PETER TELFORD or TELFER

[schio]

Looking for further information on Peter Telford or Telfer. I would love to find some siblings and confirm father's name.  As you can see no other members of the family are shown:
1841 Scotland Census about Peter Telfer
Peter Telfer Age:12 , Estimated birth year:   abt 1829
Gender: Male born: Roxburghshire, Scotland
Civil Parish: Kelso , County: Roxburghshire
Address: Spylaw

Peter died in Victoria Australia in 1892.  Wife Mary Ann Pender.  He may have emigrated in 1852 to Victoria on the ship Emigrant, age 21.  Occ Farmer.
Any clues on what Spylaw means? Any help would be appreciated.

[ev]

Hi ,

No relationships given but this may be the family -

http://www.maxwellancestry.com/census/41transcript.aspx?houseid=79305025

Also has links to maps.


ev

[Iandj]

Hi Schio

Family Search has a Peter Telfer born at Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire to William Telfer and Jane Clark, and and christened at Linton on 20 May 1829. Interestingly, SP has similar information but calls the father Walter.

Spylaw is a name that appears in several places in the Borders. If I remember rightly, it's pronounced 'Spee-law' or 'Spill-law'. My guess is that its origin is a high hill or 'law' from which it was possible to look out over the land - possibly for the English enemy?

Regards
Iandj

[schio]

Thank you very much both landj and ev.  Your help is very much appreciated.  I think the family in the census is correct.  There is a future grandson called Walter born in Australia.  Walter seems to be prominent in the tree and I see why.
Sorry I was not sure how to respond to you each individually.  Still lots to learn.  Regards from Queensland, Australia

[normamac]

Hi,
Spylaw is the name of a farm. It is on the Yetholm Road.  Maxwellheugh Kelso.
                                                                                                                     Norma

[schio]

Hi Norma.  Thanks.  Any idea how it got its name.  Very intriguing

[normamac]

No idea why  the farm is called Spylaw ,but the housing estate down the road  from the farm is called Spylaw Park. Could have something to do with Maxwellheugh is up the hill and looking down on the town of Kelso.
                                        Norma                                                                               

[M Carter]

Gravestone at Linton Churchyard.   Erected by WALTER TELFER in memory of his wife JANE CLARK who died 4 June 18?? aged 56 years also MARGARET their daughter who died in infancy in the year 1822.  Also the above WALTER TELFER who died at Galashiels 1 March 1855 aged 73 years and of WALTER TELFER their son who died 19 May 1860 aged 40 years.

Walter Telfer C 27 July 1783 Yetholm parents Adam Telfer and Mary Pringle.
Adam Telfer C 16 Jan 1747 Linton father Adam Telfer.

Jane Clark C 1782 Jedburgh parents John Clark and Janet Hay

Walter Telfer married Jane Clark 17 Aug 1812 Linton
Children  Janet 1813  Mary 1815  Adam 1816  John 1818  Walter 1820  George 1826 
Margaret 1828 (2nd}  and Peter 1829.

M Carter

[M Carter]

Second gravestone at Linton.   In memory of SARAH TELFORD daughter of ADAM TELFORD feuer in Kirk Yetholm who died June 1780 aged 5 years also JANE TELFORD his daughter who died June 1780 aged 1 year and two of his daughters died in infancy.  Also ADAM TELFORD who died 22 September 1814 aged 66 years.  ADAM TELFORD his son died at Paisley 1 January 1813 aged 29 years.

AdamTelford/Telfer married Mary Pringle

Scotlandspeople will have death certificates for Walter died 1855 and his son Walter died 1860 and will have parish records for Linton and Yetholm.

M Carter