Rugadh Alfred North Whitehead ann an Ramsgate, Kent, Shasainn, ann an 1861. Bha athair, Alfred Whitehead, na mhinistear agus na mhaighstir sgoile aig Acadamaidh Chatham House, sgoil airson balaich a stèidhich Thomas Whitehead, seanair Alfred North. Dh'innis Whitehead fhèin gu robh an dà sgoil gu math soirbheachail, ach gur e an seanair a bh' ann. B' e Maria Sarah Whitehead, a bha roimhe mar Maria Sarah Buckmaster, màthair Whitehead.
1861