Herschel married his cousin Margaret Brodie Stewart (1810–1884) on 3 March 1829 in Edinburgh, and was father of the following children:
Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel (31 March 1830 – 29 January 1909), who married the soldier and politician Alexander Hamilton-Gordon
Isabella Herschel (5 June 1831 – 1893)
Sir William James Herschel, 2nd Bt. (
9 January 1833 – 1917),
Margaret Louisa Herschel (1834–1861), an accomplished artist
Prof. Alexander Stewart Herschel (1836–1907), FRS, FRAS
Col.
John Herschel FRS, FRAS, (1837–1921) surveyor
Maria Sophia Herschel (1839–1929)
Amelia Herschel (1841–1926) married Sir Thomas Francis Wade, diplomat and sinologist
Julia Herschel (1842–1933) married on 4 June 1878 to Captain (later Admiral) John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear
Matilda Rose Herschel (1844–1914), a gifted artist, married William Waterfield (Indian Civil Service)
Francisca Herschel (1846–1932)
Constance Anne Herschel (1855–20 June 1939)
Herschel married his cousin Margaret Brodie Stewart (1810–1884) on 3 March 1829 in Edinburgh, and was father of the following children:
Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel (31 March 1830 – 29 January 1909), who married the soldier and politician Alexander Hamilton-Gordon
Isabella Herschel (5 June 1831 – 1893)
Sir William James Herschel, 2nd Bt. (9 January 1833 – 1917),
Margaret Louisa Herschel (1834–1861), an accomplished artist
Prof. Alexander Stewart Herschel (1836–1907), FRS, FRAS
Col. John Herschel FRS, FRAS, (1837–1921) surveyor
Maria Sophia Herschel (1839–1929)
Amelia Herschel (1841–1926) married Sir Thomas Francis Wade, diplomat and sinologist
Julia Herschel (1842–1933) married on 4 June 1878 to Captain (later Admiral) John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear
Matilda Rose Herschel (1844–1914), a gifted artist, married William Waterfield (Indian Civil Service)
Francisca Herschel (1846–1932)
Constance Anne Herschel (1855–20 June 1939)
John Herschel