James Telford (1844 - 1928)

Born 19 Aug 1844 in Strathalbyn, Colony of South Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Simpson) Telford — married 1 Jan 1878 in Mt Gambier, , South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 7 Mar 1928 at age 83 in Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

James Telford was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

James Telford was born on August 19, 1844 in Strathalbyn, Colony of South Australia, son of James Telfer (1808–1884) and Jane Sinton (1812–1902).

James (33) married Mary Ann Simpson (22) (born about January 14, 1855 in Strathalbyn) on January 1, 1878 in Mt Gambier, South Australia^[1]. Their children were:

• James Sinton Telford (1879–1879)
• George William Telford (1880–1959)
• James Telford (~1885–1942)
• Peter Sinton Telford (1887–1965)
• Thomas Henry Telford (1890–1961)
• Margaret Sylvia Telford (1895–1944)

James died on March 7, 1928 in Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia, aged 83.^{[2] [3][4]} James was buried in Lake Terrace Cemetery, Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier City, South Australia, Australia with a death date of 7 March 1928^[5]

Research Notes

Sources with no fact or date

There are additional sources with no facts or date. Often these are sources for the baptism or marriage of children that mention the parents or father. This section can just be removed if you will be adding those children and using these sources there.^[6]

Alternate Names

There are alternate names for this person:

• to James (Telfer) Telford and Jane Sinton
• James Telford was born in 1844

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage SA. 1 Jan 1878 James s/o James TELFORD, ; Mary A d/o PeterSIMPSON, Dist Gre, Book 114 Pg 129, from Digger Records SA Marriages 1842-1916, extract rcvd Apr 2008
2. ↑ Death: EMails re SINTON/TELFER ex Dorothy B, Recipient: Lorna Henderson. Citing: Dth 3 Jul 1928 James s/o James TELFORD; Jane SINTON, h/o Mary Ann SIMPSON, Mt Gambier, SA, rcvd May 2008 (accessed before 4 January 2024)
3. ↑ Death: Ancestry.com,
   Dth 7 Mar 1928 James TELFORD, reg. SA, from Australia Death Index, 1787-1985, vol 502 pg 91, extracted Jul 2011.
4. ↑ Burial: SA, Australia - Cemetery Records: http://mountgambier.dcw.lga.sa.gov.au/ ; http://www.wattlerange.sa.gov.au/. Citing: : "Dth" 9/03/1928 James TELFORD, bur. Lake Terrace Cem., Section E plot 832, aged 83, indexed at http://mountgambier.dcw.lga.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?c=36029, extracted Jul 2011
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #201542003 (accessed 4 January 2024)
   Memorial page for James Telford (unknown-7 Mar 1928), citing Lake Terrace Cemetery, Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Faithe Jones (contributor 50048377).
6. ↑ Unclassified: EMails re SINTON/TELFER ex Dorothy B, Recipient: Lorna Henderson. Citing: Birth 19 Aug 1844 James s/o James TELFORD & Jane SINTON, Strathalbyn, SA, rcvd May 2008 (accessed before 4 January 2024)

See also:

• Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855) images available http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php
• OPR: Southdean & Abbotrule, Parish 806, Note: Extracts originally rcvd from Margaret STEELE, Canada. Subsequent downloads from Sct People (all Southdean burials 1800 thru 1819; selected Abbotrule birth/marr 1755 to 1776) Refer FamilySearch Wiki: for coverage / gaps https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Southdean_and_Abbotrule%2C_Roxburghshire%2C_Scotland