Talk:Henry Hose

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This article seems to be about the Hose family...where does Henry himself come in? Babajobu 18:28, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Just shy of two years later and the question remains unanswered...LessHeard vanU (talk) 16:04, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Shouldn't this contain details on Henry Hose himself rather than just comment on family history, especially irrelevant family history. Also, what about the people now in modern times whose family name is spelt 'Hose' (the point made by Babajobu)? Could they not be descended from those whose name was spelt 'Hose' in medieval times? I understand the point being made that spellings of family names were not fixed in more ancient times because not everyone was literate and spellings are likely to have come from how the name was pronounced and thus changed from country to country and region to region. However, the assumption here appears to be that those called 'Hose' or 'Huese' or 'Huse' or 'Husee' or 'Hosatus' etc in medieval times are ONLY ancestors of those called 'Hussey' in modern times. A quick search on the Internet finds an obviously well-researched document on the 'Hussey' family called 'The Hussey Manuscript' on ancestory.com and this might add something to the text here, but besides research it contains unsubstatiated comment and few references. I think the first thing that needs changing is the title of this text on Wikipedia as it does not say who Henry Hose was and only contains Hussey family history. Is this the Henry Hose who was a knight follower of William Marshal (the Knight-Errant, Baron, and Regent of England) who worked on behalf of a number of medieval kings including King John? Or, was this the Henry Hose who was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in the 13th Century? If Henry Hose is a notable historical character, write about him not just some modern family name. About me: I am not a member of Wikipedia but my family name is Hose, so you can see where my interest comes from.(4 December 2011)