On 7 October 1937, Hubbard married Eleanor Onyx Slingsby Todd at the Church of St James, Delhi.
After returning to England, he and his wife settled at Horsehill Cottage, Stoke Abbott, near Beaminster, Dorset, where they lived with their three children, Jane, Caroline and Peter.
[6] They draw extensively on one or more of the author's interests and preoccupations, including country sports, small-boat sailing, folk religion, and the works of William Shakespeare.
[7] Hubbard's novel High Tide was adapted for television and broadcast in 1980 as part of the British ITV network's "Armchair Thriller" series.
[8] Hubbard was described in his obituary in The Times as a "most imaginative and distinguished practitioner", writing with an "assurance and individuality of style and tone."