Cadbury family

The Cadbury family is a prominent British family of industrialists descending from Richard Tapper Cadbury.

• Richard Tapper Cadbury (1768–1860) draper and abolitionist, who financed his sons' start-up business
  • John Cadbury (1801–1889), family patriarch and founder of the Cadbury chocolate company working with two brothers ∞ Candia Barrow Cadbury née Barrow
    • Richard Barrow Cadbury (1835–1899), manufacturer and philanthropist ∞ Elizabeth Cadbury née Adlington
      • Barrow Cadbury (1862–1958), head of the chocolate factory, founder of the Barrow Cadbury Trust ∞ Geraldine Southall Cadbury née Southall, later DBE
      • William Adlington Barrow Cadbury (1867–1957) ∞ Emmeline Wilson
        • George Corbyn Barrow born Cadbury, (1904–1998) lawyer and Lord Mayor of Birmingham (as with William and Richard Barrow above)
          • Dr Abigail Barrow ∞ Professor Steven Shapin
          • Candia Barrow ∞ David Cox
          • George Barrow
      • Richard Tapper Cadbury (1911–1948)
    • George Cadbury (1839–1922), younger brother, developed the firm and perfected the recipe for Dairy Milk ∞ Elizabeth Cadbury née Taylor, later DBE
      • Edward Cadbury, (1873–1948), head of the chocolate factory, founder of the Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust
      • Marion Cadbury (1894–1979) ∞ William Greeves (1890–1960)
      • Laurence John Cadbury (1889–1982), succeeded his brother Edward as head of the chocolate company in 1944
        • Sir (George) Adrian Cadbury (1929-2015), chairman of Cadbury and Cadbury Schweppes for 24 years, writer on corporate governance, director of the Bank of England, Olympic rower, Chancellor of Aston University
        • Dominic Cadbury (b. 1940), businessman, Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
        • Georgina Cadbury (b. 1977), investment financier
      • Air Commodore Sir Egbert Cadbury, DSC, DFC (1893—1967), First World War fighter pilot and later managing director of the family firm
        • Peter Cadbury (1918–2006), entrepreneur in other sectors
          • Joel Cadbury (b. 1971), entrepreneur and philanthropist
          • Paul Cadbury (b. 1975), left the family at 25 and moved to Thailand. Financier and manager of large nightlife group in Thailand employing over 3,000 people.