▁and ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁persu aded ▁Ald ous ▁H ux ley ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁had ▁attended ▁May no oth ▁with ▁James ▁Joy ce . ▁ ▁In ▁fact ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁in ▁Pop lar , ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁End ▁of ▁London , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁ran ▁a ▁mission ▁to ▁se amen . ▁ ▁Fact s ▁about ▁his ▁early ▁years ▁are ▁few , ▁but ▁he ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁left ▁school ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age ▁and ▁worked ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁on wards ▁at ▁a ▁Te legraph ▁company ; ▁the ▁direct ors ▁recogn ised ▁his ▁out standing ▁mathematical ▁ab ilities ▁and ▁paid ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁study ▁part - time ▁at ▁the ▁Northern ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁living ▁at ▁Gros ven or ▁Road , ▁Can on bury , ▁London . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁he ▁studied ▁and ▁did ▁research ▁work ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁London , ▁but ▁he ▁left ▁without ▁taking ▁a ▁degree . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁America , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁an ▁elect rical ▁company ▁for ▁a ▁year , ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁journalist . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Britain , ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁journalist . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁amb ul ance ▁service ▁in ▁Ser bia