Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: The son of William Blessed , a socialist miner , and Hilda Wall , Blessed was born in the town of Goldthorpe near Mexborough in Yorkshire , England .
Simplified: He is the son of William Blessed , a socialist miner , and Hilda Wall . He was born in the village of Goldthorpe near Mexborough in Yorkshire , England .