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

Mrs Martha James

Title: Mrs
Forenames: Martha
Surnames: James
Date of Death: 18/08/1877
Burial Date: 22/08/1877
Age at Death Years: 42
Grave Type: Marked
Map Reference Number: RSHG 025 C1/D1 C2/D2
Plot Number: Ryde Old Cemetery Section W Plot 3154
Grave Description: Upright stone, curved shoulders, flower design around the top. Stone kerb surround.

Grave Condition Description: Lettering eroded, lichen on headstone, kerbs sunk and overgrown.

Other Information: Added burial date, source: Bereavement Services records

Old Website Grave ID: 5988

Inscription:

IN
MEMORY OF
MARTHA
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
JAMES JAMES
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
AUGUST 18TH 1877
AGED 42 YEARS

ALSO OF
SARAH LOUISA
BLESS AND BELOVED CHILD OF THE ABOVE
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
AUGUST 6TH 1876 AGED 13 YEARS

Photographs:

Janette Gregson
M & S James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson
Janette Gregson
M & S James (Aug 2008)
Photographer: Janette Gregson

Related Documents:

PDF file: Census; Marriage; Death.
''Entries from the 1851-1871 census, details from the Holy Trinity Church marriage register, and the death notice from the IW Observer.''

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