Marriages
Lady Sarah refused a proposal of marriage from James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll before she married Charles Bunbury, eldest son of Reverend Sir William Bunbury, 5th Baronet, on 2 June 1762 at Holland House Chapel, Kensington, London. Her new husband, who was known to love horse racing and thought to be a great fop, succeeded his father as sixth Baronet in 1763. Within a short time, their marriage was on the rocks, and Sarah's conduct (including adultery and gambling) earned her a bad reputation. She left her husband in February 1769, after the birth of her daughter Louisa Bunbury, and eloped with her cousin and Louisa's biological father Lord William Gordon, the second son of the Duke of Gordon. Bunbury's divorce on the grounds of adultery was finally granted by Parliament on 14 May 1776. Eventually she found happiness with an impoverished army officer, The Hon. George Napier. They were married on 27 August 1781, and had eight children:
- 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)
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