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- 1 2 The visitation of the county of Gloucester, taken in the year 1623. Vol. 21. Harleian Society. 1885. p. 86.
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- ↑ Higford, William (1658). Institutions: Or, Advice to His Grandson. p. 46.
- ↑ Higford 1658, p. 31.
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- ↑ "VCH Gloucestershire 6:Alderton with Dixton" . Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ↑ Higford 1658, pp. 89–90.