Eaton family (Toronto)
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The Eaton family's mausoleum at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, with lions by sculptor Eli Harvey
The Eaton family is a prominent Canadian family of Scottish-Irish Methodist origin. Established in Toronto, the family dynasty began in 1869 when Timothy Eaton (1834–1907) founded Eaton's, which became a national chain of department stores. At its height, the family's net worth was around $2 billion. Although the Eaton's department store chain went bankrupt in 1999, the family still holds considerable wealth.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and author Rod McQueen have dubbed them as "Canada's royal family",[1] with the CBC describing the Eatons as "homegrown aristocracy", which drew comparisons to the influential Kennedy family.[2] The Eatons were well known for their lavish lifestyle and occasional philanthropy.
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Notable family members
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- John Eaton (1784–1834), m. Margaret Craig (1796–1848)
- Robert Eaton (1816-1893)
- Eliza Jane Eaton (1819-1861)
- Mary Anne Eaton (1821-1841)
- Margaret Eaton (1824-1900)
- John Eaton (1827–1895), m. Margaret Herbison (1833–1907)
- William Herbison Eaton (1873-)
- (3) Robert Young Eaton (1875–1956),[3] m. Hazel Ireland (1889–1965)
- Margaret Craig Eaton (1912-1988),[4][5] m. John Hubert Dunn (1897-)
- John Wallace Eaton (1912–1990)[6] (twin brother of Margaret), m. Phyllis Finlayson (1915-1997)
- Edith Elisabeth Nora Eaton (1913-2010),[7] m. Paul Robert van der Stricht (1908-2004)[8]
- Erskine Robert Eaton (1915–1942) (died in Dieppe Raid)
- Alan Young Eaton (1916-2000), m. Diana Fishleigh
- Nancy Eaton (1829-)
- Sarah Eaton (1831-)
- James Eaton (1832-1904)
- (1) Timothy Eaton (1834–1907),[9] m. Margaret Wilson Beattie (1841–1933)
- Josephine Smyth Eaton (1865–1943), m. Thomas David Meldrum Burnside (1835–1900)
- Iris Margaret Burnside (1894–1915) (died on the RMS Lusitania)
- Allan Eaton Meldrum Burnside (1898-1937)
- Margaret Elizabeth Beattie Eaton (1867-1952), m. Charles Eldridge Burden (1863-)
- Margaret Beattie Eaton Burden (1898-), m. Billy Bishop (1894–1956)
- Henry John Burden (1894–1960)
- Edward Young Eaton (1871–1900), m. Tillie Robinson (1869-1895)
- Marjorie Tillie Eaton (1892-1952), m. Harold Simcoe Coulson (1884-1936)
- Alice Eaton (1894-), m. Edward Browse
- Edward Eaton, m. Nancy Leigh Gossage (1926-2007)[10]
- Nancy Alice Edward Eaton (1961-1985) (murdered)
- Edward Eaton, m. Nancy Leigh Gossage (1926-2007)[10]
- William Fletcher Eaton (1875–1935),[11] m. Gertrude Nora Cook (1877-)
- Josephine Norah Eaton (1900-), m. George Edward Leishman (1897-)
- Noel Beattie Eaton (1910–1996), m. Julia Isabell Fleming (1912–1989)
- (2) Sir John Craig Eaton (1876–1922),[12] m. Flora McCrea (1879–1970), formally known as Lady Eaton
- Timothy Craig Eaton (1903–1986)
- (4) John David Eaton (1909–1973),[13] m. Signy Hildur Stefansson (1913–1992)
- John Craig Eaton II (1937-), m. Sally Horsfall
- John David Eaton (1961-)
- Signy Eaton (1962-)
- Henry Eaton (1965-)
- (5) Fredrik Stefan Eaton (1938–2021),[14] m. Catherine Martin
- Fredrik D'Arcy Eaton
- Fredrik Gordon Eaton (2007-)
- William D'Arcy Neil Eaton (2008-2023)
- Flora Catherine Eaton Coakley
- Fredrik D'Arcy Eaton
- Thor Edgar Eaton (1942-2017),[15][16] m. Nicole Courtois (1945-)
- Thor Eaton
- Cleophée Eaton
- (6) George Ross Eaton (1945-)[15][17]
- John Craig Eaton II (1937-), m. Sally Horsfall
- Edgar Allison Eaton (1912-1988), m. Mildred Jarvis Page (1915–1968)
- Gilbert McCrea Eaton (1915-1985), m. Marjorie Ann Maston (1913-1988)
- Florence Mary Eaton (1919–2012),[18][19] m. Frank Flavelle McEachren (1918-1995)
- Evlyn Beatrice Eaton (1919?–1989) (adopted), m. Russell Payton (1915–1976)
- Josephine Smyth Eaton (1865–1943), m. Thomas David Meldrum Burnside (1835–1900)
- Notes
- Not exhaustive – listing is generally restricted to siblings of Timothy Eaton, his children, their spouses, and significant descendants.
- (#) – order of succession as the head of Eaton's.
Eaton properties and monuments
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Ardwold in 1910.jpg
Ardwold, Toronto (1910)
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Grounds and hall of Eaton Hall, 1940.jpg
Eaton Hall, King Township (1940)
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Eaton family vault, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto (I0001313).tif
Eaton Mausoleum, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto (1924)
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TEatonMemorialChurch.jpg
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto (1910s)
See also
References
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- ↑ President of Eaton's, 1870–1907
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- ↑ worked at Eaton's; managed textile manufacturing plant (Oshawa 1903–1916)
- ↑ President of Eaton's, 1907–1922
- ↑ President of Eaton's, 1942–1973
- ↑ President of Eaton's, 1977–1988; High Commissioner of Canada to the United Kingdom, 1991–1994
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 promoter of the Festival Express in 1970, as depicted in the 2003 film.
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- ↑ President of Eaton's, 1988–1997
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Further reading
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External links
- Ardwold mansion, Toronto – lostrivers.ca
