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- ↑ "The Rt Hon the Lord Kenilworth Authorised Biography - Debrett's People of Today". Debretts.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Randle Siddeley - Randle Siddeley". Randlesiddeley.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ Burke's Peerage. 1999.
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