The son of Edward Charles Rippon (1869–1946),Deaths: Rippon, The Argus, (Friday, 22 November 1946), p.2. and Florence Georgina Rippon (1876–1964), née Kenney, Edward Charles Rippon was born on 29 April 1914. He married Jen Brenda Watson on 26 November 1938.Weddings in City and Country: At Cheltenham, The Argus, (Monday, 28 November 1938), p.5.
