Ryan David Telfer

Lifespan: 1982–1982
Born: 1982, Tumby Bay, South Australia (year only — no exact date of birth known)
Died: 9 December 1982 (aged 10 months, 3 weeks), Tumby Bay, South Australia
Burial: Tumby Bay Cemetery, Plot K53

Branch: Telfer — Eyre Peninsula (Tumby Bay)

Family

Relation	Name
Father	David Lyndon Telfer (1957–1996)
Mother	Kathleen Meredith Hancock
Grandfather	Reginald Masters Telfer (1922–2011)
Siblings	Simeon, Jordan, Michael, Angelina

Ryan David Telfer was the first child of David Lyndon Telfer and Kathleen (Kathy) Meredith Hancock. He died in infancy in December 1982 and lies buried at Tumby Bay Cemetery.

Life Summary

Ryan David Telfer was born in 1982 at Tumby Bay, South Australia — the first child of David Lyndon Telfer (1957–1996) and Kathleen Meredith Hancock. He died on 9 December 1982, aged ten months and three weeks, and is buried at Tumby Bay Cemetery, Plot K53.

His headstone reads:

Inscription (Tumby Bay Cemetery, Plot K53):
In Loving Memory Of
Aged 10 Months, 3 Weeks
Dearly Loved Son of David & Kathy
"Sleep in Heavenly Peace"

Timeline

Date	Event
1982	Born — Tumby Bay, South Australia
9 Dec 1982	Died — Tumby Bay, aged 10 months, 3 weeks

Sources

• ✅ FindAGrave — Ryan David Telfer (1982–1982), memorial 202782362, Tumby Bay Cemetery Plot K53. Inscription read verbatim; parents linked to David Lyndon Telfer (1958–1996). Accessed 14 Oct 2026.
• ✅ ozburials — Tumby Bay Cemetery register (transcribed by Lorraine Larment): "TELFER, Ryan David. Son of David and Kathy. 9/12//82. Aged 18 months" — ozburials.com/CemsSA/tumbybay.htm — accessed 14 Oct 2026.
• ✅ Gravesecrets (headstones.weebly.com) — Tumby Bay Cemetery index lists "TELFER, Ryan David" — headstones.weebly.com/tumby-bay.html — accessed 14 Oct 2026.