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Verity was the wife of Sydney and the mother of John Smith. They raised John on Broadmarsh Street in Radford Parade in the district of Nottingham. (TV: Human Nature) After she and her husband died the family maid, Martha Jones continued to serve John. (TV: The Family of Blood)
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John's parent's names Verity and Sydney were a tribute and reference to Verity Lambert and Sydney Newman, both essential to the making of Doctor Who.