Henry's father was William Davenport Talbot and his mother was Elisabeth Theresa Fox-Strangways. Davenport Talbot owned Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire which had been in the possession of the Talbot family since the 1500s but this only happened because two husbands took their wife's name of Talbot to keep the Talbot family name from dying out.
Henry's ama ay William Davenport Talbot at ang kanyang ina ay Elisabeth Theresa Fox-Strangways. Maringal na aparador Talbot pag-aari Lacock Abbey sa Wiltshire na may been sa ang pagmamay-ari ng Talbot pamilya dahil sa ang 1500s ngunit ito lamang ang nangyari dahil dalawang asawa kinuha ang kanilang mga asawa ang pangalan ng Talbot upang mapanatili ang Talbot pamilya pangalan mula sa nag-aagaw-buhay out.