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William Beale

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Hi, I looked at William Beale (disambiguation) and I suspect that:

Both died on 1st October 1651, so I think they are the same person...
Any thoughts? GrahamHardy (talk) 19:52, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

They held the same offices during the same dates, so you are correct. --Amble (talk) 20:39, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's a bit awkward, as the first article has by far the most detail, but "college head" is a lousy disambiguation. Clarityfiend (talk) 09:51, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Is there a well-oiled process for merging two articles together? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots12:58, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]