He married Frances Coghlan, daughter of the Rev Henry Coghlan and had seven children. All three of his sons followed him into the Church: none reached the rank of bishop, but Edward was Archdeacon of Ross.
Another clerical connection was his son-in-law John Leslie, first Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh, who married Thomas's daughter Isabella. Of the numerous children of John and Isabella, Charles was appointed to the same see as his father, but died a few months later.
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