Elizabeth Paynter

Stub entry filled from primary sources, 24 Aug 2026. See Sources below.

Lifespan

Born: 31 December 1864 — Chain of Ponds / Kersbrook, South Australia
Died: 14 December 1928 — Strathalbyn, South Australia
Buried: Strathalbyn Cemetery, SA

Family

• Father: Richard Paynter (1838–1869) — school teacher at St Kitt's Creek
• Mother: Jean Telfer (1840–1892)
• Spouse: George Langford (1856–1928) — married around 1884

Life Summary

Elizabeth was the fourth child of Richard Paynter and Jean Telfer, born at Chain of Ponds / Kersbrook in December 1864. She married George Langford and the couple lived around Strathalbyn, South Australia. She died on 14 December 1928 and is buried at Strathalbyn Cemetery; her husband George (1856–1928) is buried on the same cemetery page. (Death year 1928 resolves the previously blank end-date in the tree.)

Sources

Family Stories

🖊️ Anecdote — as told in A Telfer Family Tree (Supplement 2008), pp.110–114:

Elizabeth Paynter and the Langfords. Elizabeth, the fourth child of Richard Paynter and Jean Telfer, married George Langford and raised a family of ten — the largest of the five Paynter households. The Langford line spread through South Australia's mid-north.

(Anecdote only — family colour. Does not establish any relationship, date or place.)