Lilian Merchant was born on Friday 1 April 1892 in Derby, Derbyshire.

Lilian married Harold Greensmith in 1911 in Derby, Derbyshire.

She had the following children from her marriage to Harold Greensmith:

- Winifred Greensmith	born in 1911 in Derby, Derbyshire.
- Lilian D Greensmith	born in 1915 in Derby, Derbyshire.
- Doris Greensmith	born on 8 December 1916 in Derby, Derbyshire.
- ?????? Greensmith	born in 1918 in Derby, Derbyshire.
- Ethel Greensmith	born on 20 July 1921 in Derby, Derbyshire.
- Harold Thomas Greensmith	born on 9 October 1923 in Derby, Derbyshire.
- Iris Greensmith	born in 1926 in Derby, Derbyshire.

Lilian died when she was 82 years old, in 1974 in Derby, Derbyshire.