1866 Petition by ratepayers of Ryde, not to level unattended graves
On December 11 1866, the following letter was read to the members of the Burial Board of Ryde:
To the Commissioners and Burial Board
Gentlemen,
We the undersigned ratepayers are deeply shocked and grieved on learning your resolution to make alterations in the graves in the Ryde cemetery and hereby respectfully and most earnestly request you to rescind that resolution.
| Last Name | First Name | Occupation | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS | John | Baker Grocer | High St |
| ASHFORD | Hannah | Nelson St | |
| AUSTIN | George | Pilot | Castle St |
| BAKER | Isaac | Scripture Reader | 11 Nelson St |
| BEAZLEY | William | Baker | High St |
| BEECROFT | Michael | Grocer | Melville St |
|
BENNETT
|
Jabez
|
Schoolmaster
|
Vernon Square |
| BIGGS | S | Porter | Nelson Place |
| BRIDGERS | John | Grocer Etc | High St |
| BULSTRODE | Maria | Lodging House | Melville St |
| CARTER | Francis | Saddler | High St |
| CAVE | George | Grocer | Player St |
| CHICK | John J | Boot Dealer | High St |
| COLENUTT | Henry | Confectioner | Melville St |
| COLENUTT | Stephen | Outfitter | Cross St |
| COOPER | James | Baker | St James Place |
| COUZENS | John | Cabinet Maker | Strand |
| CRUMP | W. | Watch Maker | Upper West St |
| DAISH | William H | Dentist | Player St |
| DARBY | J H | Carver And Gilder | 2 High St |
| de SA | Paul | Photographer | Dover St |
| EVERSHED | Elizabeth | Dressmaker | Monkton St |
| FENWICK | George | Stationer | High St |
| FITCH | James | Corn Merchant | High St |
| FLUX | Robert | Seaman | Nelson Place |
| FOWLER | Samuel | Draper | Union St |
| FREEBODY | Charles | Watchmaker | Union St |
| FRENCH | John | Lodging House | Monkton St |
| FRYER | Mary | 11 Lind St | |
| FUTCHER | John | Grocer | George St |
| GALE | William | Coach Painter | Albert St |
| GARRETT | George | Grocer | Player St |
| GILBERT | B | Lodging House | Strand |
| GODFREY | George | Draper | Cross St |
| GOLDING | F | Stanley House | |
| GRIER | Joseph | Mealman | High St |
| HALSTEAD | Thomas C | Watch Maker | Cross St |
| HAPGOOD | Charles | Sailor | Monkton St |
| HARBER | George | Boot Maker | High St |
| HARMSWORTH | Joseph | Gardener | Bellvue Rd |
| HARVEY | Thomas | Coal Merchant | Monkton St |
| HELEY | John | Lawyer | Cemetery St |
| HILLIER | Frederick | Butcher | Castle St |
| HILLIER | Henry | House Proprietor | Albert St |
| HILLS | William | Cabinet Maker | High St |
| HOUNSELL | Edward G | Cabinet Maker | Melville St |
| HOUSE | Thomas | Leather Cutter | High St |
| JACKMAN | William | Sailor | High St |
| JACOBS | William | Secretary Etc | Swanmore Rd |
| JAMES | W | Grocer | High St |
| JAMES | Laura | Star St | |
| JENKINS | Henry | Poulterer | Cross St |
| JENKINS | J | Schoolmaster | 13 Star St |
| JENKINS | Robert | Plasterer Etc | Lind St |
| JENNINGS | Henry | Boot And Shoe Maker | Spencer Rd |
| JENNINGS | Jeremiah | Licensed Victualler | Union St |
| JOHNSON | Edward | Pork Butcher | High St |
| JOLLIFFE | William | Grocer | Nelson St |
| KNAPP | Henry | Captain | Nelson St |
| LACY | William | Picture Dealer | St John’s Rd |
| LAMING | Charles | Saddler | High St |
| LAVERS | James | Chairman | Nelson Place |
| Le GACON | Jane | Marine Cottages | |
| LEALE | Isaac | Grocer | High St |
| LEEK | George | Lodging House | Monkton St |
| LEWIS | John | Baker | High St |
| MACREADY | W | Watch Maker | High St |
| MARTIN | George | Coach Builder | Nelson Place |
| MARTIN | Matilda | Nelson Place | |
| MASON | James | Stationer | Cross St |
| MEADE | Elizabeth | Berlin Repository | 8 Cross St |
| MILLER | James | Mason | Nelson St |
| MUNDELL | George | Boot Maker | Cross St |
| MUNDELL | Jane E | Lodging House | Melville St |
| MUNT | William | Shoe Maker | High St |
| NEWMAN | William | Grocer | Union St |
| OSBORNE | John | Upholsterer | High St |
| PERKINS | James | Poulterer | Upper West St |
| PIKE | W | Stationer | Monkton St |
| PRICE | Peter | Carpenter | Monkton St |
| PRIDDLE | C | Builder | Nelson Place |
| PRIESTLY | John | Boot Maker | High St |
| PROUSE | James | Tailor And Draper | Nelson St |
| PURNELL | Alfred | Cabinet Maker | High St |
| PURNELL | James | Cabinet Maker | Cross St |
| REED | John C | Grocer Etc | High St |
| REYNOLDS | Thomas | Boot Maker | Castle St |
| RUSSELL | Joseph | Coachman | Green St |
| SANDERS | Thomas | Inn Keeper | Castle St |
| SAUNDERS | Fred A | Grocer | George St |
| SAUNDERS | Henry | Inn Keeper | Pier St |
| SIBLEY | Maria | South St | |
| SIVELL | Thomas | Grocer | Monkton St |
| SMITH | Edward | China Warehouse | High St |
| SOTHCOTT | Henry | Mariner | Simeon St |
| SPENCER | Thomas | Trinity St | |
| STREET | Samuel | Mariner | Castle St |
| TAYLER | R. | Lodging House | Strand |
| URRY | David | Hair Cutter | High St |
| W FOWLES | Arthur | Marine Painter | George St |
| WEARNE | William | Saddler | Castle St |
| WEEKS | James N | Gentleman | Oak Villa |
| WHITE | John | Lodging House | Monkton St |
| WHITTINGTON | Robert | Painter | High St |
| WHITTINGTON | Benjamin | Baker | High St |
| WILLS | George | Hair Cutter | Pier St |
| WILTSHIRE | William | Tailor | High St |
| WITHERS | W | Lodging House | Strand |
| WOODFORD | James | Castle St | |
| WOODFORD | James | Boot Maker | Nelson place |
| WOODROW | James | Vernon Square | |
| WOODS | Henry H | Ironmonger | George St |
(Arranged A-Z to make it easier to find a specific person or name)