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 William Locke

Title: Mr
Forenames: William
Surnames: Locke
Date of Death: 29/07/1909
Age at Death Years: 83
Grave Type: Marked
Map Reference Number: RSHG 018 A2
Plot Number: Ryde Old Cemetery Section G Plot 1003
Grave Description: Upright stone curved top rising to a point, ornate carving of flowers and leaves. There are 4 headstones all different but enclosed with iron railings with "barley twist" posts topped with fleur d'lys. 10 posts.
Grave Condition: Fair
Other Information: Ann amended date on 22/02/2008, source: death, burial and newspaper records.
Old Website Grave ID: 4263

Inscription:

3rd headstone
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MARTHA
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
WILLIAM LOCKE
BORN SEPT 14TH 1830
FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS JUNE 23RD 1903
"PEACE PERFECT PEACE WITH LOVED ONES FAR AWAY IN JESUS KEEPING WE ARE SAFE AND THEY"

ALSO OF THE ABOVE NAMED
WILLIAM LOCKE
WHO PEACEFULLY PASSED AWAY
JULY 29TH 1909
AGED 83 YEARS
"THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND MY SALVATION"

Photographs:

Janette Gregson
M & W Locke (Sept 2007)
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Janette Gregson
Locke family plot (Sept 2007)
Photographer: Janette Gregson

Related Documents:

PDF file: Marriage; Death; Obituary.
''Details from the All Saints Newchurch marriage register, and the death notice and obituary from the IW County Press. Mr. LOCKE was a Butcher in Ryde.''
PDF file: Census.
''Entries from the 1841-1901 census.''

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