William Telfer (1811 - 1870)

Born 7 Sep 1811 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Cecilia (Mather) Telfer — married 19 Mar 1847 in Southdean, Par. of Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 11 Feb 1870 at age 58 in Par. of Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: William /Telfer/ ^[2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 07 SEP 1811

Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland^[4]

Death

Death:

Date: 11 FEB 1870

Place: Par. of Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Note: cert. reads: William Telfer, 58, land steward, mar. to Cecilia Mather, died 3:30am of congestion of lungs of 6 days duration, cert. by Robert ??, M.D. S/o Robert Telfer ag lab and Agnes m.s. Sinton, both dec. Inf. James S Anderson, schoolmaster ?Dombriste? Colliery NB dth cert says Cuttlehill Lodge, inventory says Cuttlehill Cottage^[5][6][7][8]

Reference

Reference: 40685

Christening

Christening:

Date: 29 SEP 1811

Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland^[9][10]

Occupation

Occupation: a surveyor (not shown as dec'd) when son Andrew married

Date: AUG 1884^[11]

Marriage

Husband: William Telfer

Wife: Cecilia Mather

Child: William Telfer

Child: Janet Telfer

Child: Robert Telfer

Child: Agnes Telfer

Child: James Mather Telfer

Child: Andrew Telfer

Child: Margaret Ann Cecilia Maither Telfer

Child: Isabell Telfer

Marriage:

Date: 19 MAR 1847

Place: Southdean, Par. of Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland^[12][13]

Census:

Date: 1851

Place: Hill Corner, Par. of Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Note: TELFER: William 39 transcr. as "coal grieve" b Jedburgh; wife Cecilia 28 b Southdean, ROX; Children: William 6, Janet 3 both b Southdean ROX^[14]

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Note: TELFER (indexed on ancestry as FELPS): William 48 overseer for "Carron Cl" on Cattle Hill Estate b Jedburgh ROX; Cecillia 38 b Southdean ROX; Children: Janet 13 scholar b Southdean ROX; Robert 8 scholar, Agnes 6 scholar, James M 4, Andrew 1 all b Aberdour FIF;^[15]

Husband: Robert Telfer

Wife: Agnes Sinton

Child: William Telfer

Child: John Telfer

Marriage:

Date: 24 JUN 1808

Place: Southdean, Par. of Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: the 1808 entry reads: Robert Telfer in the parish of Jedburgh to Agnes Sinton, 24th June^{[16][17][18][19]}

Sources

1. ↑ Telfer-101 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of SintonConnections4WTMay2014.ged on May 8, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: Bap. 29 Sep 1811 William s/o Robert TELFER & Agness SINTON, Jedburgh, ROX, batch C117927, extracted May 2005
3. ↑ Source: #S1827 Page: Rcvd Sep 2005
4. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 7 Sep Bap. 29 Sep 1811 William s/o Robert TELFER & Agness SINTON, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11792-7 film 1067944, extracted Jul 2013
5. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Mar. 1875 William TELFER and Lillias SKIRVING, copy d/loaded Sep 2005
6. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: 1871 Cens Dalgety, FIF Dist 422 (ED3?) Page 7 Schedule #27, copy d/loaded Sep 2005
7. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Dth 1870 William TELFER, Aberdour, Fife, copy d/loaded Sep 2005
8. ↑ Source: #S2660 Page: Inventory 1870 William TELFER, Manager of Cuttlehill, Par. of Aberdour, SC20/50/42, copy d/loaded Dec 2007
9. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: Bap. 29 Sep 1811 William s/o Robert TELFER & Agness SINTON, Jedburgh, ROX, batch C117927, extracted May 2005
10. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 7 Sep Bap. 29 Sep 1811 William s/o Robert TELFER & Agness SINTON, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11792-7 film 1067944, extracted Jul 2013
11. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Marr. 1884 Andrew TELFER & Annie Emily BAYLY, reg. Par. of Stromness, Orkney, Dist 030 Pg 4 # 7, copy d/loaded Dec 2007
12. ↑ Source: #S1827 Page: Rcvd Sep 2005
13. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: MATHER/TELFER 1847 marriage, batch M118064, extracted Sep 2005
14. ↑ Source: #S801 Page: Aberdour, FIF Par. 401 ED 5 Pg 10 Sched 42 hsehold of William & Cecilia TELFER, extracted Dec 2007
15. ↑ Source: #S802 Page: Aberdour, FIF Reg 401 ED 4 Pg 26 Sched 143 hsehold of William & Cecillia TELFER (indexed on ancestry as FELPS), extracted Dec 2007
16. ↑ Source: #S999 Page: Marr. 1808 Robert TELFER (of Jedburgh) & Agnes SINTON, Southdean, ROX
17. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Dth 1864 Agnes TELFER nee SINTON, reg. Par. of Aberdour, Fife, Dist 401 Pg 3 # 7, copy d/loaded Nov 2007
18. ↑ Source: #S333 Page: Dth cert 1864 Agnes TELFER nee SINTON, transc. Stuart H, rcvd May 2005
19. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Marr. 24 Jun 1808 Robert TELFER (Jedburgh) & Agnes SINTON, 806/0010 0142, copy rcvd from Harry DW May 2010

• Source: S1596 Title: IGI: Online searches, assorted surnames Note: citations without an "extracted MMM YYYY" are generally pre 1999 Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Name: Family Search (LDS) Address: State: UT Country: USA Note: http://familysearch.org
• Source: S1597 Title: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS), Url: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/
• Source: S1827 Title: EMails re Cecilia MATHER ex Katie White (Edmonton, ALB) to Lorna (NZ)
• Source: S2660 Title: Inventory 1870 William TELFER, Cuttlehill, Aberdour, Fife, Testator: William Telfer, Volume: SC20/50/42 Publication: 3 Jun 1870 Note: Inventory dated 24 May 1870, presented at Cupar 3 Jun, signed by executrix dative qua relict Cecilia Maither Telfer, copy d/loaded Dec 2007 Repository: #R32
• Repository: R32 Name: New Register House, Edinburgh Address: State: MLN Country: Scotland Note: previously known as "General Registry Office"
• Source: S56 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), Record Type: Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php