Marriage and Issue
He married Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck on 16 July 1881 in Petersham, Surrey. The couple had ten children, of whom they were very fond. The Earl would part his moustache in a theatrical but courteous gesture before kissing them:
| Name | Birth | Death | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hon Violet Hyacinth Bowes-Lyon | 17 April 1882 | 17 October 1893 | 11 years | She died from diphtheria and was buried at Ham church. She was never styled 'Lady' because she died before her father succeeded to the Earldom. |
| The Lady Mary Frances Bowes-Lyon | 30 August 1883 | 8 February 1961 | 77 years | She married Sidney Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone; in 1910, and had issue. |
| Patrick Bowes-Lyon, Lord Glamis (later 15th and 2nd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne) |
22 September 1884 | 25 May 1949 | 64 years | He married Lady Dorothy Osborne (daughter of George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds) in 1908, and had issue. |
| Lieutenant The Hon. John Bowes-Lyon | 1 April 1886 | 7 February 1930 | 43 years | Known as Jock, he married The Hon. Fenella Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis (daughter of Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton) in 1914, and had issue. |
| The Hon. Alexander Francis Bowes-Lyon | 14 April 1887 | 19 October 1911 | 24 years | Known as Alec, he died unmarried in his sleep of a tumour at the base of the cerebrum. |
| Captain The Hon. Fergus Bowes-Lyon | 18 April 1889 | 26 September 1915 | 26 years | He married Lady Christian Dawson-Damer (daughter of Lionel Dawson-Damer, 5th Earl of Portarlington) in 1914, and had issue. |
| The Lady Rose Constance Bowes-Lyon | 6 May 1890 | 17 November 1967 | 77 years | She married William Leveson-Gower, 4th Earl Granville in 1916, and had issue |
| Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon. Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes-Lyon | 1 October 1893 | 1 May 1953 | 59 years | Known as Mickie, he was a Prisoner of War during World War I. He married Elizabeth Cator in 1928. She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 3 May 1923. They had issue, including Michael Bowes-Lyon, 17th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. He died of asthma and heart failure in Bedfordshire. |
| The Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | 4 August 1900 | 30 March 2002 | 101 years | In 1923, she married The Prince Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI, and had issue. In later life, she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. |
| The Hon. Sir David Bowes-Lyon | 2 May 1902 | 13 September 1961 | 59 years | He married Rachel Clay in 1929, and had issue. |
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