Details of Phyllis's birth are not known.

Phyllis married David Whittaker in 1934 in the Haslingden Registration District (Dec Quarter).

She had the following children from her marriage to David Whittaker:

- Betty Whittaker	born in 1939 at the Nelson Registration District (Dec Qtr).
- James Whittaker	born in 1942 at the Nelson Registration District (Dec Qtr).
- David Whittaker	born in 1946 at the Nelson Registration District (Sep Qtr).