Margaret Helen (Nellie) and Jeannie Farquhar were sisters, never married, and were buried together in St Botolphs' Churchyard. In 1967 their sister Elizabeth (Donald) was buried with them.
In 1881 the Farquhar family were living in Brixton. Father William was a Solicitor's Shorthand Writer, born in Ireland, and mother Maggie was born in Scotland. Their children were Jeannie, 6, Percy George, 4, Elizabeth, 2, and Margaret Helen(6 months), all born in Lambeth.
By 1891 the family was in Frien Barnet, and there was another son, William, aged 5. Father William was by then a Solicitor's Clerk.
In 1898, Jeannie left Newnham College, Cambridge, one of the first Colleges to admit women. She had studied Maths there, and left with the equivalent of a BA.
Newnham was established in 1871 as a house in which young women could reside while attending lectures in Cambridge, long before they were allowed to become full members of the university with the granting of degrees to women in 1948.
Newnham Hall opened its doors in 1875, the first building on the site where Newnham still remains (this building is now known as Old Hall.
By 1901 she was a Boarder in Camp Hill, Worcester, an Assistant High School Mistress. The Head of the household was Henry Rogers. His wife, Annie, was also a Teacher.
By 1911 she was living in Rectory Terrace in Sunderland, an Assistant Secondary School Mistress, living alone, in a two-roomed house.
Jeannie died in South Croydon in 1934.
In 1901, still living at home with her parents, now in Hornchurch, Margaret Helen (Nellie) was a Teacher of Cookery. Brother Percy was a Bankers' Clerk, and sister Elizabeth a Shorthand Typist. The family had one Domestic Servant.
William Farquhar is recorded as a Private Resident in Hornchurch in 1902.
Margaret was living in Mitcham, Surrey, between 1921 and 1931.
By 1932 she was living at Shirley, 43 West Avenue with her sister, Mrs Elizabeth Donald. She died there in 1933. Probate was given to her brother Percy George Farquhar, Bank Manager.