Ryde Social Heritage Group research the social history of the citizens of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Documenting their lives, businesses and burial transcriptions.

Based at Ryde Cemetery Heritage & Learning Centre. Preserving, documenting and promoting the social history of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.

April 2006 – Updated list of stories added to the website

During April 2006, new information about a selection of people buried in Ryde Cemetery (gathered from filmed copies of the IW County Press, IW Observer, from Directories and from the Census) has been added to their records on the website.

Two of our members, Ann and Les Barrett, have been busy in the County Records Office, and the Library in Newport, gathering information from filmed copies of the County Press, and IW Observer. They have also accessed information in Kelly’s Directories, and from various Census.