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Life Summary

Name Kikatapula (c. 1800–1832)
Alternative Names
  • Black Tom
  • Black Tom Birch
  • Birch's Tom
  • Kickerterpoller
  • Kikatamana
Born

c. 1800
Tasmania, Australia

Died

1832 (aged ~ 32)
Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

Cause of Death

dysentery

* Dates are approximate