Although I had arrived in total darkness the light of truth at once burst upon my mind and I perceived most clearly that the republicans had overreached themselves.

He married Lady Bond Head (the former Julia Valenza Somerville) in 1816 and they eventually had four children. Three streets in the town of Oakville Ontario named Francis Bond and Head. In later life Bond Head lived at Duppas Hall overlooking Duppas Hill in Croydon where he organised protests against the proposed outlawing of horse-riding in the area.

Sir Francis Bond Head 1st Baronet KCH PC (1 January 1793 – 20 July 1875) known as "Galloping Head" was Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada during the rebellion of 1837.