Marriages
On 22 January 1775 he married Elizabeth Pollock, and together they had one daughter, Louisa Mary Napier (died 1776).
On 27 August 1781 he married Lady Sarah Lennox, daughter of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond. He was described at the time as being “impoverished”. Her previous marriage had ended in scandal and divorce; George was Sarah's second husband, Sarah was George's second wife. Together they raised eight children, including three who were to become famed military officers:
- General Sir Charles James Napier GCB (10 August 1782 – 1853)
- Emily Louisa Augusta Napier (1783 – 1863), married Sir Henry Bunbury, 7th Baronet
- Lieutenant-General Sir George Thomas Napier KCB (1784 – 1855)
- Lieutenant-General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier KCB (17 December 1785 – 12 February 1860)
- Richard Napier (1787 – 1868)
- Captain Henry Edward Napier RN (5 March 1789 – 13 October 1853)
- Caroline Napier (1790 - 1810)
- Cecilia Napier (1791 - 1808)
In 1785 he moved his family to Celbridge in County Kildare, Ireland, where George eventually earned a post as Comptroller of Army Accounts. Lady Sarah was the sister of the very wealthy Lady Louisa Conolly and Emily FitzGerald, Duchess of Leinster who lived nearby. During the Irish Rebellion of 1798, in which one of the rebel leaders was his nephew Lord Edward FitzGerald, he is said to have armed his five sons, put his house in a state of defence, and offered an asylum to all who were willing to resist the insurgents.
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