Elijah Abel Gray 1873–1967

Elijah Abel Gray was born in 1873 in East Runton, Norfolk. His parents, James and Mary Gray (nee Abbs) had five children: Fanny, Ann Elizabeth, William, Alfred and Elijah, who was the youngest.

Elijah met and, after a prolonged courtship, married May Flowerday from Ingham on Easter Monday, 8 April 1912, and on 16 February 1913 they had their only child, a son, Albert Lloyd. (click thumbnails for an enlarged view)

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Elijah,
as a young man		 Rarely seen
without his cap		 A study taken by
T Mack, Cromer		 Elijah and May,
his wife-to-be
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Standing to
attention! 		In their back yard
at Wyndham Park		 With Albert, their
5-year-old son		 Elijah proudly poses
in his garden
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Elijah,
the master builder		 May and Elijah,
in their later days		 The back yard of
Louis Cottage		 Elijah and May’s
Golden Wedding