Elaine Elliott was born in Kingston, Jamaica in. She is the second oldest out of 4 children, her older sister and herself were born in Jamaica, while the younger two were born in England. She lived in Jamaica with her grandmother until she was 15 yrs old. Then her parents decided to move her and her sister up to Britain with them. About 10 years later, she moved to Toronto, Ontario for more freedom. Here, she worked at a clothing factory, and also had 5 kids and 2 step-sons.  Elaine was interviewed for this project in January 2018 by her granddaughter, Faith Joseph