Early Life, Family and Training Henry Simpson enters the world on 1 August 1851 in Penrith, Cumbria. He is born into a family of substance; his father, John Simpson, is a landed proprietor managing 180 acres of land. His mother, Nancy Holme, provides the other half of a household rooted in the Cumbrian landscape. By 1861, the family's connection to the land is clear, with John maintaining the farm at Plumpton Wall alongside his sons,…