拉斯金是第一个堂兄弟唯一的孩子。他的父亲约翰·詹姆斯·拉斯金（1785至1864年），是雪利酒和葡萄酒进口创始合伙人事实上罗斯金，德福和多美的业务经理（见联合多美）。约翰·詹姆斯出生，在那里长大爱丁堡，苏格兰，从母亲格兰鲁斯，并从最初父亲赫特福德郡。他的妻子玛格丽特·考克斯，娘家姓屌（1781年至1871年），是一位阿姨的女儿对家庭的英格兰球队，并在税吏克罗伊登。她加入了罗斯金的家庭，当她成为同伴约翰·詹姆斯的母亲，凯瑟琳。

约翰·詹姆斯曾希望从事法律工作，但不是articled在伦敦职员。他的父亲，约翰·托马斯罗斯金，描述为一个杂货商（但显然一个雄心勃勃的商人批发），是不充分的商人。为了节省从破产的家庭，约翰·詹姆斯，他的谨慎和成功的人形成鲜明的对比，他的父亲，承担了所有债务，解决他们最后于1832年约翰·詹姆斯和玛格丽特于1809年订婚，但反对从约翰·托马斯的联盟和债务问题，耽误了他们的婚礼这是在1818年庆祝没有进行最后

拉斯金出生在54亨特街，不伦瑞克广场，伦敦（拆毁1969），南面的圣潘克拉斯火车站。他的童年的特点是他的父亲和母亲，都狠狠的雄心勃勃的人，他的对比影响。约翰·詹姆斯·拉斯金帮助开发儿子的浪漫主义。他们分享了激情的作品拜伦，莎士比亚，尤其是沃尔特·斯科特。他们参观了斯科特的家，阿伯茨福德于1838年，但拉斯金被它的外观感到失望。玛格丽特·罗斯金，一个福音派基督徒，更加谨慎和比她的丈夫内敛，教导年轻的约翰阅读国王詹姆斯圣经从开始到结束，然后重新开始所有，投入大量的部分记忆。它的语言，形象和故事，对他的创作产生了深远的影响。

拉斯金的童年是至1823年28花赫恩山（拆角1912年），村附近坎伯韦尔在伦敦南部。这是不是后来他声称在他的自传中，没有朋友和toyless经验Praeterita（1885年至1889年） 。[5]他在家里他的父母和家庭教师是教育，1834年至1835年就读于该校佩卡姆通过逐步运行福音，托马斯·戴尔（1797年至1870年）。拉斯金听说戴尔讲座于1836年在伦敦大学国王学院，在那里他是英国文学的第一位教授。

Raskin is the first cousin of the only child. His father John James Raskin (1785 to 1864), is a founding partner of import Wine sherry and the fact that Ruskin, Telford and beautiful business manager (see United beauty). John James was born, grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland, from the mother of Glenn Ruth, and the father from Hertford county. His wife Margaret Cox, Nee (1781 to 1871), he is an aunt's daughter to the England team of the family, and in Croydon the tax collector. She joined Ruskin's family when she became a companion to John James's mother, Catherine.
John James had hoped to engage in legal work, but not articled staff in london. His father, John Tomaslowski, described as a grocer (but apparently an ambitious businessman wholesale), was not a full businessman. In order to save John James from the bankrupt family, in stark contrast, his cautious and successful person his father, bear all the debts, they solve the last in 1832, John James and Margaret became engaged in 1809, but opposition from the alliance and the debt problems of John Thomas, delayed their wedding in 1818 to celebrate this is not the last
Raskin was born in 54 Hunter street, Brunswick square, London (down 1969), south of the St Pancras railway station. His childhood was characterized by his father and mother, both of whom were fiercely ambitious and his contrasting effects. John James Raskin helped develop his son's romanticism. They share a passion for the works of Byron, Shakespeare, and especially, the author of the work of the author of the novel, and in particular, in the works of the author, the. They visited the home of Scott, Abbotsford on 1838, but Raskin was disappointed with its appearance. Margaret Ruskin, an evangelical Christian, and more cautious than her husband taught young John introverted, reading the king James Bible from beginning to end, and then restart all, put some large memory. Its language, image and story have a profound influence on his creation.
Raskin's childhood was spent in 1823 to 28 Hz Enshan (split angle 1912), near the village of Campo Weir in South london. It was not later that he claimed in his autobiography that no friends and toyless experience Praeterita (1885 to 1889). [5] he is at home with his parents and teachers are family education, from 1834 to 1835 at the school by Peckham gradually run the gospel, Thomas Dale (1797 to 1870). Raskin heard that DELL lectures at University of London Kings College in 1836, where he was the first professor of English literature.