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References
- ↑ Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 450. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0 . Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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