 He married, first, about 1866, a French lady, Madame Marie de Lavalatte (died 14 December 1881); secondly, on 14 January 1883, Amelia, daughter of John Berry of Albury, New South Wales, who, with three sons and two daughters, survived him.The British government granted Lady Thurston a civil list pension in consideration of her husband's services, and the government of Fiji a pension of 50l.to each of the five children during minority.