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Canadian family and department store owners
The Eaton family's mausoleum at
Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto, with lions by sculptor
Eli Harvey
The Eaton family is a 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.
Notable family members
Timothy Eaton in 1903
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)
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]
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
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
See also
References
^ Rod McQueen (1998).
The Eatons: The rise and fall of Canada's royal family . Toronto: Stoddart. pp.
320 .
ISBN
0-7737-3120-2 .
^
"Eaton's: Canadian royalty" . CBC Digital Archives.
^ President of Eaton's, 1922–1942
^ (Director-General,
Canadian Women's Army Corps , 1944–1945) Barbara Dundas and Dr. Serge Durflinger.
"The Canadian Women's Army Corps, 1941-1946" .
Canadian War Museum . Retrieved 11 February 2013 .
^ Henry B. M. Best (2003).
Margaret and Charley: The Personal Story of Dr. Charles Best, the Co-Discoverer of Insulin . Toronto:
Dundurn Press . p. 260.
ISBN
1-55002-399-3 .
^ worked at Eaton's; managed Montreal store
^
"van der Stricht, Edith Elisabeth Nora Eaton" .
The Globe and Mail . 7 August 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2013 .
^
"Paul Robert van der Stricht" .
The New York Times . 14 August 2004. Retrieved 13 February 2013 .
^ President of Eaton's, 1870–1907
^
"EATON, Nancy Leigh (Snubby) (nee Gossage)" .
The Globe and Mail . 27 August 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2013 .
^ 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
^
a
b promoter of the Festival Express in 1970, as depicted in the
2003 film .
^ Langan, Fred (April 20, 2017).
"Eaton's department store heir Thor Eaton loved horses and rock music" .
The Globe and Mail .
^ President of Eaton's, 1988–1997
^
"McEACHREN, Florence Mary (nee Eaton)" .
The Globe and Mail . 26 April 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013 .
^ Rod McQueen (27 April 2012).
"Florence Mary Eaton McEachren 1919-2012" . Retrieved 11 February 2013 .
Further reading
External links
Family Retail Properties Legacy