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Kenneth Alfred Gethin was a horse racing jockey, whose son was the Formula 1 driver Peter Gethin.

Born in Balsall Heath, Worcestershire, on 2 May 1911, he began his racing career as an apprentice to Epsom trainer Stanley Wootton; his first winner was Sea Monarch at Gatwick in 1929. Subsequently he joined Henry Seymour ('Atty') Persse as stable jockey and then switched to Epsom trainer Peter Thrale (1886-1959). In 1937 Ken married Mr Thrale's daughter Alwen (born 1916).

Personal life
Ken married Alwen Thrale, daughter of Epsom trainer Peter Thrale, in 1937 in St. Pancras, London.

Ken and Alwen had two children - Peter Kenneth (born 21 February 1940) and Ann M (born 1944). From about 1954 until the 1970s the family lived at Timber Hatch, 18 St Martin's Avenue, Epsom and after that at 26 St Martin's Avenue. Ken became a trainer at Epsom between about 1960 and 1966 but was only moderately successful. He died in Ashtead Hospital on 7 October 1989, aged 78, and was cremated at Leatherhead.