Philippa Fawcett's parents were Henry Fawcett and Millicent Garrett and in many ways they are more famous than their daughter Philippa. Millicent Garrett also had a famous older sister Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, who was a pioneer of women in medicine (the first woman to graduate from the University of St Andrews) and struggled to be allowed to practice as a doctor. Millicent married Henry Fawcett in April 1867. Henry had studied at Cambridge where he had taken Part I of the Mathematical Tripos but after this had moved towards economics and politics.
ATTENTION - Automatic na salin mula sa Tagalog na bersyon Philippa Fawcett 's mga magulang ay Henry Fawcett at Millicent Garrett at sa maraming paraan na sila ay mas kilalang-kilala kaysa sa kanilang mga anak na babae Philippa. Millicent Garrett din nagkaroon ng bantog na mas lumang mga kapatid na babae Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, na noon ay isang tagapanguna ng mga kababaihan sa gamot (ang unang babae sa graduate mula sa University of St Andrews) at struggled na pinahihintulutan sa practice bilang isang doktor. Millicent kasal Henry Fawcett sa Abril 1867. Henry had-aral sa Cambridge kung saan niya kinuha Part ako ng mga matematiko Tripos ngunit pagkatapos na ito ay inilipat sa ekonomiya at pulitika.