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- ↑ "No. 43373". The London Gazette . 3 July 1964. p. 5723.
- ↑ "No. 43378". The London Gazette . 10 July 1964. p. 5988.
- ↑ Debrett's Peerage. 2000.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets