Author: Ellen Ross
Author: Ellen Ross (1840–1917)
Alternate Name(s): Nelsie Brook (pseudonym); Rogers (maiden name)
Biography: Ellen Ross was born in 1840 in Cheltenham, the daughter of schoolteacher George Rogers and his wife Mary (née Blissett). As a young woman she worked briefly as a dressmaker before becoming an author with Gertrude Winn (1863) under the pseudonym "Nelsie Brook." In 1868, she married Lancashire schoolmaster William Ross and the couple had several children including writer and colonial administrator William McGregor Ross (1876–1940). Even after her marriage, she continued to write novels. She died on 26 February 1917 in Barnet.
References: British Census (1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901); Probate
Fiction Titles:
- Gertrude Winn: or, Our Nation's Curse: How it Works in Homes. A Story from Real Life. 1 vol. London: William Tweedie, 1863.
- Lucy Bell's First Place: A Story for Domestics. 1 vol. London: Partridge, 1873.
- Daddy's Pet: A Sketch from Humble Life. 1 vol. London: Henry S. King, 1873.
- Dora's Boy. 1 vol. London: Alexander Strahan, 1878.
- Never Give Up, and Ned Lee's Freehold: Or, Stories for Working-Men's Homes. 1 vol. London: Partridge, 1878.
- The Flower of the Flock. 1 vol. London: William Mullan & Son, 1879.
- Winifred Martin: A Story of English Family Life. 1 vol. London: William Mullan & Son, 1879.
- Dear Wee Winnie. 1 vol. London: William Mullan & Son, 1880.
- Dora Gray's Christmas Errand. 1 vol. London: William Mullan & Son, 1880.
- Little Mother Mattie. 1 vol. London: William Mullan & Son, 1880.