lˈɔːɹd sˈiːfiːld lˈɪvd ɪn ˈɔːklənd bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz mˈæɹɪdʒ tə mˈɛɹi ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ nˈiːnə tˈaʊnɛnd, ðɪ ˈɛldɪst dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv dˈɑːktɚ dʒˈoʊsəf hˈɛnɹi tˈaʊnɛnd, ʌv kɹˈɪsttʃɜːtʃ, nˈuː zˈiːlənd, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
Lord Seafield lived in Auckland before his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Nina Townend, the eldest daughter of Dr Joseph Henry Townend, of Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1898.