John Smith
1827 – 1895
Husband of Esther Jane Telfer — patriarch of the Smith line
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Biography
Role: Husband of Esther Jane Telfer — patriarch of the Smith line
Born: ~1827 — Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: ~1895
John Smith was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the son of a Scottish Sea Captain and his Danish wife. He married Esther Jane Telfer on 16 November 1863 at the Wesleyan Parsonage in Kapunda, South Australia.
John and Esther had six children: Jane Sophie, Margaret Dougal, Esther Telfer, John James, Francis Telfer, and Elizabeth Anne.
Source: From the Borders to the Bush — Chapter on Esther Jane Telfer
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