ˌɔn nˈaɪn ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, hiː mˈæɹid hɪz kˈʌzən, lˈeɪdi mɚɹˈiːə pˈɑːnsɑːnbi, ɐ dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv dʒˈɑːn pˈɑːnsɑːnbi, fˈoːɹθ ˈɜːl ʌv bˈɛsbəɹˌoʊ, ænd ðeɪ hæd tˈɛn tʃˈɪldɹən:
On 9 August 1838, he married his cousin, Lady Maria Ponsonby, a daughter of John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, and they had 10 children: