Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ e chiri ya ụkọchukwu, nwanne nna ya nyere ya ezinụlọ nke bi na Bothal, Northumberland, na site na mmetụta nke Eze Nwanyị Caroline, a họpụtara ya ịbụ onye ụkọchukwu eze mgbe ọ dị nanị afọ 25. Na 1739, dịka onye nketa nke nna nna ya, William Drummond, 1st Viscount Strathallan, onye wetara akụkụ nke ala ya Perthshire iji mepụta ndokwa maka nwa nwoke nke abụọ nke ezinụlọ Kinnoull, o weere aha na ogwe aka nke Drummond. Dị ka onye ụkọchukwu eze, ọ nwetara ntụkwasị obi na nsọpụrụ nke George nke Abụọ, onye ọ gara n'oge mkpọsa nke Germany na 1743, na na 7 Julaị nke afọ ahụ kwusara okwu ekele maka mmeri nke
Dettingen n'ihu eze na Hanau. Mgbe ọ laghachiri England, ọ banyere n'ụlọ ahịa prebendal na Westminster, nke ndị eze ya họpụtara ya n'ọnwa Eprel gara aga. Na 9 June 1745, a nabatara ya na BD na DD na Oxford.