Family history has given me an appreciation for names that are handed down from generation to generation. When my grandson, Tommy, was about to be born I had been researching my 2 x great grandfather, Thomas Alfred Henderson, and I suggested that Thomas would be a name they might like to consider for the impending new arrival.
How wonderful when they did choose Thomas and added John as well for his grandfather. I have done a little more checking on Thomas Alfred who immigrated to Australia in 1853 despite being shipwrecked on the way. The Thomas name goes back two more generations to around 1760, so Tommy will undoubtedly have something to boast about when it comes to his family history in the future. This is how he is connected to his name
4th great-grandfather
Son of Thomas Henderson
Son of Thomas Henderson
Daughter of Thomas Alfred Henderson
Son of Margaret Henderson
Son of Francis Alfred Biggs
You are the daughter of Charles Godfrey Biggs
daughter of John William McGregor and Carolyn Mary Biggs

Thomas John Potter