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- ↑ "ABERCROMBY, George Ralph (1800-1852)". History of Parliament Online.
- ↑ "BRUCE, Robert (1795-1864), of Kennet House, nr. Alloa, Clackmannan". History of Parliament Online.
- ↑ "CLACKMANNAN" . 23 July 1824. Retrieved 22 July 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.