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.

Features & Stories

Do Not Stand by my Grave and Weep – May 2006

A poem written by Mary Frye in 1932 to comfort a bereaved friend.

General Sir Samuel BROWNE, V.C.; K.C.B.; K.G.S.I. – April 2006

General Sir Sam Browne was a distinguished Army Officer who served in India and the near East.

Miss Elizabeth Mary Eugenie Caws – April 2006

Miss Elizabeth Mary Eugenie CAWS died in a fire in her home in Ryde in 1931. The County Press recorded her death, as well as the Coroner's Inquest. She lived alone, in the upper apartment in a cottage off Hill Street.

Benjamin Archer Kent M.D. – April 2006

A Medical Pioneer in Southern Australia

Thomas Hellyer – March 2006

Thomas Hellyer, Architect of Ryde, has a unique tomb in Ryde Cemetery.

Mr Stephen Adams, nome de plume of Michael Maybrick – March 2006

Michael Maybrick was five times Mayor of Ryde