His mother was Nandawula Kabengano of the Nsenene clan, the fifth of his father's six wives.
[1] Some of the great officers of state during his reign included;[2] He is reported to have married seven (7) wives:[1] Kabaka Ndawula is reported to have fathered ten (10) children; eight (8) sons and two (2) daughters: Kabaka Ndawula died of old age around 1734, at the Kasajjakaliwano Palace, at Lubaga.
[3] The head Prince of his lineage bears the title Ssezaalunnyo Walugembe, with his seat at Mawule in Kyaddondo.
[4] "Ndawula himself was a man of peace; he reigned long and had a very large family.
The turbulence of Ndawula's numerous sons broke the tranquil atmosphere he had established in the country."