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Record #23299

Name :: : James TELFER (1893 - 1916)
aka : Private Telfer
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 24 Mar 1893
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 28 Mar 1916 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh

Musselburgh

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 10 Aug 1910
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Orthia
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Cossar
Agency: : Cossar (George Carter)

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private James Telfer.

Possible matching 1901 Scottish Census for Alexander Telfer suggests he was born in 1893 in Musselburgh, Edinburghshire. He is the 8 year old son of Agnes Telfer of 44 Bristo Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Also in residence is William (25), Thomas (19), Agnes (14), John (15), Ellen (13), Alexander (8) and Marian (6).

1910 Shipping record for James Telfer, 18 year old male born in 1892 from Glasgow, Scotland to St. John, New Brunswick. Sailing with 6 other young men, all listed 'no money' and 'Sent here by the local Government's Representation w the local Government Immigration Agent. I understand they have to work seven months for the price of their passages that cost only $30 each.'

Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
Name: James Telfer
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Date of Arrival: 10 Aug 1910
Vessel: Orthia
Search Ship Database: View the 'Orthia' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: St John, New Brunswick
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Roll: T-4822

Attestation papers signed 13 Feb 1915 in St. John, New Brunswick. James Telfer was born 24 Mar 1893 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He is a Fireman by trade. His Next of Kin is Mrs. Lilian Telfer, 424 1/2 Main Street, St. John, New Brunswick. James had previously served 1 year with the 3rd G.C.A. St. John. 5'3" in height with blue eyes and brown hair. His religion was listed as Presbyterian. There is a side note that reads 'Buglar', perhaps meaning Bugler.

James Telfer of Scotland, Fireman, son of Annie and John, married Lillian Hatfield, 16, of Fredericton in St. John, New Brunswick according to the Acadia and Canada Vital and Church Records between 1908-1919.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. James' Next of Kin was Lillian Telfer of 424 1/2 Main Street, St. John, New Brunswick. He is buried in La Laiterie Military Cemetery, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium. Plot: II. C. 16.

Find A Grave Memorial# 31191699

ContributorsCreated : 2013-11-04 11:29:44 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-11-04 11:30:34 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3042	ABBOTT, John	1881	SCT,	Sep 1886 : Carthaginian	CAN	Emma Stirling
3075	ABERCROMBIE, Andrew	1878	SCT,	Mar 1891 : Hibernian	CAN	Quarriers
3076	ABERCROMBIE, William	1855	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Aug 1872 : St. Andrew	CAN	Unknown
3100	ABRAMS, Mary Ann	1898	SCT, , Dumfries	May 1913 : Victorian	CAN	Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester
22560	ACTON, Philip John	1917	SCT,	May 1931 : Athenia	CAN	Quarriers
3159	ADAIR, Henry Bower	1895	SCT, , Dumfries	Apr 1906 : Sicilian	CAN	Quarriers
3164	ADAM, Allan Devrix	1885	SCT, , Govanhill, Glasgow	Apr 1897 : Siberian	CAN	Quarriers
3168	ADAM, Isabella	1897	SCT,	Jul 1910 : Southwark	CAN	Quarriers
3171	ADAM, Maggie	1887	SCT,	Jun 1897 : Sarmatian	CAN	Quarriers
3172	ADAM, Margaret	1899	SCT,	Jul 1910 : Southwark	CAN	Quarriers
3175	ADAM, William Butter	1884	SCT, , Govanhill, Glasgow	Apr 1897 : Siberian	CAN	Quarriers
25417	ADAMS, William	1889	SCT,	Jun 1897 : Sarmatian	CAN	Quarriers
9871	ADAMSON, Charles Daniels	1897	SCT, , Airdrie	Apr 1909 : Hesperian	CAN	Quarriers
6389	ADAMSON, Christina Alison	1894	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Jun 1907 : Sicilian	CAN	Quarriers
9872	ADAMSON, James Balfour	1892	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	May 1905 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
7357	ADDISON, Hugh	1876	SCT, , Jamestown	Apr 1887 : Siberian	CAN	Quarriers
10483	ADDISON, Thomas Snowden	1905	SCT,	Apr 1920 : Scandinavian	CAN	Quarriers
3147	ADIE, Gregor McGregor	1880	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Apr 1894 : Buenos Ayrean	CAN	Quarriers
5358	AITKEN, Lawrence Gray	1909	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Aug 1925 : Montnairn	CAN	National Childrens Home
10484	AITKEN, Robert Plenderleith	1904	SCT, , Limefield, Wiston & Roberton	Apr 1920 : Scandinavian	CAN	Quarriers
3156	AITON, William Lyle	1888	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Apr 1907 : Sicilian	CAN	Quarriers
5679	ALCORN, Agnes Maxwell	1894	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Jun 1913 : Grampian	CAN	Quarriers
5680	ALCORN, Margaret-Ann Irwin	1897	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Jul 1910 : Southwark	CAN	Quarriers
3916	ALEXANDER, Agnes Barbour	1888	SCT, , Coatbridge	Aug 1906 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
10339	ALEXANDER, Beatrice Carlisle	1889	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Jun 1897 : Sarmatian	CAN	Quarriers
6417	ALEXANDER, Charles	1894	SCT,	Oct 1910 : Cassandra	CAN	Unknown
3917	ALEXANDER, Janet Murray	1896	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Jun 1906 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
3915	ALEXANDER, Mary Eliza	1897	SCT, , Coatbridge	Jul 1905 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
3918	ALEXANDER, Sarah Stewart	1890	SCT, , Coatbridge	Jun 1906 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
6418	ALEXANDER, Thomas	1893	SCT,	Jun 1910 : Hesperian	CAN	Cossar (George Carter)
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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