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Author: Nick Dexter

Family History 

Dexters, ducks and a drowning!

Nick Dexter 20 February 20169 November 2020

It’s surprising what you can find out from the comfort of an armchair. All manner of weird and wonderful stories can be found

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Family History 

Dexters Next Door?

Nick Dexter 3 September 201529 July 2020

Might you still have Dexters in your midst in the lanes of Ticknall? The last Dexters to live in Ticknall (or rather the

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Family History 

The Family Dexter

Nick Dexter 3 September 201523 April 2021

The Dexter family were in Ticknall from at least the early years of the 18th century. This same family is now spread across

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