bˈɔːɹn ɪn bˈɔːldɚtən, ˌʌp ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv tˈɛn hɪz fˈɑːðɚ ɹˈɑːbɚt sˈiːmoːɹ wˈɔlpoʊl wʌzðə vˈɪkɚɹ ʌv fˈɑːɹndən ænd bˈɔːldɚtən.
Born in Balderton, up until the age of ten his father Robert Seymour Walpole was the Vicar of Farndon and Balderton.