As the son of the 1st Marquess of Stafford, he was well-placed to interpret and police the family's interests.

Paget was the fourth son of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey.

Lord Michael Pratt was a younger son of the fifth Marquess.

William was a younger son of the Marquess of Douglas.

Cecilia had almost married the son and heir of the 1st Marquess of Donegall in 1790.

Lord Evelyn Stuart, second son of the first Marquess, was a soldier and politician.

Lord William Paget, second son of the first Marquess, was a naval commander and politician.

He was an illegitimate son of the 1st Marquess of Waterford.

From 1774 he kept a school, and gained a reputation as a teacher, among his pupils being the sons of the Marquess of Waterford.

Lord George Beresford, younger son of the first Marquess, was a politician.