He married Fanny Adams, cousin and adopted daughter of a local clergyman, in 1855, and they had five children, one of whom was born too prematurely to survive and two of whom died in infancy.
Han giftede sig med Fanny Adams, en lokal præsts adopterede datter, i 1855, og de fik fem børn, hvoraf en var født for tidligt til at kunne overleve og to døde som spæde.