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Notwithstanding the drenching rain which fell on Wednesday, some hundreds of inhabitants of Ryde who have, or profess to have, tastes for field sports, departed for Gatcombe steeple chases on that day.
Our website now includes records for St Thomas Church graveyard, Ashey and Binstead cemeteries.
In January our Research Team, led by Ann Barrett, added biographical detail to 31 records on the website.
OYSTER DREDGING - Quite a fleet of oyster dredging vessels have been beating up and down the Motherbank to bring up thousands of the shell-fish.
At our Members meeting on 14 January we had 39 members and 4 visitors and apologies from 7 members.
In December our Research Team, led by Ann Barrett, added biographical detail to 23 records on the website.
The time-honoured custom of ringing the old year out and the new one in, was kept up at St. Marie's Church on the night of the 31st ult.
In November our Research Team, led by Ann Barrett, added biographical detail to 28 records on the website.
His Royal Highness Albert Francis Augustus Charles Emmanuel, Prince Consort of England, died at Windsor Castle on Saturday 14 December, 1861, aged 42 years.
