 In 1537 or 1538, Backhouse married Anne Richards (daughter of a Brian Richards).Their first child, Samuel, died young; their second, John, was born on 6 November 1640 and was healthier than his sibling, but did not outlive his father; their third, Flower lived on to become Backhouse's sole heir, and the last of his line.Flower and John were tutored by bishop William Lloyd, who lived to become a family friend and consecrated one of Flower's weddings.