David was the son of Charles and Frances Love.
In 1901 Charles and Frances were living with their family at 35 Lucknow Street, Nottingham, in the ecclesiastical parish of St Luke. Charles (48) was a framework knitter and Frances (44) was a lace mender working from home. They had five unmarried children living at home: David (20), a general labourer, Mary E (17) a lace mender working from home, Frances (15) a lace clipper, Lily (12) and Ernest (10) who were both school age. Also in the household was their married daughter Alice Merric (sic) (26), her husband John H. (26) an iron moulder, and their three children Charles (8), John (4) and Mary E (5 months).
David married Sarah Elizabeth Merrick, spinster, at St Luke's Church, Nottingham, on 4 August 1902. They were to have four children, two of whom died in infancy. Their two surviving children were David who was born on 7 October 1907 and Lily who was born on 30 March 1914.
In 1911 David (29), a fruit hawker, and Sarah (28, birth registered 1882 O/N/D East Retford Notts) a lace dresser, were living at 24 Woburn Street, Nottingham, with their son, David (3).
Their daughter Lily was born in Carlton in 1914 and when David attested in October the same year he listed his next of kin as his wife and their two children; the family was then living at 231 Main Road, Carlton, Nottingham.
David and Sarah's daughter, Lily, died on 8 April 1916 from gastro enteritis/convulsions, she was just two years old. Lily died at 16 Buxton Street, King's Meadow Road, Meadows, Nottingham.
At the time of David's death later the same year the family address was 5 Meredith Terrace, Hawthorne Street, Meadows.
David's widow, Sarah Elizabeth Love, married Thomas Slater in 1918 (marriage registered J/F/M Nottingham) and a letter from the Army in December 1919 regarding the disposal of David's medals was sent to Sarah at 15 Royston Terrace, Hawthorn Street, Meadows.
Sarah died aged 53 in 1936 (death registered March Nottingham).