The Hamptons Wildlife Care Centre
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Website created and maintained by James M. Hampton.
Copyright 2009
Website hosted by Venturenet, Port Shepstone.
My name is Jan Hampton. I was born in
Nottingham, England on the 4th November 1940. I am the third child of
five and have two older brothers and two younger brothers (twins). When
I left school, I qualified as an Electrical Draughtswoman. When I came
to South Africa in 1969, I worked for 3 years as a Midwife in a nursing
home. After that, I worked for 6 years with both the SPCA and Animal
Anti-Cruelty League. In 1981 I moved to a large farm and started a
Centre for alcoholics which I ran for 15 years. I then moved back to
England in 1996 for two and a half years where I met James. When we came back
to South Africa in 1999, we founded the Hamptons Wildlife Care Centre.
We moved to Byrne in 2006 and are busy upgrading our facility with
larger enclosures. I have a son and daughter. My daughter is married
and has a son. My son isn't married yet but plans to do so
later this year. He worked for 14 years as a Game Ranger and is
presently in the UK. My oldest brother David is retired and lives in
Durban; my next brother Clive is a well known artist and ornithologist
in Johannesburg and my younger twin brothers live in the UK.
My
name is James Matheson Hampton. I was born in Wigtownshire, Scotland on
the 9th June 1940. I am the oldest of 7 children, with three brothers
and three sisters. I left
school at age 15 and had a variety of jobs before joining the British
Army (Royal Signals) at age 21. With the army I was posted to Cyprus for
two and a half years, I spent a total of 10 years in Germany (two postings) and the
balance of my service in the UK. I left the Army in 1983 and went to work on
a Government contract in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. I stayed there
with three different companies, for
16 years, rising to the position of Contract Site Manager. I met Jan in 1998, married her
within 3 months, then retired and we came to South Africa in
April 1999. We lived in Hibberdene on the KZN South Coast where we
founded the Hamptons Wildlife Care Centre. We moved to our present home
in Byrne in 2006 and are busy
expanding our facility. I have five children, three sons and two
daughters. My youngest son is working in the Far East but my other
children are all working in the UK.