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- ↑ Hansen, Linda. "Distribution & Frequency of the Gomery and Gum(m)ery Surnames in the 1881Census". gomery.one-name.net. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ↑ Hansen, Linda. "Charles Alphonse Gumery; Adolphe Ernest Gumery - French Artist and Sculptor". gomery.one-name.net. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ↑ Hansen, Linda. "Charles Alphonse Gumery; Adolphe Ernest Gumery - French Artist and Sculptor". gomery.one-name.net. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ↑ Hansen, Linda. "George Gumery - Mess Steward on board R.M.S. Titanic". gomery.one-name.net. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
