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- Extracts from the book "Men that have past"
Mr Todhunter died in 1834, and his business devolved to his eldest son, Mr Thomas Todhunter Junior, who did not fight the battle of the world so sucessfully as his father. We remember Mr Thomas Todhunter junior with feelings of affectionate regard. He was a worm hearted, large hearted young man, unhapply cursed by a belief in the popular proverb " Needs must when the devil drives", and when the flood came he drifted anyhow, anywhere with the tide. Poor Tom was richley gifted by nature; he had a minutely retentive memory, a wonderously correct application of character, and a keen perception of the ludicrous, which made him what we have said of somebody else, but may be pardoned for the repitition, " A fellow of infinet jest and exellent fancy" He was well read in history and could quote remote dates with accuracy, taking into account the diversity of events to which they referred.
Census Listings:
1841 Prospect Place, Darlington, Co Durham. age 25, Fruit Merchant. (L 146)
1851 North Gate, Darlington, Co Durham. Lodger age 35, Traveller to a publisher. (no copy)
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1815 - 1857 (42 years)
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