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- ↑ "GASCOIGNE, Joseph (d.1728), of Chiswick, Mdx. and Weybridge, Surr". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918