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- ↑ Longden, Henry Isham (1940). Northamptonshire and Rutland Clergy from 1500, Volume VII. Northampton. pp. 239–241.
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- ↑ Howcutt, Francis (1 September 1985). "Brixworth - An 18th Century Parish Register Analysis". Genealogists' Magazine. 21 (11). London: Society of Genealogists: 398–399. ISSN 0016-6391.
- ↑ Longden, Henry Isham (1940). Northamptonshire and Rutland Clergy from 1500, Volume VII. Northampton. pp. 239–241.
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