Margaret Beavan (1877–1931) By John Archibald Berrie, painted in 1928. National Museums Collection Walker Art Gallery Margaret Beavan,  (1875–1931), was born at 28 Bowring Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, on 1st August 1875, she was the eldest daughter of Jeffrey Beavan, a bookkeeper and later fire insurance manager, and his wife, Ellen Catherine Williams. The Beavans were a close