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Thomas William TITTERTON (1845-1881)

Name: Thomas William TITTERTON
Sex: Male
Father: William TITTERTON (1804-1870)
Mother: Elizabeth PARKIN (1815-1894)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth 1 Jun 1845
Death 18 Oct 1881 (age 36) Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa

Individual Note

Went to New Zealand 7 April 1864. When did he come back?

 

He is said to have been killed on the PE race course. Was a steward of the race course. Whil e riding up to the start at a race meeting a woman suddenly opened an umbrella and his hors e bolted and threw him. He fell and broke his neck. His family are said to have refused to e ver go to a race meeting again.

 

Margaret Harradine's book says "His son Thomas William continued to farm there (Kragga Kamma ) most successfully but was killed in October 1881 at the age of 36 when after starting a rac e at Fairview, a horse canoned into him. " Is this the same accident?