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Helen Margaret "Nellie" Telfer

Female 1875 - 1951  (76 years)


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  • Name Helen Margaret "Nellie" Telfer 
    Born 21 Oct 1875  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Ellen Margaret Telfer 
    Name Helen Margaret "Nellie" Cowan 
    Name Nelly Telfer 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-63784 
    Died 28 Oct 1951  [3
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I63784  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father John Telfer,   b. 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Helen Deans,   b. 1847, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1898  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1873  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Family ID F26870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dr. Walter D. Cowan,   b. 2 Jul 1865, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 9 Jun 1917  East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F8405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-7 Page 13.

    2. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 37.

    3. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      In/ memory of/ Walter Cowan VS/ died/ Oct. 15, 1925/ aged 60 years/ his wife/ Helen Margaret/ Telfer/ died Oct 28. 1951/ aged 76 years/ COWAN /

    4. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 62.

    5. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 021477 (1875).
      Name:Ellen Margaret Gelfer Date of Birth:21 Oct 1875 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John Gelfer Mother's name:Ellen Deans

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      John Telfer Born: North Dumfries Age: 35 Born: abt 1839 Father: George Telfer Mother: Ellen Telfer Spouse: Ellen Deans Age: 25 Born: abt 1849 born: North Dumfries Father: James Deans Mother: Janet Deans married 25 Dec 1874 married: Waterloo, Galt

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9909-74.
      John Telfer, 35, occ. Yeoman, b. North Dumfries, res. same, son of George and Ellen, married Ellen Deans, 25, b. North Dumfries, res. same, daughter of James and Janet, witnessed by: James Deans, Thomas Telfer and Walter Murray, All of Galt, 25 Dec 1873 at Galt

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Walter D Cowan Born: N Dumfries Age: 52 Born: abt 1865 Father: Wm Cowan Mother: Agnes Dunn Spouse: Helen M Telfer Age: 41 Born: abt 1876 born: Galt Father: John Telfer Mother: Helen Deans married 9 Jun 1917 married: Oxford, East Zorra Twp.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Oct 1875 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Jun 1917 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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