Sophie Ellen Minter

1888 - 1976  (87 years)

• Name	Sophie Ellen Minter
  Birth	4 Dec 1888	Stratford, Essex   [1]
  Christening	10 Jan 1890	All Saints, West Ham, London   [2]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	7A12CF8EAD3A44B990FCC50CC38F9B263D4C
  Death	17 Mar 1976	Seaford, East Sussex   [1, 3]
  Notes	1911 census: Sophie Ellen (22, single, born London) was a hospital nurse at the Royal Hospital Annex (Convalescent Home), Fulwood, Sheffield, Yorkshire. 1921 census: Sophie E MINTER (33, single, born Stratford, Essex) was a sick nurse at The Grove, Great Bookham, Surrey, home of Victor HAYWARD, Hungarian-born breeder of livestock, and his wife, Augusta Mary, an esteemed dressmaker, and their daughter. In addition to three visitors, there were 13 servants in addition to Sophie, including five gardeners. Victor, whose surname was Silberberg, had adopted his wife's surname. He bought Bookham Grove in 1909 for £9,000 (roughly £5.7 million today). There's a lot more about the house and its occupants at https://leatherheadhistoryarchive.org 1939 Register: at Little Croft, Two Mile Ash, Horsham R.D., Sussex DAVIES-WILLIAMS, ---- K born 5 Dec 1862, widow, unpaid domestic duties MINTER, Sophie E born 4 Dec 1888, single, unpaid domestic duties PAWSEY, Eva A born 9 Sep 1869, single, unpaid domestic duties Ancestry.com.au - UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 has Sophie Ellen Minter, 63 of Monroe, Chichester Drive, Saltdean, Sussex, occupation HD [household duties] arriving in Tilbury on 9 October 1952 on the 'Maloja' from Brisbane, Australia (she boarded in Melbourne). London Gazette 20 Apr 1976 gives address at time of death as Flat 4, Avondale Court, Avondale Road, Seaford, East Sussex. Probate Brighton 9 Aug 1976 £3165.
  Person ID	I101	Eyke, Suffolk
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Walter John Minter,   b. 9 Jun 1860, 10 Custom House Terrace, Plaistow, Essex d. 8 Oct 1930, West Ham RD (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Ellen Sophie HEWETT,   b. 3 Jul 1859, Stepney, London d. 22 May 1938, Barnet RD (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1884	Parish Church, West Ham, Essex   [1]
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S7] BMD index. [S124] Essex Baptism Index 1538-1920 at findmypast.co.uk. [S76] https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk, November 2015.