Born in Machynlleth, Wales, the son of Lena Catherine née Cudworth (1925–1994) and Albert Lumley Lewis Hulme (1919–2009) and the grandson of railway engineer Albert Edward Hulme.
Hailed from Machynlleth, Wales, as the offspring of Lena Catherine née Cudworth (1925–1994) and Albert Lumley Lewis Hulme (1919–2009), and the great-grandson of railway engineer Albert Edward Hulme.