Walter James Minter

1870 - 1954  (83 years)

• Name	Walter James Minter
  Birth	24 Mar 1870	Overland Farm, Ash, Kent   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	124E71174E8F42F7AFDE8D170B9E6C63A7A7
  Death	3 Feb 1954	13 Heaton Road, Canterbury, Kent   [1]
  Burial	8 Feb 1954	Canterbury Cemetery, Kent   [2]
  Notes	Went to Preston School until aged 9. 1891 census (indexed by ancestry.com as WINDER): at Woodlands Farm, Adisham, Kent, a farm servant, aged 21. Kelly's Directory of Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay and Villages in the Neighbouhood of Canterbury (Buff Book), 1899 - 1900 lists Walter Minter at Barton, Canterbury. Appered in Pike's Blue Book for Canterbury and District, Herne Bay and Whitstable, 1897 - 98 as Walter Minter, 26 New Town Street, Canterbury 1901 census: at 1 Old Dover Road, Canterbury, Walter (31, miller's carman), Kate (39), Kate (4), Walter (3) and Frederick (1). Directory of Canterbury, 1902 - 03 has Walter James Minter, 1 Old Dover Road, Canterbury. Kelly's Directory of Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay and Villages in the Neighbouhood of Canterbury (Buff Book), 1905 - 06 lists Walter James Minter at 21 Upper Bridge Street, Canterbury 1911 census: at 21 Upper Bridge Street, Canterbury, Kent (5 rooms), Walter James (head, 42, married, general carman, general carrier, own acc, born Ash, Kent), Kate (wife, 49, married 16 years, 3 children all living, born Hampshire), Kate (daughter, 15, single, day girl, born Canterbury, Kent), Walter (son, 13, errand boy (grocer), born Canterbury, Kent) and Frederick (son, 12, school, born Canterbury, Kent). Form signed Walter James Minter. 1921 census: at 21 Upper Bridge Street, Canterbury, Kent (all MINTER), Walter James (head, 51y 4m, married, born Ash, Kent, flour carter, own acc at 21 Upper Bridge Street), Kate (wife, 57y 5m, born Forton Bridge, Hampshire, home duties), Walter (son, 23y 6m, born Canterbury, fruit farming at Fowler Ridlands Farm) and Frederick (son, 22y 2m, born Canterbury, motor driver, with Phillips Corn Merchant, 181 Wincheap, Canterbury). Listed in Canterbury & District Directory 1911 - 12 and 1915 - 16 as W J Minter, 21 Upper Bridge Street, Canterbury. Started work at Preston. Later worked at Adisham and then at Sextries Farm, Nackington before leaving to work at Barton Lower Mill and to live at 13 New Town Street, Canterbury. Moved to live at 2 Barton Sturry Road and later at 1 Old Dover Road and then 21 Upper Bridge Street. Transported corn and flour for Wingent and Kimmins with horses and cart after leaving Barton Lower Mill and later in his own employ also conveying bread for soldiers during the War. Operated a corn and flour merchant from Worthgate Place and later from Gordon Road, Canterbury. Lived at 13 Heaton Road, Canterbury after own house was bombed. Buried aged 83, retired of 13 Heaton Road, St Mildreds, Canterbury. From Cliff Minter - tombstone in Canterbury Cemetery reads: In loving memory of my dear wife Kate Minter passed away September 16th 1934 aged 71 years Until we meet again Also of Walter James Minter died February 3rd 1953 aged 83 years Also of Elizabeth Viney died September 1st 1958 aged 92 years. A part of Walter's photo appeared on the front cover of the issue The War Cry published on Saturday 10 November 2012. From England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 at Ancestry.com: Minter Walter James of 13 Heaton Road Canterbury died 3 February 1954 Probate London 24 February to Walter Minter hospital cook and Frederick Minter labourer. Effects £992 10s 6d.
  Person ID	I1682	Ickham, Kent
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry Minter,   b. 14 May 1841, Wingham, Kent d. 14 Jan 1927, Bellars Bush, Woodnesborough, Kent (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Jane BUDDLE,   b. 10 Oct 1846, Brook Ash, Kent d. 22 May 1921, Prospect Road, Minster, Kent (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	7 Apr 1866	Hoath, Blean, Kent   [3]
  	Married by banns as a full age bachelor labourer of St Nicholas at Wade and of the Ville of Sarre, father Thomas Minter, labourer on the 7 April, 1866 at Hoath; Jane a full age spinster servant of Hoath, father Thomas Henry Buddle, labourer.Henry marked, Jane signed. Witnesses - Martha Pool (sign), Richard Darby (mark). Married by GWD Evans. Living at Ware Ash in 1851, a scholar with her parents. Living at Each Farm, Woodnesborough in 1861 as one of four servants to William Harvey and family, a farmer of 140 acres.
  Family ID	F286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kate VINEY,   b. 7 Dec 1861, Verwood Cranborne, Dorset d. 16 Sep 1934, 21 Upper Bridge Street, Canterbury, Kent (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1895	Nackington, Kent   [1]
  	Married by banns as a bachelor miller aged 25 of Nackington on the 18 May 1895 at Nackington; Jane a spinster of Nackington.
  Children	1. Kate Minter,   b. 19 Apr 1896, 13 New Town Street, Canterbury, Kent d. Mar 1978, Canterbury RD (Age 81 years)   2. Walter Minter,   b. 13 Nov 1897, 2 Barton, Canterbury d. 24 Jul 1976, Nunnery Fields Hospital, Canterbury, Kent (Age 78 years)   3. Frederick Minter,   b. 30 Apr 1899, 2 Barton, Canterbury, Kent d. 30 Jul 1978, 16 Norfolk Road, Canterbury, Kent (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 18 May 1895 - Nackington, Kent Death - 3 Feb 1954 - 13 Heaton Road, Canterbury, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index. [S24] Cliff Minter from Canterbury Cemetery records, January 2008. [S29] Marriage certificate (copy).