[2] He leased the family estate Raynham Hall, before traveling to America to find a rich wife.

"[3] After he returned to England, he was introduced to Thomas Sutherst, a barrister who agreed to pay off his debts if he married his daughter.

Lord Townshend agreed and on 9 August 1905, he married Gwladys Ethel Gwendolen Eugénie Sutherst.

However, "a court found him incapable of managing his own financial affairs, but sane enough to remain at liberty, under the care of his wife.

[3] Before his death in 1921, they were the parents of: Lord Townshend died in November 1921, aged 55, and was succeeded in his titles by his five-year-old son George.