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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Ryde Cemetery

Mr Walter Airs

Title: Mr
Forenames: Walter
Surnames: Airs
Date of Death: 05/09/1919
Age at Death Years: 75
Map Reference Number: RSHG 015 A3
Plot Number: Ryde Old Cemetery Section E Plot 495b
Grave Description: Ornate cross raised on a 3-tier plinth stone kerbs surround.

Grave Condition Description: Good, this grave was overgrown but was cleared by Community Service Volunteers in the summer of 2009

Old Website Grave ID: 6799

Inscription:

North facing

top plinth

IN

LOVING MEMORY

OF

2nd plinth

ALICE

THE BELOVED WIFE OF

WALTER AIRS

WHO DIED JANUARY 7TH 1917

3rd plinth

ALSO OF WALTER AIRS HER HUSBAND

WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 5TH 1919

"ALIVE UNTO GOD"

East facing

2nd plinth

ALSO OF THEIR DAUGHTER

ROSE SPRINGER

WHO DIED JUNE 6TH 1944

Photographs:

Janette Gregson
A & W Airs and R Springer (Nov 2007)
Photographer: Janette Gregson

Related Documents:

PDF file: Baptism: Census; Marriage; Directory; Death.
''Baptism from the R/O card index, entries from the 1861, 1881 and 1901 census, details from the St. Thomas's Church marriage register, listing from the directory and the death notice from the IW County Press.''

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