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     William Coombs lived at Dunkerton, Somerset, England.¹

     Alice Coombs is the daughter of William Coombs.² She married Herbert Thomson, son of Hugh Thomson and Mary Sylvester, in 1893.¹
     From 1893, her married name became Thomson.

     Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet was born on 5 June 1894.¹ He is the son of Herbert Thomson and Alice Coombs.³ He married Edna Alice Irvine, daughter of John Irvine, on 22 February 1916.¹ He died on 4 August 1976 at age 82.¹
     He was educated at Jarvis Street Collegiate School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.¹ He was chairman of the Thomson Organisation (owned The Times and Sunday Times.)¹ He was created 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, of Northbridge, City of Edinburgh [U.K.] on 10 March 1964.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.)¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) in 1970.¹

     Carl Norman Thomson was born on 18 April 1896.¹ He was the son of Herbert Thomson and Alice Coombs.² He married Mabel Dorothy Soul, daughter of William Soul, on 16 September 1925.¹ He died on 13 November 1957 at age 61.¹
     He was educated at Jarvis St. Collegiate School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.¹

     Mabel Dorothy Soul is the daughter of William Soul.² She married Carl Norman Thomson, son of Herbert Thomson and Alice Coombs, on 16 September 1925.¹
     She lived at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.¹ From 16 September 1925, her married name became Thomson.

     Gregory Bruce Thomson was born on 21 June 1926.¹ He is the son of Carl Norman Thomson and Mabel Dorothy Soul.² He married Mary Mildred Brownlee, daughter of Freeman Brownlee, on 18 July 1953.¹
     He was educated at Corpus Christi Grade School, Canada.¹ He graduated from St. Patrick's, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)¹

     Freeman Brownlee lived at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.¹

     Mary Mildred Brownlee is the daughter of Freeman Brownlee.² She married Gregory Bruce Thomson, son of Carl Norman Thomson and Mabel Dorothy Soul, on 18 July 1953.¹
     From 18 July 1953, her married name became Thomson.

     Craig Ross Thomson was born on 6 May 1954.¹ He is the son of Gregory Bruce Thomson and Mary Mildred Brownlee.²