Thomas Tuckerton

In the novel The Pale Horse, Thomas Tuckerton was the deceased father of Thomasina. Thomas's wife had died some years ago. Then five years before the events in the book, he met and married the present Mrs Tuckerton who became Thomasina's stepmother. She was a woman much younger than him and a former bridge hostess whom he had met at a seaside hotel. When Thomas died, the terms of his will left a sum in trust with the income to go to his second wife for her lifetime. The residue of his estate, a large sum, would go to Thomasina when she turns twenty one or whem she marriers.

Thomas Tucketon's address is Carrington Park, Amberley, Surrey.