Honywood was the first son of Charles Ludovic Honywood and Mary Clement; his brother was Sir Philip Honywood. He was also the grandson of Sir Robert Honywood, MP for New Romney, and a direct descendant of Mary Honywood.[1]
Honywood married Mary Sandford, daughter of Sir Richard Sandford, 2nd Baronet, and sister of Sir Richard Sandford, 3rd Baronet.[3] He inherited the Marks Hall estate from his distant cousin John Lamotte Honywood upon the remarriage of his widow.[1][4] He had several children, including Richard, who inherited the estate, and Philip, who inherited the estate following the death of Richard's son, Richard.[5]