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== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Olave was the younger daughter of [[brewery]] owner and artist Harold Soames (himself descended paternally from a [[landed gentry]] family, and maternally from a self-made man, Joseph Gilstrap Gelthorpe, who had been Mayor of [[Newark, England|Newark]] in | Olave was the younger daughter of [[brewery]] owner and artist Harold Soames (himself descended paternally from a [[landed gentry]] family, and maternally from a self-made man, Joseph Gilstrap Gelthorpe, who had been Mayor of [[Newark, England|Newark]] in Nottinghamshire). She was educated by her father, her mother Katharine (nee Hill), and a number of governesses at home. Home repeatedly changed, as her father continually moved house as he travelled. Olave became keen on outdoor sports including tennis, swimming, football, skating and canoeing, and also played the violin. | ||
== Adult Life == | == Adult Life == | ||
