Thomas Garth

Thomas Garth

Possibly the illegitimate son of General Thomas Garth (1744-1829) and Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom, a daughter of King George III. He was adopted first by Samuel Sharland, a tailor at Weymouth and later by General Garth himself, making him his heir.

Born: Weymouth, Dorset 5. Aug 1800

Baptised: St Mary, Melcombe Regis, Dorset 14. Aug 1800

Married: St Luke, Chelsea 10. Jun 1852 Jessie Evreline Kennedy (d. 1897), daughter of John James Kennedy, surgeon

Illegitimate daughter by Lady Astley, née Georgiana Dashwood (1796-1835):

Died: Hans Place, London 19. Nov 1875 from "Softning of Brain"

Buried: Bromton Cemetery

   

  

Anthony Camp ”Royal Mistresses and Bastards. Fact and Fiction 1714-1936”, London 2007