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:

Smith & James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson

Smith & James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson

Smith & James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson

Smith & James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson

Smith & James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson

Smith & James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson
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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