He was the third son of the writer and schoolmaster Leonard Huxley, who edited The Cornhill Magazine, and his first wife, Julia Arnold, who founded Prior's Field School.
hiː wʌzðə θˈɜːd sˈʌn ʌvðə ɹˈaɪɾɚ ænd skˈuːlmæstɚ lˈɛnɚd hˈʌksli, hˌuː ˈɛdɪɾᵻd ðə kˈɔːɹnhɪl mˌæɡɐzˈiːn, ænd hɪz fˈɜːst wˈaɪf, dʒˈuːliə ˈɑːɹnəld, hˌuː fˈaʊndᵻd pɹˈaɪɚz fˈiːld skˈuːl.