Mary Bayes Farrow

Role: Daughter of Charles Farrow and Elizabeth Hannah Telfer (1836–1916) — the single physical link between the Lillecrapp in-law branch and the Telfer bloodline. Her son is Ivan Frank Lillecrapp (1917–1996), the DFC bomber pilot.

Born: 12 May 1875 — Finniss, South Australia
Died: 16 December 1938 (aged 63) — North Adelaide, South Australia
Buried: Mitcham General Cemetery, Mitcham, SA — Section B, Plot 589 (beside her husband)
Spouse: Alfred Edward Lillecrapp (1869–1934) — married 1898

Family

Telfer line

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Elizabeth Hannah Telfer (1836–1916) m. Charles Farrow
└── Mary Bayes Farrow (1875–1938) m. Alfred Edward Lillecrapp
├── Olive Mary Lillecrapp (1899–1993)
└── Ivan Frank Lillecrapp (1917–1996) ✈ DFC
```

Life Summary

Mary Bayes Farrow was born on 12 May 1875 at Finniss in South Australia, a daughter of Charles Farrow and Elizabeth Hannah Telfer. Her middle name "Bayes" is also carried by her granddaughter Petrea Bayes Lillecrapp.

She married Alfred Edward Lillecrapp in 1898. Their eldest child, Olive Mary Lillecrapp, was born 10 June 1899 at Finniss Point near Tarlee, and married Dr Cyril Thomas Piper at the Baptist Church, Adelaide, on 2 June 1928. Their youngest of ten children was Ivan Frank Lillecrapp (1917–1996), who would earn the Distinguished Flying Cross flying Lancasters with No. 467 Squadron RAAF.

Mary died on 16 December 1938, aged 63, at North Adelaide. She is buried at Mitcham General Cemetery, Section B, Plot 589, the same plot as her husband Alfred.

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Sources

✅ Verified facts (≥2 independent source groups):

• Source: Find a Grave — Mary Bayes Farrow Lillecrapp (1875–1938), Memorial 201506962 — Birth 12 May 1875, Finniss, Alexandrina Council, South Australia; Death 16 Dec 1938 (aged 63), North Adelaide, City of Adelaide, South Australia; Burial Mitcham General Cemetery, Section B – Plot 589 — accessed 10 September 2026. (Cemetery/headstone record — source group 1)
• Source: Find a Grave — Alfred Edward Lillecrapp (1869–1934), Memorial 201506961 — spouse block records Mary Bayes Farrow Lillecrapp 1875–1938, m. 1898 — accessed 10 September 2026. (Cemetery/headstone record — source group 1, same group)
• Source: A Telfer Family Tree (Supplement to From the Borders to the Bush, 2008), line 3161 — death 16 Dec 1938 — accessed 10 September 2026. (Family book — source group 2)
• Source: Find a Grave — Charles Farrow (1836–1884), Memorial 184343881 — family-members block lists daughter Mary Bayes Farrow Lillecrapp 1875–1938 — accessed 10 September 2026. (Corroborates the parentage chain)