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in 1775. Soon after this performance, his parents separated, and
Charles changed his surname to Pitt. David Garrick was Thomas's godfather and he looked after the family when the elder Charles Dibdin abandoned this family too. Harriet entrusted the upbringing of her children to her uncle, Cecil Pitt,
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