wˌɛn hiː wʌz θɹˈiː, ðə fˈæmɪli mˈuːvd tʊ ˈɪndiə, wˌɛɹ hɪz fˈɑːðɚ hæd ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɐ pˈoʊst æz tʃˈæplɪn tə ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈiːst ˈɪndiə kˈʌmpəni.
When he was three, the family moved to India, where his father had accepted a post as chaplain to the British East India Company.