Sharon,
c. 1007 and 1009 overlap so i'd be inclined to merge as c.1009 if no sources are quoted.
Likewise Dunbar is a village(?) in East Lothian (county?) so the two locations are compatible. I'd list as "East Lothian, Scotland" and put a note in About Me explaining a possible Dunbar connection (again assuming there are no sources quoted).
Thanks so much for engaging on these - Alex Moes.
What I'm doing is logging the alternatives when I don't have the time to check them at the moment - so that I, or someone like you, can go back when we have the time, and the alternative data won't have been lost.
In each case - and especially the MPs - I choose the more likely - but sometimes MPs are just the best possible profile at the time; so it is possible for better data to arise.
Keeping a record of possible alternatives, so that the next serious researcher (or the manager ) on the profile doesn't work in a vacuum - seems to me to be useful.
I'm going to put this message on the other Alt Data discussions you added to as well; just as a way of explaining and encouraging others to jump in and do exactly what you just did for us on these. Thank you.
USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP A LOG ON THIS DISCUSSION OF ANY DATA LEFT OVER FROM DATA CONFLICTS, IF THEY WANT TO FLAG IT FOR FURTHER RESEARCH BEFORE ELIMINATING IT.