Arthur William Minter

1879 - 1936  (56 years)

• Name	Arthur William Minter
  Birth	25 Aug 1879	Melton, Suffolk   [1]
  Christening	26 Oct 1879	St Mary, Hadleigh, Suffolk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	73E065BCE7604CB6B118B092C481524DAC62
  Death	Mar 1936	Deben RD   [2]
  Notes	1911 census: Arthur appears as Arthur William MINTER, Acting Bombadier, aged 29, born Woodbridge, in No. 15 Company, Royal Garrison Artillery, stationed at the Military Barracks, Tower Hill, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Arthur joined the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 25 April 1901 at Woodbridge when he was 20 years 8 months old. At that time he said he'd previously served in the 3rd Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment, from which he had bought himslf out. 1921 census: at 17, Castle Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk (all MINTER), Arthur William (head, 41y 10m, married, born Melton Woodbridge, oil & wood merchant (employer) Hough Lane, Woodbridge), Jessie Eugenie (wife, 36y 1m married, born Millbrook, Cornwall, home duties), Arthur James (son, 7y 8m, born Woodbridge, whole time school), Bertie George (son, 6y 5m, born Woodbridge, whole time school). William Percy (son, 4y 8m, born Woodbridge), Frank John (son, 2y 4m, born Woodbridge) and Edward Ernest (son, 4 months, born Woodbridge). Arthur had died by 1939 so the 1939 Register doesn't include him. His widow was living next door to Arthur's brother Ernest: 1939 Register: at 15 Castle Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk Minter, Ernest C born 30 Sep 1883, married, coal merchant (master) Minter, Jenny born 7 Feb 1882, married, unpaid domestic duties Minter, Arthur E G born 27 Jun 1906, single, coal delivery --- 4 closed records --- At 17 Castle Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk Minter, Jessie E born 31 May 1885, widow, unpaid domestic duties Minter, Bertram G born 11 Jan 1915, single, lorry driver heavy work Minter, William P born 23 Oct 1916, single, agricultural market garden work Minter, Frank J born 6 Feb 1919, single, nursery hand --- 2 closed records --- [the second is the first line of the next page of the Register]
  Person ID	I13	Wickham Market, Suffolk
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	George Abraham Minter,   b. 4 Apr 1859, Melton, Suffolk d. Jun 1940, Samford, Suffolk (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Harriet Matilda CRISP,   b. 15 Jul 1854, Hintlesham, Suffolk d. Jun 1942, Deben RD (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1880	Woodbridge RD   [2]
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie Eugenie WARREN,   b. 31 May 1885, Millbrook, Cornwall d. Dec 1970, Deben RD (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1912	Millbank Parish Church, Cornwall   [3]
  	Married by banns. Arthur William Minter, 31, bachelor, Bombardier, RGA of 21 West Street, Millbrook, father George Abraham Minter, wheelwright. Jessie Eugenie Warren, 25, spinster of 21 West Street, Millbrook, father James Discombe Warren, gardener. Witnesses James Discombe Warren, Robert Gwynne.
  Children	1. Arthur James Minter,   b. Dec 1913, Woodbridge, Suffolk d. 26 Sep 1943, Burma (WW2) (Age ~ 29 years)   2. Bertram George Minter,   b. 11 Jan 1915, Woodbridge, Suffolk d. Dec 1999, Ipswich, Suffolk (Age 84 years)   3. William Percy Minter,   b. 23 Oct 1916, Woodbridge, Suffolk d. Feb 1987, Deben RD (Age 70 years)   4. Frank John Minter,   b. 6 Feb 1919, Woodbridge, Suffolk d. Feb 1986, Chelmsford, Essex (Age 67 years)   5. Edward Ernest Minter,   b. 17 Feb 1921, Woodbridge, Suffolk d. 26 Sep 2010, Wodbridge, Suffolk (Age 89 years)   6. Leonard Victor Minter
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Aug 1879 - Melton, Suffolk  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Arthur Minter (about 1880 - 1936) Attestation of 1901 on joining the Royal Artillery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] findmypast.co.uk from Suffolk Baptism Index 1538 - 1911. [S3] BMD Index. [S5] Marriage certificate (copy).