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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St. Thomas Cemetery

Mr Edward Saunders

Title: Mr
Forenames: Edward
Surnames: Saunders
Date of Death: 11/01/1774
Age at Death Years: 56
Grave Type: Marked
Map Reference Number: RSHG ST001A
Plot Number: St Thomas Churchyard Southern Centre Plot 23
Grave Description: Upright headstone with double curved top and shoulders. Cherub head with wings motif at central top of headstone and surrounding swirls and floral decoration. Text panel with inscribed lettering. Stone has been severed and placed in a concrete base.
Grave Condition: Fair
Grave Condition Description: Some moss and lichen cover
Old Website Grave ID: 8571

Inscription:

IN
MEMORY OF
EDWARD SAUNDERS
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JANUARY THE 11TH 1774
AGED 56 YEARS

MAKE MUCH OF CHRIST WHILE LIFE DOTH LAST
IT IS TOO LATE WHEN TIME IS PAST
DEATH DO NOT ALWAYS WARNING GIVE
THEREFORE BE CARFUL HOW YOU LIVE

Photographs:

Kate MacDonell
Edward Saunders July 2017
Photographer: Kate MacDonell
Kate MacDonell
Edward Saunders (2) July 2017
Photographer: Kate MacDonell

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