Thomas "Tom"[4] Branson, (born possibly between September 1884 and September 1885 - canon evidence is unclear[1]), is the former chauffeur and the current estate manager for Downton Abbey. He is an Irish socialist and a member of the Branson family. He is the husband of the late Lady Sybil Branson, with whom he had one child, a daughter, Sybbie, whom he named after his wife. It is clear that even years later, he never truly recovered from Sybil’s death. Through his marriage he became the son-in-