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The Haggard family is an English family [1] associated with Bradenham Hall in Norfolk that was involved in several areas of public life. Members include:

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References

  1. Burke, B. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, 14th ed. (1925). Haggard of Bradenham, pp. 804-806.