By: Andrew Pinkess

Andrew Pinkess — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 23:05:13 +0000

Elijah Pinkess is my great great grandfather. I have been researching the family history and his story really appeals to me, so thanks for this excellent account. He was indeed born in Brigg, Lincolnshire, but moved with his family to Liverpool, when the town was booming and set up a family business selling paint and varnish. They lived in Liverpool for about 20 years, and only moved to London once his father Isaac had passed away. I knew he was an opera singer, but did not know about his changed name, or his singing career. It was good to see he followed his dream and went on the stage, but he paid a price for it financially, and was heavily dependent on his son Haydn (my great grandfather), who followed a more respectable path, and became company secretary of engineering firm Ransomes and Rapier. He had 8 children not 4, but several died young. His daughter Lavinia emigrated to New Zealand, and his son William married and moved to Canada to seek their own fortunes, as family finances at home were uncertain.If you have any further information on his singing career or the that of his wife Lucy, I would be very interested to know more. Thanks again. Andrew Pinkess

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By: Andrew Pinkess