<sod>Simpson was born into a naval family. His grandfather Vice-Admiral Cortland Herbert Simpson was the commander of [[HMS_Mullett_(1860)|HMS ''Mullett'']] and other vessels, and his father Rear Admiral Cortland Herbert Simpson also had a distinguished naval career. His family home for three generations was in [[Stoke-by-Nayland]] in [[Suffolk]]. Simpson sold it in 1969, building a smaller house for himself in the grounds, before moving to [[Devon]] in later life.<ref>house deeds</ref><eod>
<sod>Simpson was born into a naval family. His grandfather Vice-Admiral Cortland Herbert Simpson was the commander of [[HMS_Mullett_(1860)|HMS ''Mullett'']] and other vessels, and his father Rear Admiral Cortlandt Herbert Simpson also had a distinguished naval career. His family home for three generations was in [[Stoke-by-Nayland]] in [[Suffolk]]. Simpson sold it in 1969, building a smaller house for himself in the grounds, before eventually moving to [[Somerset and then Devon]] in later life.<ref>house deeds</ref><eod>