Robert Telfer

1799 - 1883  (83 years)

• Name	Robert Telfer
  Birth	17 Feb 1799	Hyndlee, Southdean & Abbotrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [1]
  	OPR 806/1
  Baptism	Aft 17 Feb 1799	Southdean & Abbotrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [1]
  	OPR 806/1
  Gender	Male
  1851 Census	30 Mar 1851	Carrhope, Linshiels, Alwinton, Northumberland, England   [2]
  	Age: 51y
  	HO107/2423, Folio 284, Page 3 Head, Married, Farmer of 500 Acres Employing 1 Shepherd
  Passenger Lists	22 Sep 1853	Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	Age: 52y
  	Ship: Poictiers - Southampton to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 22 September 1853 to 06 January 1854 Shepherd, From Northumberland, Presbyterian, Could Read & Write
  Reference Number	V 0115b
  Death	1883	Stawell, Victoria, Australia   [4]
  	Age: 84y
  	Registration Number: 6782/1883
  Person ID	I2744	Vernon
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Telfer,   b. 1772, Northumberland, England d. 18 Feb 1850, Blind Burn, Near Harbottle, Northumberland, England (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Ellen Davidson,   b. Abt 1767, Scotland d. 1 Jan 1846, Rothbury district, Northumberland, England (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F2812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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
  Children	1. Thomas Telfer,   b. 8 Oct 1838, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1922, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia (Age 83 years)   2. Elizabeth Telfer,   b. 5 Aug 1840, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   3. George Davidson Telfer,   b. 23 May 1841, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 16 Jan 1885, Launceston City, Tasmania, Australia (Age 43 years)   4. Helen D Telfer,   b. 23 Mar 1843, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   5. Margaret Telfer,   b. 10 Feb 1845, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1924, Dowerin, Northam, Western Australia, Australia (Age 78 years)   6. Adam Telfer,   b. 20 Mar 1849, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1906, Arat, Victoria, Australia (Age 56 years)   7. James Telfer,   b. Between Jul 1851 and Sep 1851, Rothbury district, Northumberland, England d. 21 Oct 1853, At Sea - Southampton to Australia (Age 2 years)   8. Mary Jane Ann Telfer,   b. Abt 1857   d. 1935, Windsor, Victoria, Australia (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F1207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1838 - Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ROBERT TELFER ADDRESSES: Carrhope, Linshiels, Alwinton, Northumberland (30 March 1851) OCCUPATIONS: Farmer of 500 Acres Employing 1 Shepherd (30 March 1851) CENSUSES: (1799-1883 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 - Last checked: 09 March 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S7107] Find My Past - Scotland - Baptism Transcripts, 19 Mar 2024, OPR 806/1. [S7110] 1851 Census - Telfer, Robert & Elizabeth, 9 Mar 2024, HO107/2423, Folio 284, Page 3. [S7124] Passenger Lists - Southampton to Australia - Telfer, Robert & Elizabeth & Family - 1853, 20 Mar 2024, Numbers 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134. [S4345] BDM - Australia Index, 13 Mar 2024. [S7108] Find My Past - Scotland - Marriage Transcripts, 9 Mar 2024, OPR 792/7, Page 53.