[1] Scourfield was educated at New College, Oxford, and on 27 October 1804 he married Maria Goate, daughter of Lt.
[1] Despite his father having moved the family from New Moat in Pembrokeshire to Robeston Hall near Milford Haven, purchased from the pioneer industrialist Thomas Kymer, Scourfield returned to New Moat on his father's death in 1805 and proceed to rebuild the old estate, The Mote.
[1] Kensington, who had sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Haverfordwest with Milford's support, was obliged to lose the seat at the coming election.
Although William Holmes wrote to Robert Peel in 1823, stating that Scourfield held the seat in opposition to Milford's interest, it was truer that Scourfield was an independent Parliamentarian, with a greater desire to serve his constituents than be involved in political machinations.
On 28 December 1837 Scourfield married for a second time, to Louisa Sarah, daughter of Richard Bowen of Manorowen.