Family
Romilly married Anne Garbett, daughter of Francis Garbett, of Knill Court, Herefordshire, in 1798. They had two sons, Sir John Romilly, a distinguished lawyer and politician who was ennobled as Baron Romilly in 1866, and Frederick Romilly, a politician. On 29 October 1818 Lady Romilly died in the Isle of Wight. The shock was dreadful to Romilly. In his agony he fell into a delirium, and in a moment, when unwatched, he sprang from his bed, cut his throat, and expired in a few minutes. The event took place at his house in Russell Square, London, on 2 November 1818.
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