Talk:Walpole Vidal

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The 1861 Census doesn't even mention his first name Robert, calling him Walpole Sealy Vidal ('b abt 1854 Abbotsham') - so he was clearly known as Walpole (the DSealy was a family name of course, given to all his siblings too). And a book of remembrance at St Andrew's Church, Algonac refers to 'letters he [the Reverend Andrew Jamieson] wrote to a fellow priest, the Rev. R. Walpole Sealy Vidal of Brideford, North Devon'. There's also the circumstantial evidence of the England footballer naming his first son Walpole (The Times 14 Sep 1920: Rev. Walpole E. Sealy, East Grinstead). Cris Freddi — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.35.5.1 (talk) 23:25, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The opening comment in the section on his football, that "not much is known" of his football career is surely negated by the descriptions of his FA Cup Final and International match. The writer may have been unaware of Vidal's sketch in Keith Warsop's book, "The Early F.A. Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs" (published 2004), a work I have cited in the article.Cloptonson (talk) 22:25, 5 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It has been overlooked that in 1892, for family inheritance reasons, he took Sealy as his surname in lieu of Vidal. I have added a paragraph explaining the change and also a 'Titles' list to clarify how he was addressed at different times of his life.217.39.70.132 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:04, 6 March 2012 (UTC).[reply]