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

Miss Mary Ann Stay

Title: Miss
Forenames: Mary Ann
Surnames: Stay
Date of Death: 13/07/1927
Age at Death Years: 64
Map Reference Number: RSHG 037 A3
Plot Number: Ryde New Cemetery Section G Plots 1924 & 1925
Grave Description: Large white headstone with rounded top carved to look like rope. In double plot with stone kerbs, cross shaped flower holder on grave which has white gravel infill and three inscribed stone tablets
Grave Condition Description: Good and well maintained
Other Information: Note: We originally recorded Mary as Mary Smith but then we received the following information was provided by Roger Bailey from the US on 21 August 2008: "This is not obvious from the grave marking, but Mary, daughter of Charlotte Smith (nee Stay), was not the daughter of Harry Smith. The correct listing for Mary would therefore be Mary Stay. Common enough these days, but no doubt a deeply held secret 100 years ago, but for the sake of anyone trying to build family trees, this ought to be noted".
Old Website Grave ID: 5840

Inscription:

(On headstone)

IN LOVING MEMORY

OF

HARRY

THE BELOVED SON OF

HARRY AND CHARLOTTE SMITH

WHO PASSED AWAY OCTOBER 10TH 1902

AGED 32

"RESTING IN HOPE"

ALSO

CHARLOTTE

THE BELOVED WIFE OF HARRY SMITH

AND MOTHER OF THE ABOVE

WHO ENTERED INTO REST NOV 6TH 1904

AGED 66

"PEACE PERFECT PEACE"

AND OF HER DAUGHTER

MARY

DIED JULY 13TH 1927

AGED 64

"AT REST"

AND OF THE ABOVE NAMED

HARRY SMITH

DIED APRIL 2ND 1930

AGED 88

"CALLED HOME"

AND OF LOUISA CHARLOTTE, THEIR DAUGHTER

BELOVED WIFE OF FRANK R JAMES

DIED JULY 22ND 1932, AGED 64

AT EVENTIDE

AND OF FRANK R JAMES

DIED MAY 25TH 1934, AGED 66

"WITH CHRIST WHICH IS FAR BETTER"

(Tablet)

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

FRANK ROBERT HENRY

JAMES

WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY

NOVEMBER 12TH 1946

AGED 52

BELOVED SON OF THE LATE

FRANK AND LOUISA JAMES

R I P

(Tablet)

ALSO OF

CHRISTINA MARGARET

WIFE OF

FRANK R H JAMES

WHO DIED 5TH OCT, 1973

AGED 78 YEARS

(Tablet)

ALSO

OF THEIR DAUGHTER

MARY LOUISA JAMES

WHO DIED APRIL 7TH 1978

AGED 53 YEARS

R I P

Photographs:

Janette Gregson
Smith & James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Janette Gregson
Smith & James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Janette Gregson
Smith & James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Janette Gregson
Smith & James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Janette Gregson
Smith & James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Janette Gregson
Smith & James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson

Related Documents:

PDF file: Birth; Census; Death; Burial.
''References from the IW Registrars birth and death records, entries from the 1861-1891 census, and the listing from the Ryde burial register.''

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