John Telfer (abt. 1815 - 1906)

Born about 1815 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Elliot) Telfer — married before 1841 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Died 16 Feb 1906 at about age 91 in Beath, 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: John /Telfer/ ^[2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: ABT 1815

Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland^[3]

Death

Death:

Date: 16 FEB 1906

Place: Ab?, Beath, Fife, Scotland

Note: cert reads: John TELFER ?forrester?, married to Ann ELLIOTT, died aged 91 at 2am of senile decay, s/o Robert Telfer shepherd, and Agnes, m.s. SINTON, both dec. Inf John son present, reg. 17th Feb^[4]

Reference

Reference: 41402

Marriage

Husband: John Telfer

Wife: Ann Elliot

Child: Robert Telfer

Child: John Telfer

Child: Isabella Telfer

Marriage:

Date: BEF 1841

Place:  ?Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Note: not immediately obvious on igi^[5]

Census:

Date: 1841

Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: TELFER: John 30 joiner; Ann 30; Also LAURIE: Walter 30, carrier; Mgt 30 and FLIGHTY: James 67 labourer; Elisabeth 66 All b ROX (there's also a John, 20 at Damside, Wilton a millwright journeyman as another possibility)^[6]

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Note: TELFER: John 45 wood forester b Jedburgh, ROX; wife Ann 39 hsekeeper b Connetie, DFS; Children: Robert 15 worker in woods; John 11 scholar; Elisabeth 11 scholar; Agnes 5 All b Jedburgh; Isabella 2 b Aberdour, FIF^[7]

Census:

Date: 1881

Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Note: TELFER: John head, sawyer 66 b Jedburgh; wife Ann, 60 b Canonbie, DFS; Children (both b Aberdour, FIF): Isabella 22 dressmaker; George 19, clerk^[8]

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^{[9][10][11][12]}

Sources

1. ↑ Telfer-113 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: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0203532 GRO Ref Volume 459 EnumDist 4 Page 15, extracted Sep 2005
3. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0203532 GRO Ref Volume 459 EnumDist 4 Page 15, extracted Sep 2005
4. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Dth 1906 John TELFER, Beath, Fife, copy d/loaded Sep 2005
5. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0203532 GRO Ref Volume 459 EnumDist 4 Page 15, extracted Sep 2005
6. ↑ Source: #S1610 Page: 1841 Jedburgh ROX Scotland1841/792 ED 2 Folio 2 Page 14, extracted Sep 2005
7. ↑ Source: #S802 Page: Aberdour, FIF Reg 401 ED 2 Pg 6 Sched 27, hsehold of John & Ann TELFER, extracted Nov 2007
8. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0203532 GRO Ref Volume 459 EnumDist 4 Page 15, extracted Sep 2005
9. ↑ Source: #S999 Page: Marr. 1808 Robert TELFER (of Jedburgh) & Agnes SINTON, Southdean, ROX
10. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Dth 1864 Agnes TELFER nee SINTON, reg. Par. of Aberdour, Fife, Dist 401 Pg 3 # 7, copy d/loaded Nov 2007
11. ↑ Source: #S333 Page: Dth cert 1864 Agnes TELFER nee SINTON, transc. Stuart H, rcvd May 2005
12. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Marr. 24 Jun 1808 Robert TELFER (Jedburgh) & Agnes SINTON, 806/0010 0142, copy rcvd from Harry DW May 2010

• Source: S210 Title: 1881 Census for UK, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: UK, Record Info: via Family Search/LDS CDs Repository: #R21
• Repository: R21 Name: LDS library Address: State: Utah Country: USA Note: films and cd roms
• Source: S56 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), Record Type: Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php