Ellen Greenhough was the daughter of William Greenhough and Elizabeth Hill.

Ellen was born in 1882 in Salford, Lancashire.

Ellen married Wiliam Arthur Cookson in 1900 in Salford, Lancashire.

She had the following children from her marriage to Wiliam Arthur Cookson:

- Elizabeth Cookson	born in 1901 at Salford, Lancashire.
- Elsie Cookson	born in 1903 at Salford, Lancashire.
- William Arthur Cookson	born in 1905 at Salford, Lancashire.
- Ernest Cookson	born in 1905 at Salford, Lancashire.
- John Edward Cookson	born in 1908 at Salford, Lancashire.
- Ellen Cookson	born around 1909 at Salford, Lancashire.
- James Cookson	born in 1913 at Salford, Lancashire.
- Stanley Cookson	born in 1914 at Salford, Lancashire.
- Alice Cookson	born in 1918 at Salford, Lancashire.

Details of Ellen's death are not known.