After returning from Newfoundland, Rodney used prize money to develop an estate at Alresford and married Jane Compton in 1753. Their four-year marriage produced three children before her death in 1757. He also secured Portsmouth guard-ship commands, which maintained a commissioned naval presence without requiring constant cruising. His seat in Parliament protected him from arrest for debt, though his serious financial crisis came later. Family life, property, and guard-ship service show how an experienced captain remained employed and ready during peace.
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Guard ships sustain Rodney's peacetime career
Marriage, estate-building, and Portsmouth guard-ship commands show how an officer combined family formation with continued naval employment between wars.