Ellen was a member of the Settle Monthly Meeting in Yorkshire, England. She was granted a Certificate of Removal 7d 4m 1682 (7 June 1682). Ellen and all of her children, except Ralph, arrived in Pennsylvania on the ship "Lamb", 22 Oct 1682. The "Lamb" was one of twenty-two ships, of Quakers, who arrived in Pennsylvania between December 1681 and November 1682 bound for William Penn's colony.
Further contact with other Cowgill researchers has shown that there is no proof that Ellen was the daughter of Thomas Stackhouse. Therefo re I have removed her from the family of Thomas Stackhouse. She may have died on board ship before reaching Pennsylvania. There is no proof that Ellen lived in Pennsylvania. Her children are scattered and she does not appear as a witness at the marriage of any of her children.