 They were the parents of Balchen West and hence grandparents of Sir Edward West, first Chief Justice of Bombay.One son was John West (Royal Navy officer)  Another son, Martin West was Recorder of Lynn, who married Lady Maria Walpole, (daughter of Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford), by whom he had a son, Algernon West.In 1756, West, now a rear-admiral, was appointed second-in-command to Admiral Byng to lead a hastily assembled squadron to the relief of Menorca.