dr walter chancellor garman (1860–1923), a general practitioner, and his wife, margaret frances magill lived at oakeswell hall. their children included the garman sisters who were associated with the bloomsbury group. there were nine children, seven sisters and two brothers: mary (1898), sylvia (1899), kathleen (1901), douglas (1903), rosalind (1904), helen (1906), mavin (1907), ruth (1909) and lorna (1911).