Family tree of Thomson family

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This is a family tree of the Thomson family. The male head of the family holds the hereditary title of Baron Thomson of Fleet in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [1] [2] Since 2006, this has been David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 1957), one of three children of Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet.

Collectively, the Thomson family is the wealthiest family in Canada, and some members are included on the list of Canada's richest people, with Sherry Brydson –the only child of Irma Thomson, one of Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet's three children –holding the largest single stake (23.47%) in The Woodbridge Company, the family's holding company, making her Canada's second richest person and richest female, as of 2024. [3] [4] [5] Her cousins, the 3rd Baron Thomson and his siblings Taylor and Peter, each hold 14% stakes in The Woodbridge Company. [6] The three children of the 1st Baron Thomson's third child, Phyllis Audrey Thomson –Linda, Susan (died 2017, stake bequeathed to her four children) [7] and Gaye –hold a roughly 11% stake each. [6] The seven cousins (six, with Susan's death), also hold other investments outside of their direct stakes in The Woodbridge Company. [4] [6] [7]


Roy Thomson
1st Baron Thomson of Fleet
1894–1976
(Baron: 1964–1976)		Edna Annis Irvine
1895–1951
Nora Marilyn Lavis
1930–2017		 Kenneth Thomson
2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet
1923–2006
(Baron: 1976–2006)		Irma Jacqueline Thomson
1918–1966 [8]
(m. Glenn W. Brydson) [9] 		Phyllis Audrey Thomson
1917–2007 [10]
(m. Clarence E. Campbell) [11]
David Thomson
3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet
b. 1957
(Baron: 2006–present)		Taylor Lynne Thomson [12]
b. 1959		 Peter Thomson
b. 1965

Notable members

Chronological by birth:

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References

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  2. ↑ "Canada's Rich, Troubled Thomson Family | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2006-07-20. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index" . Bloomberg. 2024-02-18. Archived from the original on 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2024-02-18. [note: source updates daily - the archived copy is frozen to the date given, while the live link is dynamic]
  4. 1 2 "Canada's Richest People 2015: Meet Sherry Brydson, Canada's Richest Woman". Canadian Business . 2014-11-20. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  5. ↑ "James Pattison takes crown as Canada's richest as new information reveals David Thomson's fortune smaller than thought" . Financial Post . Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  6. 1 2 3 "Bloomberg Billionaires Index | # 291 Linda Campbell $8.19B" . Bloomberg News . 2023-12-14. Archived from the original on 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  7. 1 2 "Obituary: Susan Elaine Grange (nee Campbell)". The Globe and Mail . 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2024-02-19– via Legacy.com.
  8. ↑ Martin, Sandra (12 June 2006). "A man of small economies and grand generosities". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Irma Jacqueline Thomson". www.ancestry.ca.
  10. ↑ "Phyllis Audrey Thomson". www.ancestry.ca.
  11. ↑ "CAMPBELL, Phyllis Audrey (nee Thomson)". www.legacy.com.
  12. ↑ "Taylor Lynne THOMSON". Companies House. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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