John Stuart Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley

• Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire. London : Harrison 1869. page 302
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49513713

On 31 August 1850, Darnley married Lady Harriet Mary Pelham, the daughter of Henry Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester, by whom he had eight children:[8]

Edward Bligh, 7th Earl of Darnley (1851–1900) Lady Edith Louisa Mary Bligh (22 August 1853 – 20 June 1904), married George Burvill Rashleigh and had issue Lady Kathleen Susan Emma Bligh (31 October 1854 – 13 November 1928), married William Vesey Brownlow Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley (1859–1927) Lady Alice Isabella Harriet Bligh (18 December 1860 – 15 June 1943) Hon. Arthur Frederick Pelham Bligh (25 April 1865 – 29 December 1924) Lady Mary Rose Florence Bligh (21 April 1868 – 5 July 1896) Lady Constance Violet Lucy Bligh (16 December 1869 – ?), married William Shakespear Childe-Pemberton on 28 June 1894 and had issue Darnley died on 14 December 1896 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward