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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Mrs Elizabeth Sarah Croft

Title: Mrs
Forenames: Elizabeth Sarah
Surnames: Croft
Date of Death: 30/11/1890
Burial Date: 04/12/1890
Age at Death Years: 76
Grave Type: Marked
Map Reference Number: RSHG 036 D3
Plot Number: Ryde New Cemetery Section D Plot 832
Grave Description: Upright arched white headstone with gothic text panel and engraved lettering. Matching floral motifs at top right and left sides of stone. Surrounding kerbstones with remains of 6 corner posts.
Grave Condition Description: Uncovered amidst a tangle of brambles and branches in November 2018. Light sprinkling of green lichen at top of stone.
Only base stumps of metal posts remain. Quite good condition.
Other Information: Added burial date, source: Bereavement Services records

Inscription:

IN
AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF
WILLIAM CROFT
WHO DIED JAN 29TH 1891
IN HIS 87TH YEAR.

ALSO OF
ELIZABETH SARAH CROFT
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED NOV 30TH 1890
IN HER 77TH YEAR

Photographs:

Kate MacDonell
W & E Croft November 2018
Photographer: Kate MacDonell
Kate MacDonell
W & E Croft November 2018
Photographer: Kate MacDonell

Related Documents:

PDF file: Funeral

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