Editing Austen Henry Layard (section)

==Family==
Layard was born in Paris, [[Bourbon Restoration in France|France]], to a family of [[Huguenot]] descent. His father, Henry Peter John Layard, of the [[Ceylon Civil Service]], was the son of Charles Peter Layard, Dean of Bristol, and grandson of Dr [[Daniel Peter Layard]], a physician. His mother, Marianne, daughter of Nathaniel Austen, banker, of [[Ramsgate]], was of partial Spanish descent.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Layard, Sir Austen Henry|volume=16|page=312}}</ref> His uncle was Benjamin Austen, a London solicitor and close friend of [[Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield|Benjamin Disraeli]] in the 1820s and 1830s. [[Edgar Leopold Layard]] the [[ornithology|ornithologist]] was his brother.

On 9 March 1869, at [[St. George's Church, Hanover Square]], Westminster, London, he married his first cousin once removed, Mary Enid Evelyn Guest. Enid, as she was known, was the daughter of [[John Josiah Guest|Sir Josiah John Guest]] and Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Bertie. Their marriage was reportedly a happy one, and they never had any children.