Sheeran was born in Halifax,[6] on 17 February 1991.[2] When he was a child, he moved with his family from Hebden Bridge to Framlingham in Suffolk.[7] He has an older brother named Matthew who works as a composer. Sheeran's parents, John and Imogen, are from London. His paternal grandparents are Irish,[8][9][10] and Sheeran has stated that his father is from a "very large" Catholic family.[11] John is an art curator and lecturer, and Imogen is a culture publicist turned jewellery designer.[9][12] His parents ran Sheeran Lock, an independent art consultancy, from 1990 to 2010.[13]