Does a WWI Australian memorial plaque provide clues to the origins of the Kelshall line?
By Linda Butler Attempts to trace the Kelshall SOLE line back have faltered at John SOLE who married Sarah PRATT in 1756 and died in 1800. His identity has not been positively established, though one possibility suggested early on by Don Steele is John SOLE of Layston, born in 1730, the son of William SOALL and Deborah SKEGG. Identity is uncertain because he could also have been the John SOLE who married Ann HARVEY in Kelshall in 1758. I have nothing of substance to aid in resolving this issue, but have some intriguing information that points to Don s original suggestion being the most likely. Early last year I met for the first time three of my mother s cousins David, Peter and Bill Sole. All had recently become interested in their family history, and we met to share knowledge, show photos, and, in the case of my mother and her cousins, reminisce about family members. The most intriguing item discussed that night was a WWI memorial plaque (issued to the next of kin of all Australian s
