Before her marriage Ellen worked as an infant teacher. Joseph is listed on the 1881 Census as a Banker's Clerk. He appears to be eleven years younger than his wife Ellen. At the time of the Census their two adult children, Walter and Margarita were still at home. Ellen's sisters Fanny Hemsley, Matilda and Rose Hone were living with them at the time of the Census. Their servants were Mary Ann Allen and Theresa Payne. They all resided at Nightingale Road.
Ellen gave the portrait of her father to the National Portrait Gallery in London (now in the Gallery's storage). William's personal papers and other literary items were supposedly given or sold by Ellen to an antiquities dealer, who subsequently bequeathed them to Washington State University.
Ellen died on November 30, 1910 aged 88. She is buried at Abney Park Cemetery (Burial 117605. Section M05. Index 5S12). Joseph Simmonds Soul died on April 4, 1913 aged 79. He is also buried at Abney Park, (Burial 121362. Section M05. Index 6S03).
Ellen and Joseph had two children
1. Walter Jospeh Hone Soul (1855 - 1903). Walter was listed as a Banker's Clerk in the 1881 Census. He emigrated to South Africa but returned to the UK on the outbreak of the Boer War. In 1886 Walter married Rosa Jacobsohn (1865 - 1915). He died on October 20, 1903 at Hackney aged only 48. Walter is buried at Abney Park Cemetery along with his mother Ellen and sister Margarita (Burial 106734. Section unknown. Index5-MA). Walter and Rosa had three sons.
A. Harold Soul (1886-1941) lived in Los Angeles, California, USA. Married to Marie Johnson.
B. Eric Walter Soul (1888 - 1933) married Florence Mabel Wilson (1897 - 1982) in Bellingen, NSW 1916 in Australia. For some time Eric lived in Dorrigo, NSW. Eric died in Chatswood, Sydney in 1933. You can read Eric's obituary here
Eric and Florence had one son.
1. Harold (1917 - 1974) married Audrey Tamar (Johnson) in 1967.
Alan was injured in Palestine, he married Florence Beeston in 1921 in Queensland. Alan died after being struck by lightening. You can view Alan's WW1 Army details here and here. Florence died on the Gold Coast in Queensland in 1972.
Alan and Florence had three children:
Alan and Florence had three children:
- Dorothy Margarita Soul (1922 -2009). Dorothy married Noel Pentecost in 1949. Their engagement notice can be found here.
- Eric Walter Soul (1924 - 1926)
- Leah Emily Soul (1925 - 1996). Emily married Denis Roobottom in 1949.
