Okay Reita - you lucky one you! >Hi! I've been checking out the surnames as you posted them and have one >more request. I would appreciate anything on the surname Telford. >Thanks again >Reita D. McLeod Telford One of the popular members of the Dominion government service is Mr. D. McLeod Telford, customs appraiser at Winnipeg. He is a native of Caithness, Scotland, and was born in Wick, November 12, 1845. He was educated in Thurso and in 1867 came to Canada, locating in London, Ontario. For fourteen years he followed mercantile pursuits in that part of Canada, until 1881, when he came to Winnipeg. Ten years prior to this, however, he had intended coming to Manitoba, and had already started, but being shipwrecked on Lake Superior changed his plans and came at that time no further than Port Arthur, returning to take up business on his own account in Strathroy, county Middlesex. On arriving at Winnipeg in May, 1881, he took up work in connection with the Canadian Pacific Railway and was supply agent at Brandon on construction. Removing to Winnipeg late in fall of same year, he was appointed cashier, and a few years later local treasurer. He was transferred to Montreal in 1899, but not being satisfied with eastern Canada he was transferred back to Winnipeg in 1891, where he took up other work with the Canadian Pacific Railway, thus continuing until he resigned to take the general agency of an insurance company. In 1898 he entered the customs service and was appointed appraiser in 1901. Mr. Telford married Miss Margaret Stephen at Hamilton, Ontario, in 1872. They have five children: Winifred, Catherine, Florence, George and Alice, the second, Catherine is the wife of Mr. E. A. James, general manager for the Canadian Northern Railway of this city. In fraternal relations Mr. Telford is a member of the Masonic order, being a past president of St. Andrew's Society--at present bard of the society. He has been charged with being a Scottish humorist, and in this connection has frequently entertained the citizens of Winnipeg in the olden time, more especially on the appearance of Ian McLaren's "Bonnie Brier Bush." He was so successful in his delineations of the characters of Mr. Watson's creation that after a few introductory readings he was induced to publicly announce himself as a Scottish reader, and as such he occupied platforms acceptably in many parts of Manitoba as well as Dakota and Minnesota, thrice in Minneapolis and twice in St. Paul, after which he took up the permanent work where is now is. Mr. and Mrs. Telford are both members of the Presbyterian church. pp. 366-367 (no photo)