Margaret Dougal Telfer

Born: ca 1849 | Died: 1936 (or 1930 per genealogy book) | Spouse: Adam Francis Telfer (1842–1925) (married 1868) | Buried: Mitcham General Cemetery, SA

Family

Relation	Name
Spouse	Adam Francis Telfer (1842–1925) (married 1868)
Daughter	Elizabeth Beattie "Bessie" Telfer (1871-1948) m. Beaton
Son	Francis Adam Telfer (1875-1955)
Son	James Edgerston Telfer (1877-1959)
Son	Vernon Ray St Clair Telfer (1879-1960)
Daughter	Violet Hope Telfer (1883-1967)
Daughter	Adelaide Elsie Pearl Telfer (1889-1976)

Life Summary

Margaret Dougal Telfer married her first cousin (unverified) Adam Telfer in 1868. Her maiden surname is also Telfer, which strongly suggests she is a daughter of Francis Telfer (1809–1895), making her relationship to Adam that of a first cousin — his father James Telfer and her father Francis Telfer likely being brothers.

She and Adam had six children, all born between 1871 and 1889. After Adam's death in 1925, Margaret survived until 1936 (per FindAGrave) or 1930 (per the genealogy book).

Sources

FindAGrave 201529655: Adam Francis Telfer memorial listing spouse Margaret Dougal Telfer (1849-1936, married 1868) — FindAGrave — accessed 25 May 2026

Geni.com: Margaret Dougal Telfer (1849-1936) — accessed 25 May 2026

Telfer Family Genealogy Book (ca 1986): Part 1 page 119: "Margaret Dougal Telfer (1849-1930) m. Adam Telfer (1842-1925)" — date discrepancy with FindAGrave (1930 vs 1936)