He was s of Maj Frederick Yelverton GORING 1893-1938 (s of Sir Harry GORING 11th Bt 1840-1911) and Freda Margaret 1905-93 d of Nigel Victor AINSWORTH (formerly Combe) MBE 1873-1951 sometime head of that gentry family of Smithills Hall (s of Matthew COMBE 1842-89 and Louisa Sarah AINSWORTH 1842-97 of Smithills Hall) by his 5 Nov 1903 m (Chichester Cathedral) to Margaret Hornby WALKER 1877-1958 . He m 1st 1960 (div 1993) Hon Caroline Elizabeth THELLUSSON 1941-2010 d of 8th Baron RENDLESHAM 1915-99. He m 2nd 1993 as her 2nd h Judith Rachel Walton 1940-95 d of Rev Raymond John Walton MORRIS OBE. He m 3rd 1998 (as her 2nd h) Stephanie H b 1948 reg Q4 Notts d of George CARTER DFC. He was 4th cousin once removed of his successor:
[Sir] RICHARD HARRY Goring [14th Bt] has yet to establish claim b 10 Sep 1949. He was s of Lt-Col John GORING 1907-90 (2xgt gs of Sir Charles Mathew GORING 5th Bt 1706-69) and Lady Hersey Margaret BOYLE 1914-93 d of 8th Earl of GLASGOW 1874-1963 and Hyacinthe Mary 1881-1977 d of William Abraham BELL 1841-1921 and Cara Georgina Whitmore SCOVELL 1853-1937. He m 1972 Penelope Ann d of John Kenneth BROADBENT of S. Africa, and had three sons and three daus.
SONS LIVING
RICHARD JOHN b 25 May 1978 m 2004 Kirsty Knivett d of Rev Nicholas LEE of London (and had a son FINLAY DOMINIC b 3 April 2008)
Charles b 18 March 1980, unm in DPB online
Dominic James David b 18 Nov 1989, unm in DPB online
DAUGHTERS LIVING
Eloise Isabella b 1974, m with issue
Catherine Clare b 1975, m with issue
Gabrielle Mary b 1991
BROTHER LIVING
John James b 1953, m 1982 (div 2003) Maxine Jane d of Air Chief Marshal Sir David EVANS GCB CBE 1924-2020 sometime Bath King of Arms and as her 2nd h Denise Marson 1917-2009 d of Gordon Marson TILL 1879-1957 of Hampstead, London and Marjorie V MATTERSON, and has a son (Jasper David George b 1986, unm in DPB online) and three daus.