Talk:Q47500295

date of birth (P569)

Lots of google search results claim he was born on 5 August 1998, but of course most of them are getting their info from each other and from WP. So I tried to find some "original" sources. Sorted by date published:

• A 7 September 2017 blog post at nme.com says "19-year-old Dominic Harrison". → born (on 5 Aug) 1998.
• A 14 November 2017 post on abc.net.au/triplej says "the 19-year-old Northerner". → born (on 5 Aug) 1998.
• A 6 December 2017 interview at redbull.com starts with "The 19-year-old", quoting his own words "[..] as a 19-year-old I can’t [..]". → born (on 5 Aug) 1998.
• A 30 March 2018 post on fuse.tv (with a video) says "20-year-old newcomer". → born (on 5 Aug) 1997.
• In a 27 June 2018 own youtube video (at 0'04") he claims to be 19 years old. → born (on 5 Aug) 1998.
• A 3 August 2018 (updated at 5 August) "Album der Woche" post on deltaredio.de says "Dominic Harrison, wie Yungblud im richtigen Leben heißt, ist am 5. August grad 21 Jahre alt geworden." → born on 5 Aug 1997.
• An 5 August 2018 post on fuse.tv (with a video interview) says "The 20-year-old" in the text. → born (on 5 Aug) 1998 (or the post might be just out-of-date; then 1997).
• A 21 November 2018 article on dailyentertainmentnews.com says "Yungblud was born Dominic Harrison on August 5, 1998 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England." (This is the ref on en-wiki.)
• In his own 14 January 2019 tweet, he claims in the video (at 0'29") to be 21 years old. → born (on 5 Aug) 1997.

From the pre-2018 sources and his own June 2018 youtube video (which was uploaded 5-6 weeks before his 2018 birthday; in theory the video might have been shot a year or more earlier...), I'd say 1998 is the right birth year. The January 2019 tweet is adding to the confusion though (but could he be referring to the age he will reach this year? or just intentionally adding to the confusion he is aware of?). The oldest source specifically mentioning the 5th of August, the 2018 deltaredio.de post, claims he turned 21 that year (which means his birth year is 1997); but since the post is just some 'fact sheet', it could as well be based on some other internet source.

Any other (older) sources? Any thoughts? — Mar(c). 12:58, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

If you search on a site like www.findmypast.com for Dominic Richard Harrison born 1997 +/- 5 years in England, there are only a few results. One of them is Dominic Richard Harrison birth registered 3rth Quarter 1997 in Doncaster. It's the only exact match. Another Dominic Harrison was registered in Liverpool 2nd Quarter 1997. I you search for Dominic Harrison born ca. 1997 there are more possibilities, but none of them were registered in Doncaster or had Dominic Richard Harrison as a full name. I can think of several reasons why a date of birth in August 1997 could still be wrong, but at the moment I see no reason to have any doubt. Cattivi (talk) 15:28, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

That sounds like a good source. I don't know the site; is it as complete (until 2006) as I understand it is from [1]?

• findmypast.com: birth year 1997.

With kind regards — Mar(c). 16:21, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

All birth records that are available should be on the site for England. Not sure about baptism records, probably not. For exact dates of birth usually you have to order a copy of the birth certicate (and pay extra). Cattivi (talk) 18:05, 27 February 2019 (UTC)