Was bob Marley rich growing up?

Bob Marley was not wealthy during his childhood. He was born in 1945 in Nine Mile, Jamaica, to a mixed-race family; his father was a British naval officer, while his mother was a Jamaican woman of Afro-Jamaican descent. Marley faced financial struggles and social challenges growing up in a rural area. His experiences with poverty and hardship would later influence his music and messages of resilience and social justice.