Bullingham married firstly Margaret Sutton (d.1566), daughter of Hamond Sutton of Washingborough, Lincolnshire, by whom he had two sons, Francis (1553–c.1636) and Nicholas (1566–1639), and two daughters, both named Susan, who died in 1561 and 1564 respectively.
Peter Eure or Evers (ca. 1549-1612), of London and Washingborough, Lincolnshire, was an English politician.
The hanging bowl is named after the River Witham in Lincolnshire, where it was discovered at Washingborough in 1816, along with several other articles - including a wooden canoe - in the course of drainage works.