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References
- 1 2 Reaney, Percy Hilde (1995), Wilson, Richard Middlewood (ed.), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 299, ISBN 0-19-8631464 .
- 1 2 3 Marley Family History, Ancestry.com , retrieved 6 May 2012. This webpage cites Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 .
- ↑ MacLysaght, Edward (1964), A guide to Irish surnames (2nd ed.), Genealogical Book Company, p. 147.
- ↑ MacLysaght, Edward (1964), Supplement to Irish families, Genealogical Book Company, p. 109.
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