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- ↑ George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage 1900
- 1 2 Magna Britannia, Derbyshire Parish of Kniveton. Vol 5 (1817) pp. 192–202 from British History Online
- ↑ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England (1844) pp. 201–202 (Google Books)
- ↑ Magna Britannia, Derbyshire Parish of Muggington. Vol 5 (1817) pp202-217 from British History Online
- ↑ "Wolley Manuscripts (Derbyshire) The Andrews Pages". Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.