He was born in Dunham, Cheshire, the son of James Ellison and Ellen Fearnaught, and was educated in Manchester.
In 1975, the Dunham Massey Thespians put on productions of four of his plays: The Dyspeptic Ogre, The Caravan, Take Your Pick and Twixt Eleven And Twelve.
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After the official opening of the Manchester Ship Canal on 21 May 1894, Edward Leader Williams of the Oaks, in the Parish of Dunham Massey, in the County Palatine of Chester was knighted by Queen Victoria on 2 July by Letters Patent.
There are many parks, including Stamford Park named after Earl of Stamford, who lived at Dunham Massey.