July 8, 1835 - Ada Married with Kids

Jul 8, 1835 - Ada Marries William King

Sep 22, 1837 Ada's second child Anne Isabella (Annabella) is born; The Victorian Era begins

June 30, 1838 - William and Ada become Earl and Countess of Lovelace

July 2, 1839, Ada's third child Ralph Gordon is born

On July 8, 1835, at age nineteen, Ada married William King, a man educated at Eton and Cambridge, whom she had met through Mary Somerville. He was ten years older than her, but they hit it off. Even after they were married, Lady Byron continued to control “the family and fortunes,” and she also consistently “criticized [Ada] for her child rearing, household management and deportment in society” (Wolfram).

In the first five years of marriage, most of Ada’s time was taken up by having babies. However, she still found “some time for horse riding, learning the harp, and mathematics, including topics like spherical trigonometry” (Wolfram).

Ada had three children, Bryon (born May 12, 1836), Anne Isabella (Annabella born Sept 22, 1837)—in the same year Queen Victoria came to the throne, and the Victorian Era began—and Ralph Gordon (July 2, 1839).

On June 30, 1838, William became the Earl of Lovelace, and Ada became the Countess of Lovelace, hence her name Ada Lovelace.