	He first married Evelyn Francis Graham in Sydney on 1 June 1926 and they had one child, a son. They divorced in 1948. On 18 May 1948 he married Henrietta Merenia Meteherangi Manawatu in 1948. Manawatu was of Ngāi Tahu and Rangitāne descent. They had two daughters and a son; one of the daughters was Irihapeti Ramsden, a leader in the field of Maori health. Their eldest daughter was adopted by Te Puea Herangi until her death in 1952. They divorced in June 1953.