(Uncanny X-Men v2 #2) Later in life, he came to marry Rebecca Milbury and began living with her at Milbury House. His fascination with predicting the course of things led him to pursue a career as a scientist, becoming one the greatest minds of his generation.

Nathaniel Essex in Uncanny X-Men v1 #239.Īs a child, he was once in Greenwich Park when he observing the traffic of people there and was amazed at how they followed what he believed to be preordained paths.