Grace Chisholm Young was born on March 15, 1868 in a town near London, called Haslemere located in the country England. She was youngest of three siblings and the daughter of Henry Williams Chisholm and Anna Louisa Bell. Her father was Chief Clerk of the royal treasury which was a highly important position in the government while her mother was a homemaker and also assumed the duties as a homeschool teacher. Grace’s upbringing revolved the importance of education and giving back to the community as this was instilled into her from her parents. Her brother who was the eldest of the three children was sent to a boarding school with a high reputation in hopes of earning a top scholarship to Oxford; while she and her sister were educated
