1882 Dec 29 |
Born in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba |
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Moved about with his parents and family from Portage
La Prairie to Regina to Guelph to Victoria |
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1890 |
Arrived in Victoria with his parents and siblings. |
7 |
| 1902 Sep 10 |
Attended his sister, Annie's wedding. |
19 |
| 1903 Nov 21 |
His mother, Annie, died. |
20 |
| 1904 |
Showed up in the 1904 BC Directory, in Port Renfrew,
as a farmer. Soule Creek is named for him. He pre-empted land at the mouth of
Soule Creek. |
21 |
| 1904 Jan 06 |
Assumed to be the Messr Soule returning from Port
Renfrew on the Steamer Queen City |
21 |
| 1907 Jun 16 |
Assumed to be the R. (N.?) Soule with D. (David?)
returning to Port Renfrew on the steamer Tees. |
24 |
| 1908 May 4 |
Port Renfrew - rancher.- Greater Victoria Public
Library.- Local History Room - 1908 Voters list |
25 |
| 1908 Jun 18 |
Was granted his pre-empted Crown Land at Port
Renfrew at the mouth of Soule Creek. [about 60 hectares] |
25 |
| 1910 |
Showed up in the 1910 BC Directory, in Prince
Rupert, as a miner. (Soule, N., miner) |
27 |
| 1910 Nov 10 |
Married Catherine Pearl BUCKLEY in Victoria.
She was a year younger than him.
The marriage of Mr. Norman Soule of Prince Rupert, son of Mr. J. C. Soule,
formerly of this city, and Miss Katherine Pearl Buckley, of Seattle, was solemnized by the
Rev. W. Leslie Clay at St. Andrews manse last evening. They will reside for the
present in this city. (Newspaper article) |
27 |
| 1911 |
according to the 1911 Henderson's Directory Norman is a clerk for
contractor, Charles May & Co. in Edmonton. He is living at the Royal George Hotel (728
First St.) Charles May was mayor in 1906. Charles May, contractor 562 Second St. between
Victoria and Jasper.
The 1911 Census shows Norman (28) and Pearl (27) Soule's place of
Habitation, in Edmonton, as being at the hospital. |
28 |
| 1912 |
Norman has become a Real Estate Agent in Edmonton
with a partner named Walter Surridge in the firm of Soule and Surridge. Their office
was at 632 First St. Norman lived at 1240 Victoria Ave. while Walter was living at
the YMCA at the time of the compiling of the Henderson's Directory for Edmonton. |
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| 1914 |
He and Pearl crossed the border traveling from
Edmonton to San Fransicso in April of 1914. His occupation was listed as a real
estate dealer. The 1920 US census says that Norman Immigrated to the United
States in 1914. |
31 |
| abt 1916 |
Went overseas in the US army (according to Anna
Robertson) |
33 |
| 1920 |
Living in Port Angelese as a lodger in the home of
Henry G. & Ethel M. Machenheimer according to the census. Employed as an agent
for a Manufacturer. |
37 |
| after 1920 |
Died (of trench fever?) probably in Port Angeles. |
37+ |
