She was the eldest daughter of Philip and Theresa Ripley , they were a comfortably middle - class family with servants -- her father was a managing director , and ran an agricultural engineering works in Ipswich .
In 1918 he married Phyllis Ripley in Suffolk .
Phyllis Ripley was the eldest Phyllis Ripley of Philip and Theresa Ripley , they were a comfortably middle - class family with servants -- Phyllis Ripley 's father was a managing director , and ran an agricultural engineering works in Ipswich .
In 1918 he married Phyllis Ripley in Suffolk .