▁ ▁He ▁was ▁brought ▁by ▁his ▁parents ▁to ▁Wis be ch , ▁Is le ▁of ▁E ly , ▁Camb rid ges hire ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four . ▁ ▁Young ▁William ▁developed ▁a ▁love ▁of ▁plants ▁in ▁his ▁youth ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁gard ener . ▁He ▁worked ▁first ▁in ▁Wis be ch ▁and ▁then ▁Thor ney ▁in ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁E ly , ▁later ▁moving ▁to ▁Out well ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁Rev . ▁Hard w ic ke . ▁He ▁had ▁left ▁school ▁by ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twelve , ▁then ▁at ▁a ▁nur ser y ▁north ▁of ▁London , ▁and ▁eventually ▁for ▁a ▁wealth y ▁family ▁in ▁Sto ke ▁New ington . ▁Being ▁of ▁a ▁religious ▁nature , ▁he ▁applied ▁to ▁train ▁as ▁a ▁Christian ▁mission ary ▁for ▁the ▁London ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁and ▁was ▁accepted ▁to ▁the ▁school . ▁He ▁began ▁writing ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 , ▁on ▁being ▁ur ged ▁by ▁a ▁Un itar ian ▁minister ▁at ▁elementary ▁school ▁named ▁Wright , ▁who ▁disc ern ed ▁his ▁talent ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age . ▁ ▁Mission ▁to ▁Pol yn esia ▁After ▁att ending ▁Hom erton ▁College , ▁then ▁in ▁H amp st ead , ▁Ell is ▁was ▁ord ained ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁He ▁married ▁Mary ▁Mer cy ▁Mo or ▁( born ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 1 7 9 3 ) ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Alexander ▁Mo or ▁( from ▁Per th , ▁died