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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Telfer/Rodgers in Forfar
« on: Friday 14 April 17 21:40 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Forfarian,
I used Mary Rodgers Telfer as a marker for you to indicate that i was referring to the mother, Mary Rodgers and not the daughter, Mary Telfer. I am Scottish, not American.

I have thought about the Thomas Rodgers in the 1841 census but have tended towards 'Daniel' as this is first-hand information from Mary herself. However, your suggestions re using Thomas Rodgers death certificate to rule out is useful. Especially as i cant find a Daniel!

Yes, Mary and William do seem to play fast and loose with their ages. After Mary's death in 1900, William is living in Dunde with a much younger woman and his age drops to 63. Wonder who he was trying to impress! William died in 1905 and his daughter provided the registration information giving his age as 75. This is consistent with his birth in 1829.

Remarriage is also a thought. I'll explore where that angle and see where that takes me.

Thanks for all your help. It's always good to get a fresh pair of eyes on things.

JayBeth 

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Telfer/Rodgers in Forfar
« on: Thursday 13 April 17 20:25 BST (UK)  »
Hi Forfarian,
As you made some useful suggestion in your reply I am going to pick your brain a wee bit here.

The above John Telfer (John Alfred Telfer) was born in Oxford and grew up in Forfar. He moved to Springfield near Cupar in Fife at some point as he met and married Flora Campbell Duncan there in 1894. He can be traced through the births and deaths of his children and in the 1901 census. He last appears in 1906 registering the death of his youngest child, Jemima Ramage Telfer in 1906.
I cant find the family in the 1911 census though they can all be found in later years through their own marriages and the births of their children (one being my mother). All that is except for John Alfred Telfer.

His children marry between 1919 and 1925 and all give him as their father. All assign various occupations to him and none declares him deceased. However, his 'widow' remarried in 1922.

Any ideas as to where else i can look. Prisons? Asylums? Huge brick wall for me.

Thanks JayBeth

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Re: Telfer/Rodgers in Forfar
« on: Thursday 13 April 17 19:56 BST (UK)  »
William Telfer was in the army and stationed at Edinburgh Castle when he met and married Mary Rodgers  in February 1853. They had two of their children in Edinburgh: Agnes in 1853 and William in 1857.
At some point William's regiment, 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders) was posted south. Their next two children (so far found) were born in Erith, Kent: Samuel in 1862 and Mary 1867. William left the army and the family moved to Oxford where William joined the Oxfordshire Militia. Margaret was born in Oxford in 1869 and John in 1873.
Agnes and William both married in Oxford in the 1870's. William later relocated with his family to London. The remaining members relocated to Forfar where they appear in the 1881 census. By then Agnes had a child and had been widowed. Her son, Albert, lived with his grandparents and Agnes elsewhere in Forfar as a housekeeper.
Mary Rodgers Telfer died in 1900 in Dundee. Her father's name is given as Thomas on this certificate though he is still a Linen Weaver and her mother is Mary Cable. Both are deceased.

As William Telfer was born in Linlithgow, his father ditto and his grandfather in Northumberland I dont expect to find Telfers in Forfar. It is the Rodgers/Cable connection i have been looking for.

I will try your suggestion re using asterisks in the search boxes at ScotlandsPeople. And thanks for the suggestion re Donald/Danial.

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Angus (Forfarshire) / Telfer/Rodgers in Forfar
« on: Thursday 13 April 17 16:03 BST (UK)  »
My GG Grandfather, William Telfer married Mary Rodgers in Edinburgh in 1853. She was from Forfar and after much movement around the UK they settled in Forfar in the late 1870's. They first appear in the 1881 Census. However, i cannot find the name of the person she gave as her father on her marriage certificate: Daniel Rodgers, a weaver in Forfar. Anyone have any info on Rodgers.


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