Edward Simpson was the only son of Hugh and Mary Simpson, of Brookfield, Ballymena, Co. Antrim. In 1947, he married Rebecca Gibson of Ernevale, Kesh, Co. Fermanagh.
Edward Simpson, the only child of Hugh and Mary Simpson from Brookfield, Ballymena, County Antrim, was wed to Rebecca Gibson in 1947. She hailed from Ernevale, Kesh, County Fermanagh.