--updated 14-Dec-2023
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Get A Life, King!
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I have a very full life. I am constantly busy and I'm wondering where all my time goes. The days
just whizz by. If someone ever says to me, "Get a life!," I stop and think -- well, I've got
one thank you very much... and then some...
Birth Info:
- Born 6th March 1956 in West Hill Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England.
- Parents: William "Jock" King and Mary Jane Kerr King (nee Robertson).
Family Info:
- Father was only one, he had a half-brother. Mother was one of 5, one brother, four sisters. Lots of cousins!
- One brother, Alexander King, born 16th July 1954.
- Alex has one kid, William Alexander George (born 23rd April 1992).
- William was born at Wycombe Hospital, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England in 1992.
- One sister, Jeanette Kerr Hemment (nee King), born 28th May 1951, she passed away on 23/12/2012.
Where I Have Lived |
Age |
Address |
Notes |
0-8 |
66 St Johns Road, Stone, Dartford, Kent, England |
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8-48 |
8 St Johns Road, Stone, Dartford, Kent, England |
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48-present |
37 Kirby Road, Stone, Dartford, Kent, England |
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Schools I Have Attended |
Age |
School |
5-11 |
The Brent Primary School, Stone, Dartford, Kent, England (1961 to 1967) |
11-12 |
Downs School, (1967 to 1968) |
14-15 |
Swanscombe Secondary School, Swanscombe, Kent (1970 to 1971)
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I was born in 1956 at the West Hill Hospital in Dartford, a town in Kent,
Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford. Dartford became a market town in
medieval times and, although today it is principally a commuter town for Greater London, it
has a long history of religious, industrial and cultural importance. It is the birthplace of
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones Group.
I was brought up in Stone, Dartford, Kent living most of my life in Stone, a
town in Kent.
Jobs Worked:
- Age 18-21, Brent Day Centre, Brent Way, Dartford, Kent.
I work in Carpenter Workshop, making stools etc....
- Age 21-27, Lex Dartford Motor Company, Princes Road, Dartford, Kent.
I work in Parts Depatment On workshop counter, serveing the mechinces and bodyshop people and
I did the returns as well.
- Age 28-29, OK Records Lowfield Street, Dartford, Kent.
Work selling Records and Videos plus returns, and doing charts.
- Age 29-34, Lex Bexleyheath Motor Company Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent.
A summer job in the bakehouse making biscuits (cookies to Americans). Often times I was responsible for
loading the hoppers with the dough. Very hot and very exhausting. Hated the place. Hated the management and supervisors.
They treated us like slaves. More character building.
- Age 48-53, Eidos North Road, Islington, London.
A summer job in the bakehouse making biscuits (cookies to Americans). Often times I was responsible for
loading the hoppers with the dough. Very hot and very exhausting. Hated the place. Hated the management and supervisors.
They treated us like slaves. More character building.
Hobbies and Interests:
- Football (Soccer):
- As a Player:
- Church Gresley Youth Club FC -- England