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- 1 2 3 'Obituary', The Times , 15 May 1951, page 8
- ↑ "RG 11 - 1881 Census Returns - HAMPSHIRE - Registration District 106.ALTON". National Archives.
- ↑ "RG 12 - General Register Office: 1891 Census Returns - Subseries within RG 12 - KENT - Subsubseries within RG 12 - Registration District 62.THANET". National Archives.
- ↑ "RG 14 - General Register Office: 1911 Census Schedules - Subseries within RG 14 - London - Subsubseries within RG 14 - St Pancras - Part 29". National Archives.
- ↑ 'The London Sewer Accident - Resumed Inquest and Verdict', The Times, 8 April 1913, page 4
- 1 2 'New Chief of London Fire Brigade', The Times, 2 June 1919, page 18
- ↑ The Times, 5 June 1919, page 14
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