Ryde Social Heritage Group research the social history of the citizens of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Documenting their lives, businesses and burial transcriptions.
RYDE SOCIAL HERITAGE GROUP
Based at Ryde Cemetery Heritage & Learning Centre. Preserving, documenting and promoting the social history of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
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DECEMBER 2013 & JANUARY 2014 BIOGRAPHICAL ADDITIONS TO RECORDS

John Grist
John Grist

In December and January our busy Research Team added biographical information to 47 records on the website plus information on 5 people from Ryde who were interred or cremated elsewhere.

Lots of interesting stories were uncovered by our Research Team in the past two months including:

* Report of the career of Miss Alys Last a former Matron at the Royal IW County Hospital who died in June 1963.

* Reports of the deaths of Gunner Ralph Smith, RFA; Second Lieut Thomas Sanger; Albert Jones, Royal Marine Light Infrantry; Pte. John Grist, Leicestershire Regiment; Sergeant William Colenutt, Canadian Rifle Regiment and Arthur Cogger, Hampshire Regiment All young men from Ryde who lost their lives in WW1

* Report of the shocking accidental death of Alice Damp a young servant nurse working at a private residence.

For the December uploads please click here

For the January uploads please click here

If you are able to help with this fascinating aspect of our work and could spend even a short time at the Record Office, please contact Ann Barrett, the leader of our Research Team. You can contact Ann by clicking on the Contact button at the top of the page.