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==Life==

==Life==

There are different accounts of Babbage’s birthdates. His original obituary in ''The Times'' gave his date and place of birth as 26th December 1792, Teignmouth, Devon. However, his nephew wrote to ''The Times'' a week after the obituary appeared, saying that he was born on 26th December 1791. There was little evidence to prove which of these two versions was right until 1975, when a researcher named Hyman found that Babbage’s birth had been registered in St Mary’s Newington, London, on January 6th 1792. Given this place of registration, Hyman says that it is almost certain that Babbage was born in the family home, 44 Crosby Row, Walworth Road, London.  

There are different accounts of Babbage’s birth dates. His original obituary in ''The Times'' gave his date and place of birth as 26th December 1792, Teignmouth, Devon. However, his nephew wrote to ''The Times'' a week after the obituary appeared, saying that he was born on 26th December 1791. There was little evidence to prove which of these two versions was right until 1975, when a researcher named Hyman found that Babbage’s birth had been registered in St Mary’s Newington, London, on January 6th 1792. Given this place of registration, Hyman says that it is almost certain that Babbage was born in the family home, 44 Crosby Row, Walworth Road, London.  

His father, Benjamin Babbage, was a partner in the banking firm of Praed, Mackworth and Babbage and his mother’s name was Elizabeth, although she was known in the family as Betsy.  

His father, Benjamin Babbage, was a partner in the banking firm of Praed, Mackworth and Babbage and his mother’s name was Elizabeth, although she was known in the family as Betsy.  

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