Researching Ben Sexton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2581 people with the Sexton surname? In that year Sexton was ranked number 1521 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ben means "Son" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Ben Sexton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ben Sexton and the Sexton Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 3897 people with the Sexton surname in the UK? Sexton is now ranked number 1470 for popularity in the UK. |
Sexton Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 51650 people with the Sexton surname in the USA? Sexton is ranked number 140 for popularity in the USA. |
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Ben Sexton
Benjamin David Sexton (born 29 October 1972 in Papua New Guinea) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray and Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s.
Born in Papua New Guinea, Sexton played his early football in the Bendigo Football League where he took the field for Sandhurst. Footscray picked him up with the 86th pick of the 1988 VFL draft and he kicked five goals and three behinds on his league debut, against the Brisbane Bears at Western Oval. He kicked another three goals the following round but was dropped four weeks later after struggling for form. The 1992 AFL season was spent mostly as a defender but he could never establish his place in the Footscray team, although he put in the occasional good performance when pushed forward such as a haul of six goals and four behinds in a win over North Melbourne at the MCG in 1993.
Sexton joined his brother Michael at Carlton in 1996, having been traded for inconsistent forward James Cook. Carlton had won the premiership the previous year and Sexton was only able to break into the side on four occasions. Sexton decided to retire from the AFL mid contract and return to the country to play for his former Bendigo Football League club Sandhurst. Sexton was an important member of the club's 2004 premiership team.
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