Ethel took over Archie’s insurance business. She is an artist and a Life Member of the North Tryon Women’s Institute. Archie and Ethel were active in the community and attended the Tryon United Church.
Archie Thomson and Ethel Leard had 1 daughter: +Winnifred Esther b. 21June 1939.
Winnifred Esther b. 21 June 1939, daughter of Archie Thomson and Ethel Leard, m. 15 June 1963 Douglas McEwen Howatt, b. Char- lottetown, 25June 1936, son of Lewis Henry Davis Howatt and Margue- rite MacEwen.
Winnifred and Doug lived in Florenceville until 1988 where Doug was an airplane pilot for McCain Foods. They moved to Montreal from Florenceville where Doug is employed as an av1ation instructor. Winnifred, a Regis- tered Nurse, has been active in her profession :V ~ in both NB and Que— bee.
Winnifred Thom- son and Doug Howatt had 3 children:
Susan Lynn, BSc, BEd, b. 19 May 1964, m. 28 June 1986 Colin Brent Wheaton, b. 21 Nov 1959, son of Patri- cia Ann and Clair Ivan Wheaton, Sackville, NB. They had 1 child: Matthew Josiah b. 14 Nov. 1990. They live in Sackville, NB, where Susan is employed at
the RCMP Crime Lab., and Colin with Canada Winnifred Thomson. Ethel Thomson Collection.
Post. David John Thomson b.16 Jan 1966. David graduated from NB Community College, and St. Andrew’s School of Culinary Art and Hotel
Management. David is employed with CP Hotels. Paul Douglas b. 17 Sept 1967, m. 31 Aug 1991 Catherine Deanne
Curtis, a dental hygenist, b. lljune 1970, daughter of Lloyd Creighton
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