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Thomas William Titterton
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Born 01/06/1845
Died 18/10/1881 at Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
Father: William Titterton
Mother: Elizabeth Parkin
Married Frances H Dawson


Notes: 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 th e race course. While riding up to the start at a race meeting a woman sud denly opened an umbrella and his horse bolted and threw him. He fell an d broke his neck. His family are said to have refused to ever go to a ra ce meeting again. Margaret Harradine's book says "His son Thomas William continued to far m there (Kragga Kamma) most successfully but was killed in October 1881 a t the age of 36 when after starting a race at Fairview, a horse canoned i nto him. " Is this the same accident?