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- ↑ "HAYDOCK, Christopher (by 1499-1566 or later), of Preston, Lancs. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
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- ↑ "William and Lucy Atherton and their descendants".
- ↑ "HORROCKS, Samuel (1766-1842), of Lark Hill House, Preston, Lancs. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ↑ "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36609. London. 11 November 1901. p. 7.
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- ↑ "Labour Mayor for Preston", Manchester Guardian , 29 September 1934
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