Ellen Holding was the daughter of John Holding (1830) and Mary Coman and was born in Hindley in 1858. In 1861 she was living in Ladies Lane, Hindley. In 1871 she was still living in Ladies Lane and was a cotton factory hand.

Sources
• 1. 1871 Census. Ladies Lane, Hindley. Ellen Holding. Daughter. Age 13. Factory Hand Cotton. Born Hindley. • 2. 1861 Census. Ladies Lane, Hindley. Ellen Holding. Daughter. Age 3. Born Hindley.