Genealogy – Local Resources
I have collected a considerable amount of local source material which may be useful to anyone engaged in genealogical research. The following records
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Family History
Clock Restoration, St George’s Church Ticknall
The clock was made by John Whitehurst Senior (1766-1834) of Derby – a notable clockmaker – in 1813. Our clock is a particularly rare
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Delilah (Dellie) Boswell
Delilah (known as Dellie) Boswell was born in Wheldon, Northants, in 1800, a member of the well-known Boswell gypsy family. The family were
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The Melbourne Dexters
William Dexter was born in 1818 in Melbourne, Derbyshire, to parents William Bull Dexter of Shepshed and Jane Smedley of Melbourne. William and
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John and Rosemary at the National Arboretum
The 2016 Annual General Meeting of the Neptune Association was held at the National Arboretum at Alrewas. Captain Craig Mearns from the Clyde
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Dexters, ducks and a drowning!
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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From Toronto to Ticknall for Janes ancestry
Canadians Jane Roberts and husband Malcolm are in Ticknall exploring the places where Janes ancestors lived and worked in the days when beer,
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Dexters Next Door?
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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The Family Dexter
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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Sgt John Smith VC
John Smith, the son of a shoemaker, was born in Ticknall in 1814, and lived in a cottage between 57 and 69 Ashby
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