This article was originally published in the December 2004 edition of Soul Search, the journal of The Sole Society 

Ed: Audrey is the Great Granddaughter of David Sole and has kindly provided us with some family photos. We only have room for the following photo in Soul Search, but the others can be seen in the gallery on our web site.

David Sole was born in Hackney, MDX, in 1834. He moved to Birmingham where he married Sarah Ann Norwood (or Worwood) and where there first four children were born. In the mid-1870s the family moved to Pendleton, LAN, where they had two further children. David died in 1911.

Back Row: Arthur Montague Sole and Ada Sole

Middle: David Sole, Gertie Warren (Granddaughter) and Clara Warren (nee Sole)

Front: Frederick Warren, George David Maurice Warren (My Father), and Harold Warren on Clara’s knee (Grand Children)