Helen TELFER 1854–1937 – Kuilboer/Rijnders & Holmes/Telford Family Tree

Helen TELFER, 1854–1937 (aged 83 years)

Name

Helen TELFER

Name: Helen /TELFER/
Given names: Helen
Surname: TELFER

Gender Female

Events of close relatives
Birth	1854 28 31 Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland
Marriage	Archibald BRIDGES — View this family yes
Birth of a sister	Lillias TELFER May 31, 1856 (aged 2 years) Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland
Birth of a brother	John TELFER 1859 (aged 5 years) Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland
Birth of a sister	Agnes Jane TELFER August 22, 1862 (aged 8 years) Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Marriage of a sister	David WIGHTMAN — Lillias TELFER — View this family July 16, 1879 (aged 25 years) Todhills, Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Marriage of a brother	John TELFER — Catherine MELVILLE — View this family June 27, 1884 (aged 30 years) Bathgate, Midlothian, Scotland
Marriage of a sister	James ANDERSON — Agnes Jane TELFER — View this family December 18, 1885 (aged 31 years) Loanhead, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Death of a father	John TELFORD May 1899 (aged 45 years) Loanhead, Lasswade, Scotland Address: 62 High Street, Loanhead, Lasswade, Scotland Cause: Cause of death: diabetic coma (2 days). He was 77 years old.
Death of a mother	Janet ANDERSON September 14, 1900 (aged 46 years) Loanhead, Lasswade, Scotland
Marriage of a sister	Alexander HOBSON — Lillias TELFER — View this family 1906 (aged 52 years) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death of a husband	Archibald BRIDGES February 17, 1913 (aged 59 years) Yarmouth, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
Death of a sister	Jessie TELFER January 5, 1917 (aged 63 years) Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland Address: 4 Fowler Terrace, Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Cause: Stroke Note: Jessie dies (aged 68) of a stroke. She hangs on for 8 months before she dies. Her daughter Elizabeth (married name, Weir) registers the death.
Death of a sister	Matilda TELFER May 27, 1930 (aged 76 years) Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Address: 38 Glover Street, Leith, Edinburgh Cause: Cardiac failure Note: Matilda Telfer dies, aged 75 of cardiac failure. She is recorded as 'widow of Thomas Syme Middleton, grocer's assistant'. There is no record of their marriage. Priscilla Middleton, daughter-in-law, is present at death.
Burial of a sister	Matilda TELFER 1930 (aged 76 years) Edinburgh, Scotland Address: Seafield Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland
Death of a brother	John TELFER February 5, 1935 (aged 81 years) Midlothian, Scotland Address: Brunswick Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death	December 24, 1937 (aged 83 years) Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: March 20, 1825 32 26 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage: June 16, 1846 — Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland Death: May 1899 — Loanhead, Lasswade, Scotland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Janet ANDERSON Jessie TELFER Matilda TELFER Helen TELFER Lillias TELFER John TELFER Agnes Jane TELFER John TELFORD 1825–1899 Birth: March 20, 1825 32 26 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Death: May 1899 — Loanhead, Lasswade, Scotland
mother	Links Birth: 1823 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage: June 16, 1846 — Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland Death: September 14, 1900 — Loanhead, Lasswade, Scotland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John TELFORD Jessie TELFER Matilda TELFER Helen TELFER Lillias TELFER John TELFER Agnes Jane TELFER Janet ANDERSON 1823–1900 Birth: 1823 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Death: September 14, 1900 — Loanhead, Lasswade, Scotland
Marriage	Marriage — June 16, 1846 — Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: 1848 22 25 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Death: January 5, 1917 — Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jessie TELFER 1848–1917 Birth: 1848 22 25 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Death: January 5, 1917 — Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland
5 years elder sister	Links Birth: 1852 26 29 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Death: May 27, 1930 — Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Burial: 1930 — Edinburgh, Scotland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Matilda TELFER 1852–1930 Birth: 1852 26 29 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Death: May 27, 1930 — Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
3 years herself	Links Birth: 1854 28 31 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage: Death: December 24, 1937 — Elgin, Ontario, Canada Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Archibald BRIDGES Helen TELFER 1854–1937 Birth: 1854 28 31 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Death: December 24, 1937 — Elgin, Ontario, Canada
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: May 31, 1856 31 33 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage: July 16, 1879 — Todhills, Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage: 1906 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: February 3, 1941 — Concord, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse David WIGHTMAN Family with spouse Alexander HOBSON Lillias TELFER 1856–1941 Birth: May 31, 1856 31 33 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Death: February 3, 1941 — Concord, New South Wales, Australia
4 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1859 33 36 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage: June 27, 1884 — Bathgate, Midlothian, Scotland Death: February 5, 1935 — Midlothian, Scotland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Catherine MELVILLE John TELFER 1859–1935 Birth: 1859 33 36 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Death: February 5, 1935 — Midlothian, Scotland
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: August 22, 1862 37 39 — Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage: December 18, 1885 — Loanhead, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland Death: January 1, 1944 — St Andrews, Fife, Scotland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James ANDERSON Agnes Jane TELFER 1862–1944 Birth: August 22, 1862 37 39 — Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland Death: January 1, 1944 — St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Family with Archibald BRIDGES
husband	Links Birth: February 19, 1849 — Prestonkerk. East Lothian, Scotland Marriage: Death: February 17, 1913 — Yarmouth, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Helen TELFER Archibald BRIDGES 1849–1913 Birth: February 19, 1849 — Prestonkerk. East Lothian, Scotland Death: February 17, 1913 — Yarmouth, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
herself	Links Birth: 1854 28 31 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage: Death: December 24, 1937 — Elgin, Ontario, Canada Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Archibald BRIDGES Helen TELFER 1854–1937 Birth: 1854 28 31 — Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland Death: December 24, 1937 — Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Marriage	Marriage — —

Show all notes
Note	In 1911, Helen and Archibald, with their entire family, emigrate to Canada. They sail from Glasgow on the SS Casandra. Daughters Jessie and Helen have been in Canada for a number of years. The Bridges family initially settle with married daughter Helen

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Extra information

Last change

June 23, 2020 – 13:28:17

Author of last change: Dax

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Family with parents
father Parents James TELFORD Helen SHARP	John TELFORD 1825–1899
mother	Janet ANDERSON 1823–1900
elder sister	Jessie TELFER 1848–1917
elder sister	Matilda TELFER 1852–1930
herself	Helen TELFER 1854–1937
younger sister Family David WIGHTMAN Family Alexander HOBSON	Lillias TELFER 1856–1941
younger brother Family Catherine MELVILLE	John TELFER 1859–1935
younger sister Family James ANDERSON	Agnes Jane TELFER 1862–1944

Family with Archibald BRIDGES
husband	Archibald BRIDGES 1849–1913
herself	Helen TELFER 1854–1937

Descendants

Helen TELFER(1854–1937)
- Archibald BRIDGES
  - No children

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