Elsie was born on January 22nd, 1887 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England and her christening took place there on April 28th, 1887. Elsie's father was Edward Damp and her mother was Emma Croxon Smith. She had two brothers and two sisters, named Wlfred, Frank, Ellen and Constance. She was the third oldest of the five children. She died at the age of 2 in 1889. She was buried on July 24th, 1889.