Bridgeman-Simpson, Henry (1795 -1873)

Henry Bridgeman Simpson of Babworth Hall in Nottinghamshire was the eldest son of John Bridgeman, who assumed the additional name and arms of Simpson, and his second wife, Grace, daughter of Samuel Estwicke, and grandson of Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford who married Elizabeth daughter and heir of the Reverend John Simpson of Stoke Hall in Derbyshire. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated 27 October 1814. He married Frances Emily, daughter of Henry Baring M.P., of Buckenham in Norfolk, in 1830, and died without issue in 1873. His widow died in 1886. The arms of Baring are incorrectly cut.

Seat / Residence(s): Babworth Hall, Nottinghamshire
Stamp(s) Stamp Information
Bridgeman-Simpson, Henry (1795 - 1873) (Stamp 1) Title: Bridgeman-Simpson, Henry (1795 - 1873) (Stamp 1)
Arms: Quarterly 1 & 4. Per bend sable and ermine a lion rampant argent (Simpson) 2 & 3. Sable ten roundels [plates] four, three, two and one on a chief argent a lion passant ermines (Bridgeman)
Crest: Out of a tower azure a demi lion holding a sword (Simpson); A demi lion holding a wreath of laurel (Bridgeman)
Dimensions (height x width): 102mm x 62mm
Quarterings: 1 & 4. Per bend sable and ermine a lion rampant argent (Simpson) 2 & 3. Sable ten plates [roundels] four, three, two and one on a chief argent a lion passant ermines (Bridgeman)
Impalement: Azure a fess or between in chief a hind's head couped and in base three herrings naiant in pale argent (Baring)
Heraldic Charges: chief, on a, Heraldic Charges: fess between, Heraldic Charges: herrings (3), Heraldic Charges: hind's head, Heraldic Charges: lion passant, Heraldic Charges: lion rampant, Heraldic Charges: lion, demi-, Heraldic Charges: roundels (10), Heraldic Charges: sword, Heraldic Charges: tower, Heraldic Charges: wreath