Elijah Wainwright was born on Mar. 31, 1885, in Manchester, England. He was the tenth child born to James and Ann Maria Wainwright. He married Annie Singleton on Apr. 7, 1906. Their daughters Bessie and Lilian were born in 1908 and 1910.In 1913 Elijah and Annie, and their daughters, immigrated to Vancouver, Canada. There they had four more children: George, William, Evelyn, and Melba.
Elijah had a transfer company called Wainwright Transfer and also worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway for many years.
In 1956, after not seeing his brother, Sam, for 42 years the two brothers were reunited when Sam stopped in to visit on his way from Australia to England. Sixteen days after the brothers were reunited, Elijah suffered a heart attack and passed away. He was 71 years old.
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