Walkbanke-Childers was the son of Colonel John Walbanke-Childers (died 1812) and Selena née Gideon (born 1772). He was first educated at Eton College, and then graduated from Christ Church, Oxford, in 1834 with a Master of Arts. In 1824, he married Anne Wood, daughter of Sir Francis Wood, 2nd Baronet, and Anne née Buck; they had at least five children:[9]
Charlotte Anne Walbanke-Childers
Leonard John Walbanke-Childers (1826–1837)
Hugh Walbanke-Childers (1827–1828)
Rowland Francis Walbanke-Childers (1830–1855)
Lucy Walbanke-Childers (c. 1836–1870)
After Anne's death in 1863, he remarried in 1866 to his second cousin, Selena Radford, daughter of Edward Radford and Eliza Diana Walbanke-Childers.[9]
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