 That same year, he married a Frenchwoman, Jeanne Thérèse Duvivier (1892–1971), in Staines.They had two sons, John and Peter

After the First World War, he joined Gestetner as Chief Research Chemist, where he remained till 1957 when he retired.During this period he published 30 papers on rheology and patents on duplicating as well as a book.