John Telfer was the son of John Telfer and Elizabeth Cape.

John was born around 1838 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.

John married Christian Graham in 1858 in the Whitehaven Registration District.

He had the following children from his marriage to Christian Graham:

- Sarah Frances Telfer	born in 1859 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.
- Jane Topping Telfer	born in 1860 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.
- Elizabeth Cape Telfer	born around 1862 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.
- John Edward Telfer	born around 1865 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.
- Lewis Jones Telfer	born in 1868 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.
- Christian Graham Telfer	born in 1870 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.
- Ada Louisa Telfer	born in 1874 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.
- Thomaseva Eugena Telfer	born in 1878 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.
- Jemima Campbell Telfer	born on 17 May 1880 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.

John was a Shipwright (Journeyman).

Details of John's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1841	Brackenthwaite, Whitehaven, Cumberland.
1851	21 Brackenthwaite, Whitehaven, Cumberland.
1861	3 Brackenthwaite (3), Whitehaven, Cumberland.
1871	16 Gore's Buildings, Whitehaven, Cumberland.
1881	Brackenthwaite (Telfer's Place), Whitehaven, Cumberland.
1891	3 Brackenthwaite, Whitehaven, Cumberland.
1901	3 Brackenthwaite, Whitehaven, Cumberland.
1911	3 Brackenthwaite, Whitehaven, Cumberland.