His father maintained extended holdings in the West Indies, and made a fortune from colonial goods.
After his father died, being the youngest of the children in the family, he left England in the 1840s, setting out on his many travels.
He went on travelling in Sweden, notably spending time at the manse of Johan Börjesson, preparing his subsequent travelogue.
[1][2] In 1863, Marryat's daughter Ida married the Swedish Count Gustaf Fredrik Bonde [sv], after which Horace Marryat and his wife would spend their summers at Hörningsholm Castle in Södermanland.
One of his elder brothers was the renowned novelist, Frederick Marryat.