, 4 February 2007 (UTC) ~~