Photo: Margaret Allison
Son of James and Thomasina Henderson, of 13, Tenth Row, Ashington, Northumberland.
In Ashington (Holy Sepulchre) Churchyard is a family headstone which reads:
James
beloved husband of
Thomasina Henderson
died June 26th 1926 aged 51 years
Thomas James, their son, was killed
in action April 26th 1918 aged 19 years.
Thomas' birth was registered as Thomas James in 1899, his mother Thomasina James married James henderson later that same year.
In both the 1901 and 1911 census Thomas is named as Thomas Henderson son of James and Thomasina.
All his military records give his name as Thomas James.
He is remembered in Ashington as T.J. Henderson on A17.01 (A17.27), A17.06, A17.08 and A17.43
