Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Telford, J. C. |
Places of residence |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Titles & honors |
A memorial award in his honour was given by the O.S.C.V.I. |
Nationality |
Canadian |
Notes |
J. C. Telford enjoyed curling and was a member of the Owen Sound Greys curling team when it won the Duke of Devonshire's curling trophy in 1921. His name is engraved on the trophy. His family background was very Scottish. His Telford ancestors had originated from Roxburghshire, Scotland, and had lived at Galt and Annan. Some of the Telfords later moved to Owen Sound, Grey County. In the 1921 census, he was at __________________. There also was a J. C. Telford (d. 1931 suddenly) who was an O.S.C.V.I. student. |
Occupation |
Curler (Owen Sound Greys Curling Team) |
Publications |
OWEN SOUND COLLEGIATE AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE 125TH ANNIVERSARY AUDITORIUM, 1980, p. 92 (re 1931) Telford, Murray M., "From Roxburghshire to Grey County: A Telford History", 1981 (booklet) |
