Richard John King

Birth Name Richard John King
Nick Name Jack
Gender male
Age at Death 100 years, 7 months, 28 days

Narrative

Born Bagborough
Moved to Bishops Lydeard Tatham 1921
Cannington Farm Institute 1935 for 1 year
W D Hay Principle
Gordon Gregory - Course supervisor, Played for England,
Judy Morris Dairy Instructress
Learnt to make Cheese and Butter.
Austin 10 1936 first car
Work at Cothelstone 1937
Bought Preston 1938
Bought Web Hill 1950
retired 1976
Plays Golf
Knee op 19 July 2001 Age 86.5
Died at 100 and 8 months.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1915-01-02 Smokeham Farm, Bagborough, Somerset, UK Birth of King, Richard John  
Residence 1921-06-01 Tatham, Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, UK    
Education 1923 Taunton, Somerset, UK    
Education 1926 Queen’s College, Trull Road, Taunton, Somerset, UK    
Occupation 1933 Triscombe Quarry, Somerset, UK    
Education 1934 Cannington, Bridgewater, Somerset, UK    
Occupation 1935 Cothelstone Manor Farm, Somerset, UK    
Occupation 1938 Preston Farm, Milverton, Somerset, UK Bought Preston Farm  
Marriage (Aide) 1938-07-28 Congregational Church, Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, UK Marriage of Gliddon, John and King, Lillian Mary  
Residence from 1938 to 1976 Preston Farm, Milverton, Somerset, UK    
Marriage (Groom) 1940-04-02 Yeovil, Somerset, UK    
Residence from 1976 to 1993 Oake Mill, Bradford-on-Tone, Somerset, UK    
Residence from 1993 to 2008 3, Southwell, Trull, Taunton, Somerset, UK    
Marriage (Groom) 1993-10-27 Taunton, Somerset, UK    
Residence 2008 2, Ferndale Drive, Trull, Taunton, Somerset, UK    
Residence 2014-07-00 Linden House Nursing Home, Wellington, Somerset, UK    
Death 2015-08-30 Linden House Nursing Home, Wellington, Somerset, UK    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father William John King1876-07-111952-09-27
Mother Ellen Rosa Coles1874-07-171971-10-24
    Brother     William Geoffrey King 1908-06-24 2002-10-13
    Sister     Lillian Mary King 1909-08-01 2002-04-06
    Brother     Robert King 1912 1916
         Richard John King 1915-01-02 2015-08-30
    Sister     Joan King 1921 1921

Families

Family of Richard John King and Ada Mary Gliddon

Married Wife Ada Mary Gliddon ( * 1912-11-06 + 1992-09-10 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1940-04-02 Yeovil, Somerset, UK    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
[Living] [Living]
[Living] [Living]
[Living] [Living]

Family of Richard John King and Georgina Hodgkinson Maskery

Married Wife Georgina Hodgkinson Maskery ( * 1923-09-04 + 2018-01-12 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1993-10-27 Taunton, Somerset, UK    

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