Henry Minter

1891 - 1966  (75 years)

• Name	Henry Minter
  Birth	2 Jun 1891	Dover, Kent   [1, 2]
  Christening	10 Sep 1891	St Bartholomew, Charlton by Dover, Kent   [3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	506DF3ADF1D64ACF84CF164334BC578ABAF7
  Death	29 Nov 1966	Basildon, Essex   [1, 4]
  Notes	The following is from ancestry.com's WW1 pension records: Henry joined the Coldstream Guards on 22 April 1918, aged 26 years 10 months. Prior to enlisting he was a police constable in the Surrey Constabulary. He got to Lance Corporal and was discharged on demobilisation on 31 March 1920. He gave his address as 45 Maybury Road, Woking, Surrey. 1921 census: at 45 Maybury Road, Woking, Surrey (all MINTER), Henry (head, 29, married, born Dover, Kent, police constable with Surrey Standing Joint Committee, working in Woking), Ellen Blanche (wife, 26y 2m, married, born Windlesham, Surrey, household duties), Cyril Russell (son, 4y 7m, born Woking, Surrey) and Dennis Henry (son, 1y 6m, born Woking, Surrey). Whilst still a police constable, Henry played a part in the 1924 'Blue Anchor Hotel Byfleet poisoning' See http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history-from-police-archives/RB1/Pt2/pt2Vaquier24.html for details of the case. October 2012: James Earley sent the following, which appeared in The Dover and East Kent News on Friday 17 July 1931: A Dover man, Mr H Minter, has been appointed Superintendent of the Hersham Division of the Surrey County Constabulary. Mr Minter was promoted Inspector not quite two years ago, and his latest step is due to Supt. W H Bird, whom he is succeeding, having been appointed Deputy Chief Constable of Surrey. Mr Minter, who joined the Surrey Constabulary in 1912, and was promoted Sergeant in 1925, was the son of the late John Stephen and Susan Minter, of Tower Hamlets. He was for several years, as a youth, employed by Messrs Palmer and Sons, of Dover. Dover can be proud of Mr Minter's rise in such an important Force as the Surrey Constabulary. 1939 Register: at 83 Copthorne Road, Leatherhead U.D., Surrey Minter, Henry born 2 Jun 1891, married, civil servant, superintendent of police Minter, Ellen B born 11 Apr 1895, married, unpaid domestic duties Minter, Frank B born 7 Jun 1928, single, at school. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk: MINTER Henry of 16 Louvaine Avenue Wickford Basildon Essex died 29 November 1966 Probate Ipswich 24 January 1967 to Dennis Henry Minter draughtsman and Frank Bernard Minter civil servant. £5273.
  Person ID	I17	Dover, Kent
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	John Stephen Minter,   b. 14 Feb 1845, St Mary Dover, Kent d. Mar 1916, Dover RD (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Susannah ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1852, Dover, Kent d. Jun 1919, Dover RD (Age ~ 67 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1873	Parish Church, Charlton in Dover, Kent   [1, 5]
  	Married after banns. John Stephen Minter, 29, bachelor, labourer of Tower Hamlets, father John Hammond, labourer. Susanna Robinson, 22, spinster of Tower Hamlets, father George Collyer, painter. John Marked, Susanna signed. Witness Richard Robinson, Jane Tappenden(?).
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ellen Blanche FARR,   b. 11 Apr 1895, Chertsey RD d. 22 Oct 1956, Brentwood RD (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	26 Apr 1916	South Ascot Church, South Ascot, Surrey   [1]
  Children	1. Cyril Russell Minter   2. Dennis Henry Minter,   b. 1 Dec 1919, Guildford RD d. 18 Jun 2017, Surrey RD (Age 97 years)   3. Frank Bernard Minter,   b. 7 Jun 1928, Hambledon RD d. Nov 2004, E Surrey RD (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Ada COLLINS,   b. 6 Apr 1902, Hackney RD d. 19 Jul 1979, Wickford, Essex (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1964	Brentwood RD   [6]
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Jun 1891 - Dover, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] BMD index. [S20] 1939 Register at findmypast.co.uk. [S7] Cliff Minter from Consistory transcipt of PR, June 2008. [S17] https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk, November 2015. [S8] Marriage certificate (copy), (provided by James Earley). (Reliability: 3). [S4] BMD index, Q2 1964 Brentwood 4a/949. (Reliability: 3).