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Thomas FitzStephen's father's name is properly rendered "Airard (Aered) FitzStephen." Malbuff (talk) 17:29, 12 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

First you cannot break a source citation by adding or changing information attributed to it. That's the reason I reverted it. The cited source stated he was the "son of Stephen FitzAirard". If other sources state otherwise, they need to be carefully evaluated and compared to this source by Elisabeth M.C, van Houts (and it’s sources). If you look at the cited article, on pp. 172-3, note 71 identifies Orderic Vitalis as the source of the father’s name. Looking that up it states:

Orderic, ed. Forester, vol. vi, 33.

I used the Van Houts article instead of Orderic for the simple reason that many still think it an original source, even though it’s a translation, so to forgo any argument over the point I used the Ship List article. What sources did you have showing Thomas was the son of Airard? If you’d cite them exactly I’d be willing to look them up. In turn please take the time to review the Van Houts article and the Orderic quote. If you still think there’s an issue here I’ll work with you to help resolve this. Bearpatch (talk) 21:03, 12 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]