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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Mr James Lillyman Martel Lees

Title: Mr
Forenames: James Lillyman Martel
Surnames: Lees
Date of Birth: 11/06/1845
Date of Death: 11/12/1870
Burial Date: 17/12/1870
Age at Death Years: 25
Grave Type: Marked
Map Reference Number: RSHG 014 D2
Plot Number: Ryde Old Cemetery Section A Plot 49 & 17
Grave Description: Lower stepped sections supporting an almost cubic section with an ornate section above apparently rendered. All surmounted by a large cross. Grave surrounded by a stone kerb with metal pillars and chains. The top surface of the grave is grassy. Grave approximately 18ft x 6ft.
Grave Condition Description: The steps and cubic section are damaged in that the surface does not appear to be firmly secured to the underlying material. It could become detached, fall and be broken. The pillars and chains are rusty and some are damaged or missing.
Old Website Grave ID: 1422

Inscription:

East Face

IN MEMORIAM
JAMES LILLYMAN MARTEL LEES
BORN JUNE 11TH 1845
DIED DECEMBER 11TH 1870

ETERNAL REST GIVE UNTO HIM O LORD
AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM

Photographs:

David Earle
Lees Grave
Photographer: David Earle
Janette Gregson
J L M Lees (March 2007)
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Janette Gregson
J L M Lees (Inscription) (March 2007)
Photographer: Janette Gregson

Related Documents:

PDF file: Death; Obituary.
''The death and obituary from the IW Times.''

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