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- ↑ Joseph Foster, Members of Parliament, Scotland (1882) p. 168.
- ↑ Genealogical Collections Concerning Families In Scotland Made By Walter Macfarlane 1750-1751 Edited From The Original Manuscripts In The Advocates’ Library By James Toshach Clark, Keeper Of The Library, Edinburgh. Printed At The University Press By T. & A. Constable For The Scottish History Society. Vol. 1. Edinburgh. 1900.