Charles Minter

1821 - 1902  (80 years)

• Name	Charles Minter
  Birth	14 Jul 1821	Whitstable, Kent   [1]
  Christening	12 Aug 1821	Whitstable, All Saints, Kent   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F6EC9D3E60084061AC5FAD92C0C0FCB03C7A
  Death	Jun 1902	Blean RD   [2]
  Notes	1841 census: Piece 470 containing the parishes of Seasalter Liberty and Whitstable is said by Ancestry.co.uk to be missing. 1851 census: Sarah at Harbour Street, aged 24, labourer's wife, with son James Richard, 1; both born Whitstable. 1861 census: at Inner Wall, Whitstable, Charles Minter (40, mariner), wife Sarah (36) and son James (12); all born Whitstable. 1871 census: at Inner Wall, Seasalter, Charles (51, mariner), wife Sarah (42). No sign of James Minter but James RIGDEN and Charlotte RIGDEN and their two children were living there, together with someone described as sister called Mary Ann STRAND (married, 44, born Whitstable). Mary Ann Strand is an interesting confusing factor: after a lot of searching I came to the conclusion that she was probably the wife of a mariner called Joseph Strand whom she married, as Mary Ann KEEM, in Q3 1844 at Blean RD. The probable explanation of how Mary Ann came to be in Charles and Sarah's house as 'sister' is that Sarah was originally Sarah KEEM. There was a marriage in Q2 1845 at Canterbury (5/121) between Sarah KEAM (with an 'a') and James RIGDEN; and a death in Q2 1848 at Blean of a James Richard RIGDEN. 1881 census: Charles (now said to be 63, a mariner) and Sarah (now said to be 54) were lodging at The Dredgers Arms, Beach Wall, Whitstable, together with Charles RIGDEN (11) and Mary Ann RIGDEN (6) described as son and daughter, plus Charlotte RIGDEN (35), described as daughter, unmarried. 1891 census: at Island Wall, Seasalter, Charles (now apparently 69, mariner), Sarah (63), Charlotte RIGDEN (daughter, 45, married), Charles RIGDEN (son, 22, mariner) and Mary A RIGDEN (daughter, 18). Appeared in the Pike's Blue Book for Canterbury and District, Herne Bay & Whitstable, 1897 - 98 as C Minter, Island Wall, Whitstable. 1901: at Lower Island, Whitstable, Charles (widower – Sarah died in 1898 – now said to be 84!, retired mariner), James RIGDEN (married stepson, 53, mariner) Charlotte RIGDEN (daughter-in-law, 57) and Charles RIGDEN (grandson, 32, mariner).
  Person ID	I161	Whitstable, Kent
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	James Minter,   b. Bef 6 Apr 1788, Whitstable, Kent d. Bef 26 Jul 1862, Blean RD (Age ~ 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah TERRY,   b. Abt 1787, Whitstable, Kent d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	13 Aug 1810	Whitstable, All Saints, Kent   [3]
  	James Minter of this parish and Sarah Terry of Seasalter by banns, sign/her mark. J- Minter (sign), Mary Minter (sign) witnesses.
  Family ID	F51	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah RIGDEN,   b. 1826, Whitstable, Kent d. Bef 15 Oct 1849, Whitstable, Kent (Age 23 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1848	Seasalter, Kent   [1]
  	From original Seasalter Parish Register, examined by Cliff in February 2006: Charles Minter, full age, bachelor mariner of Seasalter father James Minter mariner and Sarah Rigden full age, spinster of Seasalter father John Rigden mariner. Charles signed, Sarah made her mark. Witnesses Thomas Watts and James............. both signed.
  Family ID	F52	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah RIGDEN nee KEEM,   b. 18 Apr 1826, Whitstable, Kent d. Dec 1898, Whitstable, Kent (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1850	Whitstable, All Saints, Kent   [2]
  	From original Whitstable Parish Register, examined by Cliff in February 2006: Charles Minter of full age, widower, mariner of Whitstable father James Minter mariner and.... In a letter dated 6 Feb 2006 Cliff gives a fuller version which continues:...Sarah Rigden of full age widow of Whitstable, father Richard Keene mariner, by banns. His mark/her mark, witnesses Edward Smith and Sarah Austen both made their marks.
  Children	1. James Richard Minter\RIGDEN,   b. Abt 1850, Whitstable, Kent d. Yes, date unknown   2. George William Minter,   b. Jun 1851, Whitstable, Kent d. Bef 12 Dec 1851, Whitstable, Kent (Age ~ 0 years)
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Jul 1821 - Whitstable, Kent Marriage - 20 Jun 1848 - Seasalter, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Cliff Minter. [S7] BMD index. [S15] IGI & Cliff Minter.