Background
Born in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, she was a daughter of Sidney and Theresa Ellison (formerly Vinter).
Born in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, she was a daughter of Sidney and Theresa Ellison (formerly Vinter).
Due to her brother"s interest in motorsport, Eileen became interested in racing in the late 1920s. She befriended a racing driver of the day, Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper, and Eileen soon began racing herself. She was frequently noted as the entrant when Cholmondeley-Tapper raced, chiefly because it was her car(s) used.
Tony Ellison invariably being the mechanic.
The competitors included Elsie Wisdom (Invicta), Fay Taylour (Talbot 105) and Kay Petre (Daytona Wolseley Hornet Special). Cholmondeley-Tapper wrote a book entitled Amateur Racing Driver about his exploits but Eileen Ellison is only briefly mentioned in the book
Eileen married Squadron Leader Brian Lane in 1940. The marriage was brief, as he was killed in action in 1942.
After a period of mourning, she moved to South Africa where she met landowner, Owen Fargus.
She remained with Fargus until death from illness in 1967. Owen Fargus died in Jersey in 1990.