Ryder married his first cousin, Lady Georgiana Augusta, daughter of
Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, in 1825.[1] They had seven daughters and six sons.[2] Their eldest son, Dudley Henry Ryder, was an ancestor of the 20th-century sailor and politician
Robert Ryder. Their second son,
Granville Ryder, was a politician. A younger son, Henry Stuart Ryder, was a junior officer in the Rifle Brigade and was killed at the
Battle of the Great Redan in 1855.[3]
Lady Georgiana Ryder died in March 1865. Ryder survived her by fourteen years and died in November 1879, at age 79.
Family
The Hon. Granville Dudley Ryder married Lady Georgiana Augusta Somerset, daughter of
Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort, on 30 May 1825 and had 13 children.
Georgiana Susan Ryder, b. 10 June 1826, d. 27 June 1826
Martha Ellen James, b. 1856, d. 14 January 1936, married
Andrew Spens of Craigsanquhar, son of Major-General Andrew Spens
Dudley Henry Ryder, b. 7 February 1830, d. 8 September 1911, married Georgiana Emily Calcroft, daughter of John Hales Calcraft on 1 December 1857, they had nine children
Katherine Susan Ryder, d. 24 March 1922
Evelyn Georgiana Ryder, d. 1940
Caroline Katharine Ryder, d. 14 February 1933, married Robert Armitage
Cyril John Ryder, b. 8 July 1863, d. 28 December 1907, married Lady Isobel Hamilton, daughter of Captain Charles Hamilton, sister of
Alfred Douglas-Hamilton, 13th Duke of Hamilton, had issue
William Henry Dudley Ryder, b. 7 January 1865, d. 24 February 1933, married, firstly, Catherine Sutton, daughter of Reverend Augustus Sutton, married, secondly, Florence Campbell, daughter of Captain Frederick Campbell, son of
Maj.-Gen. Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Bt., had issue by both wives
Charles Edward Henry Ryder, b. 17 September 1868, d. 6 October 1900
Cosmo Alan Cuthbert Ryder, b. 29 August 1870, d. 20 May 1917
Rev. John Claud Dudley Ryder, b. 24 September 1873, d. 1 June 1900
Granville Ryder, b. 22 September 1833, d. 3 August 1901, married Sybilla Sophia Grant, daughter of
Sir Robert Grant on 19 March 1864, died without issue.
Charlotte Mary Ryder, b. 8 October 1831
Granville Richard Ryder, b. 22 September 1833
Henry Stuart Ryder, b. 10 February 1835, d. 8 September 1855, died in action and unmarried.
Francis Edward Ryder, b. 24 October 1836
Georgiana Henrietta Frederica Ryder, b. 24 August 1841 (twin)