He married Gertrude E Warwick (born 9 December 18901939 England and Wales Register) in 1913.England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1913, Jan-Feb-Mar, Derby, Volume 7b, Page 1005 His son, Pilot Officer Edward Ernest Hives, was killed in action flying with RAF Coastal Command in October 1940.Watson W.R. 1991, p. 140.
