Mrs Catherine Bessant

Title: Mrs

Forenames: Catherine

Surnames: Bessant

Date of Death: 29/07/1893

Burial Date: 01/08/1893

Age at Death Years: 52

Grave Type: Marked

Map Reference Number: RSHG 037 B2

Plot Number: Ryde New Cemetery Section D Plot 1044

Grave Description: Flat grave with stone kerb surround and concrete top. Inscription in leaded lettering.

Grave Condition Description: Lots of lichen on stone face making inscription difficult to read.

Other Information: Although not mentioned on the inscription, also interred in this plot Catherine Bessant (1893), source: Bereavement Services records.
Information from Carol Strong May 2016: Catherine nee Wiley was born in Ballinakill, Queens County, Ireland and married George Bessant 16 November 1856 at Holy Cross Church. Binstead, died Liliac Cottage, Hope Road, Elmfield, Ryde. Emily Phillips (nee Bessant) is one of their 8 children. The plot was purchased by Emily Phillips of Elmfield 31 July 1893.