Ƙirƙiri wani nau 'i mai mahimmanci na wannan jumla An haife shi a Corfu, ɗan fari na yara takwas, Somerville ya girma a Drishane, County Cork.
Tabbas, mafi rikitarwa na jumla ita ce "An haife shi a Corfu, mafi tsufa na yara takwas, Somerville ya sami ilimi na farko a gida, daga baya ya yi karatun zane-zane a Paris a 1884 kuma a Royal Westminster School of Art a London. "