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- 1 2 3 George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 1
- 1 2 3 "Gerrard, Sir Thomas, 2nd Bt. (c.1584-1630), of Bryn, Lancs., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ↑ Browne Willis Notitia Parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp186-239