There he met Florence, whose father had moved to Bristol as Master Mariner on a Bristol ship, when she was working in the library there. Charles and Florence married in 1899 and they moved into a house in Bishopston, Bristol, which they named Monthey after the town of Charles's birth.
Doon siya matugunan Florence, na ang ama ay inilipat sa Bristol bilang Master marino sa isang Bristol barko, kapag siya ay nagtatrabaho sa aklatan doon. Charles at Florence kasal sa 1899 at sila ay inilipat sa isang bahay sa Bishopston, Bristol, na kung saan sila ay pinangalanang Monthey matapos ang mga bayan ng Charles ng kapanganakan.