 In 1850 he began to serve Antonia Berrosteguieta, a widow from Vitoria who was looking for a servant with experience in farming and field management, and shortly after they got married.Berrosteguieta was nicknamed "La Zurrumbona" after her first husband, known as "Zurrumbón", a nickname that Garayo would inherit.The couple had five children, three of whom (Cándido, Josefa and Tomás) survived.