On 7 April 1877, Lord Ribblesdale married Charlotte Monkton Tennant (1858–1911), daughter of
Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet (1823–1906) and Emma Winsloe (1821–1895), and sister of
Margot Tennant, at The
Savoy Chapel,
London. Lady Ribblesdale died on 2 May 1911. The couple had two sons, who were both killed in military service, and three daughters: • Capt. Hon. Thomas Lister (2 May 1878 – 13 January 1904), who received the
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for service in the
Second Boer War (1899–1902), and was killed in action serving with the
10th Royal Hussars during the
Somaliland campaign of 1903–04. • Hon. Barbara Lister (30 May 1880 – 22 December 1943), who married
Sir Mathew Wilson, 4th Baronet (1875–1958), and had three sons • 2nd Lt. Hon. Charles Alfred Lister (26 October 1887 – 28 August 1915), who died from wounds received at the
Battle of Gallipoli while serving with
Royal Marine Light Infantry during the
First World War Lady Ribblesdale died on 9 June 1958 in her apartment at
720 Park Avenue in
New York City and she was buried in
Trinity Church Cemetery.
Descendants Among his grandchildren were
Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat and 4th Baron Lovat (1911–1995),
Sir Hugh Fraser (1918–1984), the
Secretary of State for Air from 1962 to 1964,
David Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland (1924–1993),
Julian Fane (1927–2009), the author. The actress
Georgina Ward (1941-2010) was his great-granddaughter. ==Arms==