Arthur Henderson (1863 - 1935)

Born 20 Sep 1863 in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Eleanor Percy (Watson) Henderson — married 11 Mar 1889 in Wesleyan Methodist Mission Chapel, Elswick Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Died 20 Oct 1935 at age 72 in London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Arthur Henderson is Notable.

Labour MP for Barnard Castle 1903-1918 Labour MP for Widnes 1919-1922 Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East 1923 Labour MP for Burnley 1924-1931 Labour MP for Clay Cross 1933-1935

Chris Wrigleys Biography of Arthur Henderson outlines two possible details of Arthur's parentage and birth as the precise details are not known.

First version is that Arthur was born on the 13 Sept 1863 in the New City Road Glasgow. His father was David Henderson, who died when Arthur was young. Arthurs mum remarried a man called Robert Heath and the family moved to Newcastle upon Tyne.

Second version is that Arthur was born on the 20 Sept 1863 Paterson Street, Anderson, Glasgow. His mother was a Agnes Henderson a domestic servant and unmarried. Agnes and her children moved to Newcastle upon Tyne and Agnes married Robert Heath there on the 9 May 1874.

Wrigley points out the disdain for illegitimacy amongst certain quarters & scurrilous use of such information at the time so Arthur Henderson had no reason to make such information available even after his mothers death.

Sources

Primary

• Scottish SI Births - 1863 644/8 1503

• https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-henderson/index.html

• Birth: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  FamilySearch Record: FQR4-HV7 (accessed 1 November 2022)
  Arthur Henderson born on 20 Sep 1863, son of Agnes Henderson, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

• 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  citing p. 40, Piece/Folio 5052/23, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,399.
  FamilySearch Record: Q271-YF2H (accessed 1 November 2022)
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  Arthur Heath (17), unmarried son, Moulders Apprentice (Iron), in household of Robert Heath (36) in Elswick in Newcastle Upon Tyne registration district in Northumberland, England. Born in Glasgow, Fife, Scotland.

• 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  FamilySearch Record: XW5N-9XC (accessed 1 November 2022)
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  Arthur Henderson (47), married, Parliamentary Reprensentative and Trade Minor Organizer, head of household in Wandsworth registration district in London, England. Born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

Secondary

• Wrigley, C J. Arthur Henderson. GPC Books, 1990. p1-2

See also:

• Wikipedia: Arthur Henderson
• Wikidata: Item Q208665, en:Wikipedia