Roebuck was born in the village of Oddington, outside Oxford, on 6 March 1956, the son of two schoolteachers and one of six children; he attended Millfield School where his mother was a mathematics teacher and his father an economics teacher.
Roebuck was born in the village of Oddington on 6 March 1956. This was outside Oxford. Roebuck was born in the son of two schoolteachers. This was outside Oxford. Roebuck was born in one of six children. This was outside Oxford. He attended Millfield School where his mother was a mathematics teacher. He attended Millfield School where his mother was his father an economics teacher.