| Birth | Clara Swinbourn Farmar was born circa September 1878 in New Zealand. |
| INFO | CIV REG INDEX NZ Birth. 1878 Farmar, Clara Swinbourn #3486 [DecQ Wairau]. (NZCivRegInd LDS6341153.) |
| INFO | TEACHING STAFF of Blenheim School, about 1898. Photo published in the Marlborough Express, 1 Sep 1937, includes Miss C. Farmar. (CorresJOCAT Letter, 9Aug2004, encl.11.) |
| INFO | TEACHER LISTING. Public Schools. Blenheim Girls School staff as of Dec 1897. Clara Farmer [sic], female, probationer, salary £24 (pub in Journal of the House of Representatives.1898,vol.2,sec.E1,p.35). Blenheim Girls School staff year 1898. Clara S. Farmar, female, probationer, salary £32. (pub 1899 vol.2, sec.E1, p.35). Blenheim Girls School staff 1899. Clara S. Farmar, female, probationer, salary £40 (pub 1900 vol II, sec.E1, p.36). Blenheim Girls School staff 1900. Clara S. Farmar, grade classification E4, female probationer, salary £40 (pub 1901 vol.3,sec.E1,p.36). Note: not listed 1902 or 1903. (CorresJOCAT 09Aug04 encl.5.) |
| Death | She died 27 June 1904 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
| INFO | POST-MORTEM EXAM 28 Jun 1904 - result: septic peritonitis following a miscarriage. (NSWPostMort LDS990631, 28 Jun 1904.) |
| INFO | INQUEST SYDNEY. 29 June 1904 #150. "Clara Farmar, abt 26 years. b. New Zealand, Single. Domestic. Autopsy, Lloyd Hotel. We find that the said Clara Farmar at No. 405 Riley Street in the City of Sydney in the state aforesaid, on the 27th day of June 1904 died from septic peritonitis following a miscarriage but how the said miscarriage was brought about, the evidence adduced does not enable us to say." (NSWInquest LDS288690.) |
| INFO | CEMETERY RECORD. Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, NSW . Clara Swinbourne Farmar, death 27 Jun 1904, age 25 yrs 10 mths. Old Church of England denomination. Polt 8426 Sect T, row 26. (RookCemFMP.) |
| INFO | OBITUARY. 1 Jul 1904. "A cable received from Sydney yesterday contained the sad news of the death of Miss Clare Farmar, the youngest daughter of Mr. Farmar, of Blenhiem. Miss Farmar was for some years a member of the teaching staff of the Blenheim schools. (MarlExpress, Fri, 1 Jul 1904, p.1.) |
| INFO | MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTION. Rookwood Necropolis, [Sydney, NSW, Australia], Old Church of England Section. Farmar, Clara Swinbourne, 27 Jun 1904, #131446. (RookwoodMI LDS6344490). |
| INFO | CEMETERY MONUMENT for Farmar family at Omaka Cemetery includes "Clara Swinbourn d. 28 June 1904 a. 25 years 9 months (interred at Sydney)" (NZCemRec LDS6341119#219 p.13 #193.) |
Clara Swinbourn Farmar