When newly married Elizabeth arrived with Rose at her new home in Greenwich, Thomas was waiting outside her new house.
However, his wife Lady Marjorie Bellamy became furious when she learned of this, as it was no longer acceptable to have Sarah living on the premises, as her son James Bellamy was returning from Army service in India; Sarah had become pregnant by James who was then exiled for a period.
Sarah gave birth at an aunt's house in the East End to a girl, who died at about an hour old.
They began by trying at the garage business, but when this failed they tried many different schemes to make money, and even had servants of their own for a short time after Thomas won on a gamble.
Thomas and Sarah were later forced back into service in the employ of Richard de Brassey, an eccentric man.