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In 1841 William moved to Worcester, where he worked as a piano tuner and set up a shop selling sheet music and musical instruments. In 1848 he married Ann Greening (1822-1902), daughter of a farm worker. Edward was the fourth of their seven children.

This the information that Wikipedia offers about Elgar's father's life up to his son's birth. We also know that his name was William Henry Elgar, and that he was born in 1821 in Dover. At a young age he was apprenticed to a London music publisher.

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