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- ↑ ""England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910," database, FamilySearch citing Burial, Up Marden, Sussex, England, 00424, West Sussex County Record Office, Chichester Thomas Peckham Phipps, 09 Jun 1820". FamilySearch . Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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