dɪvˈaɪn wʌz bˈɔːɹn ðə dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv bɹˈɪkleɪɚɹ ˈɛdwɚd twˈɪs, ænd ˈælɪs twˈɪs nˈeɪ tˈʌb æt fˈɪfti sˈɛvən hˈɑːlɪŋtən stɹˈiːt, kˈæmbɚwˌɛl, lˈʌndən ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm.
Devine was born the daughter of bricklayer Edward Twiss, and Alice Twiss (née Tubb) at 57 Hollington Street, Camberwell, London in the United Kingdom.