Elizabeth Telfer Farrow Holloway
Biography
Role: Third child of Charles & Elizabeth (Telfer) Farrow of Hope Farm — m. Thomas Holloway
Born: 22 August 1861 — Hope Farm, Tarlee, South Australia
Died: 4 May 1946 (aged 84) — Mount Gambier, South Australia
Spouse: Thomas Holloway (1856–1922) — m. 23 March 1883 (see Leads — Thomas Holloway profile pending verification)
Family
| Relation | Name |
|---|---|
| Father | Charles Farrow (~1836–1884) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Hannah Telfer (1836–1916) |
| Husband | Thomas Holloway (1856–1922) (profile pending verification) |
| Sister | Esther Farrow Latter (1859–1951) |
| Sister | Amy Farrow Stribling (1868–1945) |
| Brother | George Hope Farrow (1872–1919) |
| Sister | Jane Murray Farrow (1857–1934) |
| Sister | Mary Bayes Farrow Lillecrapp (1875–1938) |
Life Summary
Elizabeth (known in family records as Elizabeth Telfer Farrow, child #3 of the ten Farrow children) was born at Hope Farm, Tarlee on 22 August 1861. She married Thomas Holloway (1856–1922) on 23 March 1883. Her descendants form the Holloway–Serle–Marks–Grosser family line recorded in the family's 2017 supplement tree.
Per WikiTree, she died on 4 May 1946 in Mount Gambier, aged 84.
Naming caution: This daughter (Elizabeth Telfer Farrow, 1861–1946) is a distinct person from her mother, Elizabeth Hannah Telfer (1836–1916), who is also recorded on FindAGrave under the name "Elizabeth Telfer Farrow." The two generations must not be conflated.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 22 Aug 1861 | Born — Hope Farm, Tarlee, SA |
| 23 Mar 1883 | Married Thomas Holloway (1856–1922) |
| 4 May 1946 | Died (aged 84) — Mount Gambier, SA |
Family Stories
🖊️ Anecdote — as told in From the Borders to the Bush (book pp. 60): In the dry years you did what you had to, and no one did it better than the family's Elizabeth. One summer the water all but vanished, and she needed to do the week's wash. So she strapped baby little Elizabeth to a table leg with a good stout leather strap so the mite couldn't wander into trouble — then she took off with five-year-old Jane and three-year-old Esther tagging along, and walked the full mile and a quarter down to Deep Creek. Between hanging on to two little girls and hauling the wash water back up that hill, that woman earned her keep a hundred times over. That's the kind of arm our grandmothers had.
(Anecdote only — family colour, told as the elders tell it. Does not establish any relationship, date or place.)
Sources
- Source: A Telfer Family Tree (Supplement to From the Borders to the Bush, 2017), pp. 40–46 — accessed 06 Aug 2026
- Source: WikiTree — Elizabeth Telfer (Farrow) Holloway (1861–1946) — accessed 06 Aug 2026
- Source (mother, do not conflate): Find a Grave — Elizabeth Telfer Farrow (1836–1916), Memorial 184343892 — accessed 06 Aug 2026
Tags
Parents
- Charles Farrow (1836 – 1884)
- Elizabeth Hannah Telfer (1836 – 1916)
Siblings
- Amy Farrow Stribling (1868 – 1945)
- Charles Farrow Jr (~1865 – 1936)
- Esther Farrow Latter (1859 – 1951)
- Eva Agnes Farrow (? – ?)
- George Hope Farrow (1872 – 1919)
- Jane Murray Farrow (1857 – 1934)
- John James Telfer Farrow (? – ?)