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Ryde Cemetery

Mr James Walker

Title: Mr
Forenames: James
Surnames: Walker
Date of Death: 30/12/1932
Burial Date: 02/01/1933
Age at Death Years: 69
Grave Type: Marked
Map Reference Number: RSHG 010 C2
Plot Number: Ryde Old Cemetery Section P Plot 2252a
Grave Description: Flat grave with white kerbs and corner posts, green crushed glass top. White stone open book (inscribed) at west end of grave, white stone flower holder in the shape of a cross embedded in top of grave, small white stone flower holder at east end of grave (March 2006)

Surrounding white marble kerbs with high cross topped corner posts. White marble open book at head of plot. Lead lettering. Large white marble flower holder in the shape of a cross in central part of grave. White marble flower urn in centre of stone cross shaped holder. White stone chips infill over all of grave except for green glass chips filling the stone cross shaped holder (August 2016)

Grave Condition: Superb
Grave Condition Description: Good, well tended, but some discolouring to stone (March 2006)
Completely refurbished to a very high standard. (August 2016)

Other Information: Please see link below to a document supplied by Richard Webb

Added burial date, source: Bereavement Services records

Also interred in this plot Esther Chalk (1879), source: Bereavement Services records


Old Website Grave ID: 1534

Inscription:

South Kerb
IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES WALKER R.N. DIED DECEMBER 30TH 1932 AGED 69 YEARS

North Kerb
ALSO OF HIS WIFE SUSAN HARRIETT DIED APRIL 22ND 1940 AGED 73 YEARS

Open book
Left page
ALSO
OF THEIR DAUGHTER
EVELYN
GOODGE
DIED
NOV 11TH 1976
AGED 73 YEARS

Right page
ALSO
OF HER SISTER
BESSIE
YOUNG
DIED
SEPT 28TH 1996
AGED 91 YEARS

North-east corner post ELLERY (stonemason)

Photographs:

Janette Gregson
J & S Walker, E Goodge and B Young March 2006
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Kate MacDonell
Walker, Goodge & Young August 2016
Photographer: Kate MacDonell

Related Documents:

PDF file: Document about James Walker provided by Richard Webb
PDF file: Obituary; Funeral.
''Obituary and funeral report from the IW Times. James WALKER RN, spent some of his Naval career as a Coastguard in Ryde.''

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