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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Ryde Cemetery

Mr Edward Alexander Shawyer

Title: Mr
Forenames: Edward Alexander
Surnames: Shawyer
Date of Death: 11/05/1942
Burial Date: 14/05/1942
Age at Death Years: 71
Grave Type: Marked
Map Reference Number: RSHG 017 C1
Plot Number: Ryde Old Cemetery Section E/F Plot 19
Grave Description: Low rectangular headstone with raised lettering, engraved cross and leaves above text, matching surround with small tiered integral corners.
Grave Condition: Good
Grave Condition Description: Was completely overgrown with ivy, now cleared
Other Information: Added burial date, source: Bereavement Services records

Inscription:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY BELOVED HUSBAND
EDWARD ALEXANDER SHAWYER,
WHO DIED MAY 11TH 1942, AGED 71 YEARS.
"THY WILL BE DONE."

ALSO OF KATE EMILY, HIS WIFE
WHO DIED MAY 20TH 1944, AGED 72 YEARS.
"SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS."

Photographs:

Colin Hunt
Shawyer (May 2017)
Photographer: Colin Hunt
Colin Hunt
Shawyer (May 2017)
Photographer: Colin Hunt

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