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- 1 2 Anderson, William (1877). The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland. A. Fullarton & Company. pp. 148-150. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ↑ Fraser, William (1881). The red book of Menteith [memoirs of the earls of Menteith, followed by correspondence and charters]. Edinburgh: David Douglas.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Nicolas, Harris (1842). History of the Earldoms of Strathern, Monteith, and Airth. London: Pickering. p. Appendix,x. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ↑ The Scottish Antiquary, Or, Northern Notes & Queries. T. and A. Constable. 1903.
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