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

Mrs Jane Groocock

Title: Mrs
Forenames: Jane
Surnames: Groocock
Date of Death: 05/04/1873
Burial Date: 07/04/1873
Age at Death Years: 46
Grave Type: Marked
Map Reference Number: RSHG 021 C3
Plot Number: Ryde Old Cemetery Section H Plot 1270
Grave Description: Arched upright headstone, leaning to the north, ornate carving up sides with flowers.
Grave Condition: Fair
Grave Condition Description: Lichen growing at base, lettering worn.
Old Website Grave ID: 5260

Inscription:

IHS

IN
MEMORY OF
JANE, THE BELOVED WIFE
OF WILLIAM GROOCOCK
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
APRIL 5 1873 AGED 46 YEARS

"HER LIFE WAS HARMLESS MEEKLY SPENT
IN QUIETNESS AND TRUE CONTENT"

Photographs:

Janette Gregson
J Groocock May 2008
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Janette Gregson
J Groocock May 2008
Photographer: Janette Gregson

Related Documents:

PDF file: Census; Marriage; Death.
''Entries from the 1841-1871 census, details from the Holy Trinity marriage register, and the death notice from the IW Times.''

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