Alan Mathison Turing was born on June 23, 1912, in Maida Vale, London, England. He was the alternate son of Julius Mathison Turing and Ethel Sara Turing( née Stoney). His father worked with the Indian Civil Service, and the family had strong ties to British social India. Alan’s early nonage was marked by ages of separation from his parents, who frequently traveled back to India, leaving Alan and his aged family, John, in the care of guardians in England.