Brand was born in Orsett Hospital, Grays, Essex, England, the only child of Barbara Elizabeth (née Nichols) and Ronald Henry Brand, a photographer, who had married six years earlier.
Nick Barratt. Daily Telegraph. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
This article gives his place of birth as "Thurrock". Thurrock is the unitary authority within which Grays is located. Brand's parents separated when he was six months old. His mother raised him on her own; he had a somewhat isolated and lonely childhood. When Brand was seven, he was sexually abused by a tutor. When Brand was eight, his mother had uterine cancer; a year later she had breast cancer. Brand stayed with relatives while his mother underwent treatment. When Brand was 14, he became bulimic. He left school and home at 16.
Brand est né à l'hôpital d'Orsett, Grays, Essex, en Angleterre, enfant unique de Barbara Elizabeth (née Nichols) et Ronald Henry Brand, un photographe, qui s'étaient mariés six ans plus tôt.
Nick Barratt. Daily Telegraph. 24 Mars 2007. Consulté le 20 Septembre 2007.
Cet article donne comme lieu de naissance "Thurrock". Thurrock est l'administration territoriale dans laquelle est situé Grays. Les parents de Brand se sont séparés quand il avait six mois. Sa mère l'a élevé par ses propres moyens, il a eu une enfance un peu isolé et solitaire. Quand Brand a eu sept ans, il a été abusé sexuellement par un tuteur. Quand Brand a eu huit ans, sa mère a eu un cancer de l'utérus, et un an plus tard, elle a eu un cancer du sein. Brand a séjourné chez des parents pendant que sa mère était en cours de traitement. Quand Brand a eu 14 ans, il est devenu boulimique. Il a quitté l'école et sa maison à 16 ans.
