William Soal

William Soal was born in 1717, Herne, Kent. He was baptised on the 2nd of June 1717.

His parents were John Soal (1674-1747) and Mary Bayly. 

He was an agricultural labourer.

On the 13th of October 1733, he married Ann Tanner at Saint Alphege in Canterbury, Kent, England. 

Their children were William Soal (Born 1737), John Soal (Born 1739), Edward Soal (Born 1741), Richard Soal (Born 1743) and Hannah Soal (Born 1746).

William Soal died in 1760 around the start of the Industrial Revolution.

His life spanned the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) Yamasee War (1715-1717), Founding of New Orleans (1718), War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718-1720), Anglo-Spanish War (1727-1729), War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-1748), War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748), The Jacobite Rising (1745), First Carnatic War (1746-1748), Second Carnatic War (1749-1754) Seven Years' War (1756-1763), French and Indian War (1754-1763), Third Carnatic War (1757-1763), Industrial Revolution (1760-1840) British Monarchs: George I, George II British Prime Ministers: Walpole, Compton, Pelham, Pelham-Holles, Cavendish, Pelham-Holles.

His life spanned the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), which included the French and Indian war (1754-1763).