Ethel Castilla was born in Kyneton, Victoria, on 19th June, 1861; daughter of Frederic Ramos de Castilla, an Englishman of Spanish descent, and May Robertson, daughter of an Edinburgh writer. She lived mostly in Melbourne and contributed frequently to ` The Australasian', and the `Sydney Mail'. Her works include: `The Australian Girl, and other Verses' (Melbourne, 1900).
