Dorothy James was the eldest of 10 children, born to Thomas Henry and Margaret James, in Seaham Harbour on July 1st 1898.
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The family all lived in a small house in Seaham Harbour
After WW1 Dorothy married Jigger" Proom " (1920) and went to live in Seaton Sluice.
They would go on to have three Children; Margarita (my Mother), Lucy and Robert Henry (Robin) and to live the rest of their lives in Seaton Sluice