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Containing all you ever wanted to know (and perhaps more) about the Thacker family of Leicestershire, England.

  The Thacker line (5 generations)

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       Mary H Bates miniature
Now included in her gallery of portraits, 1904 to 1949.

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Who was James Newton?
Research reveals some unexpected answers - and more questions.

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      Thacker's "Famous" White Shino
One of the John Thacker Ltd range of shoe finishing products in 1919.

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