William Adam Francis Telfer

Role: Son of Robert Telfer and Susan Burton — born in the German Creek section of the Grey district, the birthplace later given as the family's South Australian base.

Born: 15 July 1869 — German Creek, Grey district, South Australia

Family

Life Summary

William Adam Francis Telfer was born on 15 July 1869 in the German Creek section of South Australia's Grey district, the son of Robert Telfer (1835–1907) and Susan Burton. His birth registration corroborates the family's long-held association with the German Creek area — a detail the 1986 booklet A Brief Account of the First Telfer Families to Settle in SA records (p.15) as the "German Creek section" from which the Robert Telfer branch later moved.

He is listed as a child of Robert and Susan in A Brief Account; nothing further about his adult life has yet been located.

Timeline

Sources

• Source: Genealogy SA — Birth Registrations: `TELFER, William Adam Francis — 15-Jul-1869 — father Robert TELFER, mother Susan BURTON — German Creek, Grey — 75/202` — accessed 17 Sep 2026
• Source: A Brief Account of the First Telfer Families to Settle in SA (1986), p.15 — accessed 17 Sep 2026