He was the son of Reverend Charles Burrough and Georgina B. Long.
Admiral Sir Harold Martin Burrough was awarded the DSO (Distinguished Service Order). He fought in the Second World War. He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the King's Honours List for his services to the Military.
Father of five children including Lilian Hilda Margaret Burrough; John Outhit Harold Burrough; Gladys Helen Burrough; Pauline Mary Burrough; and William James Burrough.
Brother of Walter Raphael Burrough (born in 1892 and died after 1952) and brother-in-law of Catherine Burrough.
Paternal uncle of Ronald Burrough (born in 1919); Judith Burrough (born in 1925); and Ann Burrough (born in 1929).