He married Esther Ann Byrnes. Their children were Esther Mary (1887-), born in Fremantle as a Roman Catholic, William Joseph (1889-), was baptized as Roman Catholic in Toodyay, Ellen Teresa (1896-1896), born in Bunbury and died in York and James Hubert Joseph (1897-), born as Roman Catholic in York. In Bunbury in 1895 and York in 1896 as Inspector.