Joel family
The Joel family of England was headed by three brothers, Jack, Woolf and Solomon, who made a fortune in diamond and gold mining in South Africa. Their father was Joel Joel and their mother Catherine "Kate" Joel née Isaacs, a sister of Barnett Isaacs, later known as Barney Barnato.
As well as being prominent Randlords, several of the Joel family became widely known in thoroughbred horse racing as owner/breeders of numerous winners of British Classic Races.
The Joel brothers
- Jack Barnato Joel, mining magnate, Chairman of Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company Ltd, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder married to Olive Coulson Sopwith, daughter of Thomas Sopwith.
- Woolf Barnato Joel, South African mining magnate
- Solomon Barnato Joel, mining, brewing and railway magnate
Other Joels
Other prominent members of the Joel family include:- Stanhope Henry Joel, businessman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder
- Dudley Joel, businessman, politician, World War II naval officer
Other relations
Family tree
Joel Joel, son of Isaac Joel and Rebecca Solomon. Joel Joel married Catherine Isaacs. She was the daughter of Isaac Isaacs and Leah Harris- Jack Barnato Joel x Edith Richards xx Olive Coulson Sopwith
- # Harry "Jim" Joel, businessman, philanthropist, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder
- # May b.1892 d.10 Feb 1971
- # Kathleen
- Woolf Joel
- # Geoffrey x Edith - maiden name unknown.
- Solomon Barnato Joel married Ellen "Nellie" Ridley xx Phoebe Carlow
- # Doris Irene Kathleen b. 1898 d. 14 August 1919 x Arthur Walter
- # Woolf 26 April 1892 d.13 November 1923, named after Uncle Woolf Joel
- # Stanhope Henry b.8 February 1903 at 2 Gt. Stanhope St, Mayfair x Gladys MacFadden
- ## Solna, married Harry Thomson Jones
- ## Dana
- ## Thalia
- # Dudley Jack Barnato - Conservative Party Member of Parliament x Esme Ritchie
- # Eileen Daphne Solvia x John Rogerson