Joseph Soul

Joseph Soul (1815–1881) was a nineteenth-century British reformer who worked for 36 years to assist the plight of orphaned children in London and in support of the abolition of slavery.

[1] Soul was born on 14 November 1815 and baptised in St. Leonard's church in Shoreditch in February the following year.

[3] Over the next few years Soul corresponding with the aging Thomas Clarkson keeping him informed on the progress of measures to abolish slavery completely.

The establishment was based at Albert Hill in Holloway, London and was open to children independent of the religious denomination.

[5] In 1875, Soul was credited with leading the way for a convalescent home in Margate which was used by the children from the Hampstead school.