Talk:Eric Alexander, 5th Earl of Caledon

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I find it strange that nothing seems to be in the public record after 1921 until the time of his death. My interest lies in the fact that my grandfather was, according to the name given on his marriage certificate in 1926, 'Eric James Desmond'. My mother was born some three months after their marriage in July 1926. By that time Eric has disappeared, allegedly to Ireland, never to be heard from again. My grandmother was a maid in serviced apartments in West London and it was here that she seems to have surrendered to the charms of Eric and conceived her one and only child. According to the family record Eric visited and stayed with my grandmother's family in Plumpstead SE London.

They also stated that Eric was cultured and was a 'gentleman' with an Irish accent. Despite extensive searches in the UK and in Ireland I have never been able to find any other Eric James Desmond. Did the 5th Earl have a secret that the family wished to hide? Submitted by Vincent Robin WATERS 3 January 2007 and revised 26 March 2015. robinwaters@hotmail.com

Proposed deletion

I have proposed deletion (merging with Earl of Caledon) for the following reasons: After an extensive AfD discussion on the 6th Earl of Caldon, it has been established that a UK noble title does not of itself confer individual notability (WP:GNG). I have placed comments at the pages of each Earl and at the main Earl of Caledon page. These can be read by going first to the main page, then running down the biography on each Earl. Four of the Earls are individually notable on the basis of membership of the UK House Lords (national politician) and the present Earl (the 7th), arguably, on the basis of being Lord Lieutenant of Armagh. The 5th and 6th Earls (latter now merged with Earl of Caledon) had no such notability. The Earl of Caledon page remains the consolidated page on a subject, notable of itself, of the house and title of Earl of Caledon. All the best, Emmentalist (talk) 11:43, 28 January 2022 (UTC)