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References
- ↑ Hasted, Edward (1797). "'Parishes: Southfleet', in The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent". Canterbury. pp. 421–440. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ↑ Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families (2 ed.). p. 14.
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