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- 1 2 General Register Office: 1951 Census Returns. The National Archives. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ World War II: 'Wartime Domesday' book showing life in 1939 to be made publicly available online. The Independent , 1 November 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
