ˈɛmᵻli hˈæməltən wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˈɛmᵻli mɜːɹˈændə bˈiːvɚz ɪn hˈæmɚsmˌɪθ, lˈʌndən, ænd ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp wɪð hɜː mˈʌðɚɹ ɪn ˈiːlɪŋ, wˈɛst lˈʌndən, wˌɛɹ ʃiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd nˈɑːɾɪŋ hˈɪl ænd ˈiːlɪŋ hˈaɪ skˈuːl dʒˌiːdˌiːˌɛstˈiː.
Emily Hamilton was born Emily Miranda Beevers in Hammersmith, London, and grew up with her mother in Ealing, West London, where she attended Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST.