John Harrison Minter

1864 - 1937  (72 years)

• Name	John Harrison Minter
  Birth	24 Dec 1864	Herne Bay, Kent   [1]
  Christening	15 Jan 1865	Christchurch, Herne Bay, Kent   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	88EC86FAC03D4BE7969C19880B09FC8A9001
  Death	1 Apr 1937	Cottage Hospital, Herne Bay, Kent   [1, 3]
  Notes	1891 census: at 4 Underdown Terrace, John Harrison (26, handy man in forge & carriage wks), Annie (24), Annie Margot (2) and Harry (? months). Appeared in Kelly's Directory for Kent, 1895 as John Harrison Minter, apartments, 73 High Street, Herne Bay. Appeared in Pike's Blue Book for Canterbury & District, Herne Bay & Whitstable 1897 - 98 as J H Minter, 73 High Street, Herne Bay. Appeared in Kelly's Directory for Kent, 1899 as John Harrison Minter, apartments, 73 High Street, Herne Bay. 1901 census (indexed as MERITTE): at 6 Sunnyside, Herne Bay, Kent, John H[arrison] (36, carpenter) Annie (33), Annie M (12), Harry (10), Alfred S (9), Dorothy (7), Marjorie A (6), Sydney (2), Winifred (1). Appears in Kelly's Directory of Kent, 1907 as John Harrison Minter, 11 Sunnyside, Mortimer Street, Herne Bay. 1911 census: at 11 Sunnyside, Herne Bay, Kent (8 rooms), John Harrison (head, 46, married, carpenter, building trade, worker, born Herne Bay, Kent), Annie (wife, 43, married 23 years, 7 children all living, born Bromley, Kent), Harry (son, 20, single, plumber, building trade, worker, born Herne Bay, Kent)), Alfred Stanley (son, 19, single, painter, building trade, worker, born Herne Bay, Kent)), Dorothy (daughter, 17, single, apprentice dressmaking, draper & dressmaker, worker, born Herne Bay, Kent)), Marjorie Alice (daughter, 16, single, helping mother, born Herne Bay, Kent)), Sydney (son, 12, school, born Herne Bay, Kent)) and Winnifred (sic) (daughter, 11, school, born Herne Bay, Kent). Form signed John Harrison Minter 1921 census: at 23, Mortimer Street, Herne Bay, Kent (all MINTER), John Harrison (head, 56y 6m, married, born Herne Bay, Kent, wheelwright & carpenter, Wackes(?) & Co, contractors, Richmond Forge), Annie (wife, 53, married, born Bromley, Kent, household duties), Dorothy (daughter, 25y 7m, single, born Herne Bay, Kent, tailoress at Gore & Sons, clothier, Mortimer Street), Marjorie (daughter, 24y 6m, single, born Herne Bay, Kent, waitress at Farley's Restaurant, Parade Villas), Winifred (daughter, 21y 3m, born Herne Bay, Kent, household duties) and Joan (granddaughter, 4 months, born Herne Bay, Kent). Also two boarders. Andrews Newspaper Index Cards (at Ancestry.co.uk) have the following: John Harrison Minter of 23 Mortimer Street Herne Bay a carpenter & wheelwright, died 1.4.1937 at Cottage Hospital Herne Bay at 72. Informant Dorothy Minter dau 23 Mortimer Street Herne Bay
  Person ID	I1422	Ickham, Kent
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry Minter,   b. Bef 22 Feb 1837, Sarre, Kent d. 2 Feb 1870, Blean RD (Age ~ 32 years)
  Mother	Sarah Harrison WELLARD,   b. Abt 1834, Canterbury, Kent d. 25 Jan 1918, Blean RD (Age ~ 84 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1859	Christ Church, Herne Bay, Kent   [1, 4]
  	Henry Minter, full age bachelor, miller, Herne Bay, father George Minter, butcher and Sarah Harrison Wellard, full age spinster, father Henry Wellard, china dealer, by licence, sign/sign. Harrison Wellard (sign), J - Hal--- (sign), Sarah Minter (sign) witnesses.
  Family ID	F242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie DOWLING,   b. Abt 1867, Bromley, Kent d. 29 May 1948, 23 Mortimer Street, Herne Bay, Kent (Age ~ 81 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1888	St Matthias, Earls Court, London   [1, 5]
  	Married by license. John Harrison Minter, 23, bachelor, mariner of 4 Penywern Road, father Henry Minter, assessor (deceased). Annie Dowling, 21, spinster of 4 Penywern Road, father Alfred William Dowling, painter (deceased). Both signed full names. Witnesses Harry Dowling, Sarah Col---.
  Children	1. Annie Marguerite Minter,   b. 6 Jul 1888, Bromley, Kent d. Mar 1972, Bromley RD (Age 83 years)   2. Harry Minter,   b. Bef 3 Aug 1890, Herne Bay, Kent d. 20 Nov 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age ~ 90 years)   3. Alfred Stanley Minter,   b. 2 Sep 1891, Herne Bay, Kent d. 24 Sep 1924, Herne Bay, Kent (Age 33 years)   4. Dorothy Minter,   b. Bef 28 Jan 1894, Herne Bay, Kent d. Mar 1972, Bridge RD (Age ~ 78 years)   5. Marjorie Alice Minter,   b. 11 Dec 1894, Herne Bay, Kent d. 28 Jul 1973, Herne Bay, Kent (Age 78 years)   6. Sydney Minter,   b. Mar 1899, Herne Bay, Kent d. 19 May 1918 (Age ~ 19 years)   7. Winifred Minter,   b. 31 Mar 1900, Herne Bay, Kent d. Sep 1983, Bromley RD (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Dec 1864 - Herne Bay, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index. [S5] Cliff Minter. [S172] Andrews Newspaper Index Cards 1790 - 1976 at Ancestry.co.uk, August 2011. [S126] Cliff Minter, from Christ Church Herne Bay PR, July 2010. [S108] London Metropolitan Archive at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2009 and later.