Family
Henslow married Harriet Jenyns (1797–1857), daughter of George Leonard Jenyns and sister of Leonard Jenyns on 16 December 1823. Their eldest daughter Frances Harriet married Joseph Dalton Hooker. Their sons included George Henslow (1835–1925), who became the Royal Horticultural Society’s Professor of Botany.
The standard author abbreviation Hensl. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.Read more about this topic: John Stevens Henslow
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