Thomas TELFER

1838 - 1922  (83 years)   Has 6 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Robert TELFER

1799 - 1883  (83 years)

Birth	17 Feb 1799	Hyndlee, Southdean & Abbotrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Christened	Aft 17 Feb 1799	Southdean & Abbotrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Died	1883	Stawell, Victoria, Australia
	Age: 84y
Father	Thomas TELFER,   b. 1772, Northumberland, England
Mother	Ellen DAVIDSON,   b. Abt 1767, Scotland
Family	Elizabeth HILL,   b. Abt 1817, Hawick, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	1838	Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Children	1. Thomas TELFER,   b. 8 Oct 1838, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   2. Elizabeth TELFER,   b. 5 Aug 1840, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   3. George Davidson TELFER,   b. 23 May 1841, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   4. Helen D TELFER,   b. 23 Mar 1843, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   5. Margaret TELFER,   b. 10 Feb 1845, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   6. Adam TELFER,   b. 20 Mar 1849, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   7. James TELFER,   b. Between Jul 1851 and Sep 1851, Rothbury district, Northumberland, England   8. Mary Jane Ann TELFER,   b. Abt 1857

Elizabeth HILL

Abt 1817 - 1891  (74 years)

Birth	Abt 1817	Hawick, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Died	6 Nov 1891	Victoria, Australia
	Age: 76y
Buried	Aft 6 Nov 1891	Bleak House Nhill Cemetery, Nhill, Hindmarsh Shire, Victoria, Australia
Father	Thomas HILL,   b. Abt 1780, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Mother	Elizabeth TURNBULL
Family	Robert TELFER,   b. 17 Feb 1799, Hyndlee, Southdean & Abbotrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	1838	Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Children	1. Thomas TELFER,   b. 8 Oct 1838, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   2. Elizabeth TELFER,   b. 5 Aug 1840, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   3. George Davidson TELFER,   b. 23 May 1841, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   4. Helen D TELFER,   b. 23 Mar 1843, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   5. Margaret TELFER,   b. 10 Feb 1845, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   6. Adam TELFER,   b. 20 Mar 1849, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   7. James TELFER,   b. Between Jul 1851 and Sep 1851, Rothbury district, Northumberland, England   8. Mary Jane Ann TELFER,   b. Abt 1857

• Name	Thomas TELFER
  Birth	8 Oct 1838	Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1851 Census	30 Mar 1851	Carrhope, Linshiels, Alwinton, Northumberland, England   [2]
  	Age: 12y
  	HO107/2423, Folio 284, Page 3 Son, Unmarried, At Home
  Ancestor Count	6
  Passenger Lists	22 Sep 1853	Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	Age: 15y
  	Ship: Poictiers - Southampton to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 22 September 1853 to 06 January 1854 Shepherd, From Northumberland, Church of England, Could Read & Write
  Reference Number	V 0346a
  Death	1922	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia   [4]
  	Age: 85y
  	Registration Number: 13307/1922
  Person ID	I8049	Ruth
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert TELFER,   b. 17 Feb 1799, Hyndlee, Southdean & Abbotrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1883, Stawell, Victoria, Australia (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth HILL,   b. Abt 1817, Hawick, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 6 Nov 1891, Victoria, Australia (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1838	Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [5]
  	OPR 792/7, Page 53 Banns 05 August 1838 Robert was a farmer, living at Brundenlaw Elizabeth was living at Jedburgh
  Family ID	F1207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Oct 1838 - Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  THOMAS TELFER ADDRESSES: Carrhope, Linshiels, Alwinton, Northumberland (30 March 1851) OCCUPATIONS: At Home (30 March 1851) CENSUSES: (1838-1922) 06 June 1841 - 30 March 1851 - yes 07 April 1861 - 02 April 1871 03 April 1881 - 05 April 1891 - 31 March 1901 - 02 April 1911 - 19 June 1921 - Last checked: 09 March 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S577] Family Search - Births - No Image. [S7110] 1851 Census - Telfer, Robert & Elizabeth, HO107/2423, Folio 284, Page 3. [S7124] Passenger Lists - Southampton to Australia - Telfer, Robert & Elizabeth & Family - 1853, Numbers 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 170. [S7127] BDM - Australia Index - Death, Registration Number: 13307/1922. [S7108] Find My Past - Scotland - Marriage Transcripts - No Image, OPR 792/7, Page 53.