 Heath married his cousin Elizabeth Petch.Two of their sons, Frederick (1810–1878) and Alfred (1812–1896), were engravers and another, Henry Charles Heath (1829–1898), was a miniature painter who portrayed Queen Victoria and other members of the royal family.Their daughter Fanny Jemima (died 1850) married in 1839 Edward Henry Corbould, son of Henry Corbould.