Talk:Thomas Henry Blythe
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editThe following was removed from the main article because it is not written or sourced in a proper manner. It may be added back later, if a complete and reliable source is identified. I could not find a reference to Blythe in the one source mentioned (05 May 1899 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE). OvertAnalyzer (talk) 15:50, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
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editPARENTAGE of Thomas Henry FATHER: Dr. Charles Averill (his father was (Isaac Averill) MOTHER: Mary Savage (her father was James Savage)
Charles Averill and Mary Savage were never married. She was disowned by her family and a formal declaration was recorded in the family bible. Shortly after becoming pregnant, Charles left for London to study medicine. Shortly thereafter, Charles sent for pregnant Mary. It is reported that Thomas Henry was born in or around London.
After finishing his studies of medicine, Dr. Charles Averill took Mary and Thomas Henry with him to Chettingham. A few miles from their residence lived the family of Thomas Williams who had once been a gameskeeper for Charles' father. The family of Thomas Williams was given the care of the young Thomas Henry. After his father, Dr. Charles Averill was killed from being thrown from a horse, Mary returned to collect her son from the Williams family. Mary became a housekeeper for a man named Priestly in Halifax. Priestly had a coachman names James Blythe. Blythe and the young housekeeper, Mary, married and Blythe adopted the boy giving him the name Thomas Henry Blythe.
SOURCE: 05 May 1899 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE