Mary Lindsay

From the list of elephant persons Family: Sole

 ☨ Mary Lindsay 
Profession circus director
Personal details
Born 1892-02-07 Wentworth, New South Wales in Australia

Dead 1975-04-17 Kiama in Australia


Spouse(s) 1926 Albert Lindsay

Residence
Country Australia

Locations
Title artist 1914-1915
Location at St Leon’s Circus in Australia

Title owner -1964
Location at Sole Brothers Circus in Australia

Biography details

Mary Ann Josephine Sole , circus director in Australia

Sole was born * 1892-02-07 in Wentworth, New South Wales Australia dead 1975-04-17 Kiama, in Australia , daughter of director William Alfred Sole and director Eliza Jane Sole

⚭ Married 1926 to Albert Lindsay born ? .


Mary Ann Josephine Lindsay (1892-1975), circus artiste, was born on 7 February 1892 at Wentworth, New South Wales, eldest of six children of native-born parents William Alfred Sole, circus bandsman, and his wife Eliza Jane, daughter of William George Perry, a circus performer known as 'W. G. Eroni'. In 1890 the four Sole brothers had joined Eroni Bros Circus as bandsmen.

In 1926, Mary married Albert Spencer Lindsay, an acrobat in the circus. Next year, 1927, after performing throughout Australia and New Zealand on the Fuller circuit, the Lindsays sailed for South Africa and thence for England.

Mary and Bert retired to their home at Manly, Sydney, in 1964. They handed over direction of the circus to their daughter Jean and her husband Joseph Perry. After Bert died, at the age of 81 Mary took up residence in a caravan on the family's 200-acre (80 ha) farm at Dunmore where she tended a range of animals.

She died on 17 April 1975 at Kiama and was buried in Frenchs Forest lawn cemetery; her daughter survived her.

Children


Total: 1 children

  1. Jean Perry. Born: ?. Dead: † 2009-12-06

Siblings

Siblings through the father William Alfred Sole (1869 -- 1923-06-00):

  1. William Sole Born 1894-01-20 Dead: † 1934-04-03
  2. Margaret Sole Born 1896
  3. John Sole Born 1899 Dead: † 1958
  4. Andrew Sole Born 1901 Dead: † 1975
  5. Maud Sole Born 1903-04-21 Dead: † 1983-01-15

Mary Lindsays ancestral Ahnentafel:

P I II III

Mary Lindsay
Born: 1892-02-07

Father:
William Sole

Born: 1869
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Paternal Grandfather:
Edward Sole

Born: 1838?
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Paternal Great-grandfather:
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Paternal Grandmother:
Margaret Breen

Born: ?
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Paternal Great-grandfather::
Paternal Great-grandmother:

Mother:
Elizabeth Perry

Born: 1866-10-17
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Maternal Grandfather:
William Perry

Born: 1843
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Maternal Great-grandfather:
George Perry
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Mary Ann Heffernan
Maternal Grandmother:
Mary Aherne

Born:
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Maternal Great-grandfather:
Maternal Great-grandmother:


Mary Lindsay is mentioned on 1 other person pagesCaroline Troy,  

Mary Lindsay is mentioned on 1 location pagesSole Brothers Circus,  

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director Mary Ann Josephine Sole in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1915. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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