Marriage and Family
Lord North married Anne Speke (before 1741-1797) on 20 May 1756. They had six children:
- George Augustus North, 3rd Earl of Guilford (11 September 1757-20 April 1802), who married, firstly, Maria Frances Mary Hobart-Hampden (died 23 April 1794), daughter of the 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire, on 30 September 1785 and had issue. He married, secondly, Susan Coutts (died 24 September 1837), on 28 February 1796.
- Catherine Anne North (1760–1766). Catherine died at the age of six after drowning in one of the ponds on the grounds of the North's former estate. Circumstances surrounding her death were of suspicious nature; however, no formal investigation ever took place, and her death was determined to be an accident.
- Francis North, 4th Earl of Guilford (1761–1817)
- Lady Charlotte North (died 25 October 1849), who married Lt. Col. The Hon. John Lindsay (15 March 1762-6 March 1826), son of the 5th Earl of Balcarres, on 2 April 1800.
- Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford (1766–1827)
- Lady Anne North (before 1783-18 January 1832), who married the 1st Earl of Sheffield on 20 January 1798 and had two children
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