Margaret TELFER

1845 - 1924  (78 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 6 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

Stephen James COUPER

- 1909

Died	1909	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
	Age: 67y
Family	Margaret TELFER,   b. 10 Feb 1845, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	1864	Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Elizabeth COUPER,   b. 1865, Jeri, Victoria, Australia   2. Stephen COUPER,   b. 1867, Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia   3. Mary Janet COUPER,   b. 1869, Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia   4. Margaret COUPER,   b. 1874, Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia   5. Robert Telfer COUPER,   b. 1877, Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia   6. John Kemp COUPER,   b. 1879, Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia

Elizabeth COUPER

1865 -

Birth	1865	Jeri, Victoria, Australia
Father	Stephen James COUPER
Mother	Margaret TELFER,   b. 10 Feb 1845, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	1864	Victoria, Australia

Stephen COUPER

1867 -

Birth	1867	Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia
Father	Stephen James COUPER
Mother	Margaret TELFER,   b. 10 Feb 1845, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	1864	Victoria, Australia

Mary Janet COUPER

1869 -

Birth	1869	Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia
Father	Stephen James COUPER
Mother	Margaret TELFER,   b. 10 Feb 1845, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	1864	Victoria, Australia

Margaret COUPER

1874 -

Birth	1874	Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia
Father	Stephen James COUPER
Mother	Margaret TELFER,   b. 10 Feb 1845, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	1864	Victoria, Australia

Robert Telfer COUPER

1877 -

Birth	1877	Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia
Father	Stephen James COUPER
Mother	Margaret TELFER,   b. 10 Feb 1845, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	1864	Victoria, Australia

John Kemp COUPER

1879 -

Birth	1879	Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia
Father	Stephen James COUPER
Mother	Margaret TELFER,   b. 10 Feb 1845, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	1864	Victoria, Australia

• Name	Margaret TELFER
  Birth	10 Feb 1845	Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [1]
  	or America as stated in 1851 census
  Gender	Female
  1851 Census	30 Mar 1851	Carrhope, Linshiels, Alwinton, Northumberland, England   [2]
  	Age: 6y
  	HO107/2423, Folio 284, Page 3 Daughter, At Home
  Ancestor Count	6
  Descendant Count	6
  Passenger Lists	22 Sep 1853	Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	Age: 9y
  	Ship: Poictiers - Southampton to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 22 September 1853 to 06 January 1854 From Northumberland, Presbyterian, Could Read only
  Reference Number	V 0350a
  Death	1924	Dowerin, Northam, Western Australia, Australia   [4]
  	Age: 79y
  	Registration Number: 4900063 Parents: Robert Telfer & Elizabeth Hill
  Person ID	I8053	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

  
  

  Family	Stephen James COUPER   d. 1909, Northam, Western Australia, Australia
  Marriage	1864	Victoria, Australia   [6]
  	Registration Number: 3830/1864
  Children	1. Elizabeth COUPER,   b. 1865, Jeri, Victoria, Australia   2. Stephen COUPER,   b. 1867, Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia   3. Mary Janet COUPER,   b. 1869, Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia   4. Margaret COUPER,   b. 1874, Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia   5. Robert Telfer COUPER,   b. 1877, Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia   6. John Kemp COUPER,   b. 1879, Pleasant C, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F2817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Feb 1845 - Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  MARGARET TELFER ADDRESSES: Carrhope, Linshiels, Alwinton, Northumberland (30 March 1851) OCCUPATIONS: At Home (30 March 1851) CENSUSES: (1845- ) 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 - 29 September 1939 - 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. [S7127] BDM - Australia Index - Death, Registration Number: 4900063. [S7108] Find My Past - Scotland - Marriage Transcripts - No Image, OPR 792/7, Page 53. [S7125] BDM - Australia Index - Marriage, Registration Number: 3830/1864.