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- ↑ British Census 1881 RG11 2187/104 p20
- ↑ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Wingfield Sculls Record of Races
- ↑ New York Times September 6, 1913
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