His success was wonderful, and even the most conservative journals described and commented on him.

He gave concerts, in which he sang in a nasal voice; but his "drawing feat" was embracing the women who visited him.

It is said that in England alone he kissed a million females; he prided himself on his success in this function, although his features were anything but inviting.

After he had received numerous presents and had amassed a large fortune he returned to America in 1864, bringing with him three other dwarfs, the "Sisters Warren" and "Commodore Nutt." He married one of the Warrens, and by her had one child, Minnie, who died some months after birth of cerebral congestion.

In 1883 Tom Thumb and his wife, Lavinia, were still living, but after that they dropped from public view and have since died.
In 1895 the wife of a dwarf named Morris gave birth to twins at Blaenavon, North Wales.