Wodehouse was the only child of Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse, Governor of Bombay, and Katherine Mary Templer daughter of Francis J Templer. He was educated at Eton College and at Balliol College, Oxford being awarded B.A. and M.A.
Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse's only child was Katherine Mary Templer's daughter from her marriage to Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse, the Governor of Bombay. Wodehouse attended both Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford, earning his B.A. and M.A.