Thomas (Tom) Clayton

• Birth Notes
  • NSW Birth Cert no. 9246/1882 states that Thomas CLAYTON was born in 1882 to James and Alice CLAYTON in the district of St Leonards, NSW.

• Death Notes
  • Died at Parramatta Hospital, on the Thursday, where he had been following a horse racing accident at Rosehill on the previous Saturday, i.e. 20th March, 1909.
    
    NSW Death Cert No. 2904/1909 states that Thomas CLAYTON died in 1909 in the Parramatta district. his parents were James and Alice CLAYTON.
    
    The Sydney Morning Herald - Friday 26 March 1909 - FUNERALS...
    "CLAYTON.-The Friends of the late THOMAS CLAYTON are kindly invited to attend his Funeral; to   leave his late residence, Botany-street, Randwick, THIS DAY, FRIDAY, at 3.15 p.m., for Waverley Cemetery.
    CHARLES KINSELA, Funeral Director, Belmore-road, Randwick. Tele., 175 Randwick.
    
    CLAYTON.-The Friends of Mrs. NELLIE CLAYTON are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of her beloved HUSBAND, Thomas Clayton; to leave his late residence, Botany-street, Randwick, THIS DAY, FRIDAY, at 3.15 p.m., for Waverley Cemetery.
    CHARLIES KINSELA, 116 Oxford-street, city.
    
    CLAYTON.-The Friends of Mr. JAMES CLAYTON, senr., and FAMILY are kindly invited to attend   the Funeral of his beloved SON and their BROTHER, Thomas Clayton; to leave Botany-street, Randwick, THIS DAY, FRIDAY, at 3.15 p.m., for Waverley Cemetery.
    CHARLES KINSELA, Tea Gardens, Bondi Junc.
    
    CLAYTON.-The Friends of Messrs. JAMES, GEORGE,
    SYDNEY, and WILLIAM CLAYTON are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved BROTHER, Thomas Clayton: to leave Botany-street, Randwick, THIS DAY, FRIDAY, at 3.15 p.m., for Waverley Cemetery.
    CHARLES KINSELA, Rockdale, opp. station.
    
    CLAYTON.-The Friends of Mr. and Mrs. JAMES CLAYTON, Jun., are respectfully invited to at-   tend the Funeral of their beloved BROHER, Thomas; to move from his late residence, Botany-street, Randwick, THIS DAY, at 3 o'clock, for Waverley Cemetery.
    
    CLAYTON.-The Friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. FROST are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of their late beloved BROTHER, Thomas; to leave his late residence, Botany-street, Randwick, for Waverley Cemetery, THIS AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clock.
    
    CLAYTON.-The Friends of Misses ADELAIDE, SARAH, ELSIE, and JULIA CLAYTON are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of their dearly loved BROTHER, Thomas; to leave his late residence, Botany-street, Randwick, for Waverley Cemetery, THIS AFTERNOON, at 3 o'clock.
    
    CLAYTON.-The Friends of Mrs. JANE CLAYTON are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of her late dearly beloved GRANDSON, Thomas Clayton; to leave his late residence, Greenwick, Botany-street,
    Randwick, THIS AFTERNOON, at 3 p.m., for Waverley Cemetery.
    
    CLAYTON.-The Friends of Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH CLAYTON, Mr. THOMAS CLAYTON, Mr. and Mrs. GEO. CLAYTON. Mr. and Mrs. ALFRED CLAYTON, Mr. and Mrs. PRIESTLY are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of their late dearly beloved   NEPHEW, Thomas Clayton; to leave his late residence. Greenwick, Botany-street, Randwick, THIS AFTERNOON, at 3 p.m., for Waverley Cemetery."
    
    SMH - Monday 25 March 1918 - In Memoriam...
    "CLAYTON. - In sad but loving memory of my dear brother, Thomas Clayton, who died from injuries accidentally received nt Rosehill Racecourse, March 24, 1909. aged 27 years.
    'Tis sweet to know we'll meet again 
    Where partings are no more.
    And that the one we loved so dear
    Has onlv gone before.
    Inserted by his loving brother and sister-in-law, Sid and Elsie, also little Tom and Sid Clayton."

• General Notes
  • Born at St Leonards Sydney NSW - 1882
    Tom Clayton was killed when 12 horses fell during the running of the trial stakes up at Rosehill in 1909, riding 'All Blue'.

Details of Tom's family with Nellie Worrall