Percy Albert Minter

1874 - 1938  (63 years)

• Name	Percy Albert Minter
  Birth	8 Nov 1874	Preston, Kent   [1]
  Christening	28 Mar 1875	Preston next Wingham, Kent   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	13482C88425847B687A8B130ACE0D4A1B743
  Death	9 Oct 1938	St Albans, Herts   [1]
  Burial	Wheathampstead Parish Church
  Notes	1911 census: at Learey Bridge, Wheathampton, Herts (5 rooms), Percy A (head, 37, married, groom (domestic), at home, born Kent), Elizabeth J (wife, 38, married 8 years, 5 children, all living, born Redbourn), Kimberley S R E Beckwith (daughter, 11, born Wheathampstead), Janet (daughter, 7, born Wheathampstead), Elsie (daughter, 6, born Wheathampstead), Albert H (son, 5, born Wheathampstead) and Deric F (son, 2, born Wheathampstead). Also James GRANT (boarder, 34, single, groom (horsedealer, born Yorkshire). Form signed P A Minter. 1921 census: in Marquis Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire (all MINTER except as indicated), Percy Albert (head, 47, married, born Preston, Kent, Jack of all Trades crossed out and farm labourer written in, working for Mr Dolphin Smith, farmer), Elizabeth Janet (mother [wife], 48, married, born Redbourn, Herts, home duties), Kimberley BECKWITH (step daughter, 21, single, born Wheathampstead, Herts, cutter at Waverley Mills, Harpenden), Janet (daughter, 18, single, born Wheathampstead, Herts, machinist at Waverley Mills, Harpenden), Elsie (daughter, 17, born Wheathampstead, Herts, machinist at Waverley Mills, Harpenden), Albert (son, 15, farm labourer with Dolphin Smith, farmer), Deric (son, 12, born Wheathampstead, Herts, whole time school), Kathleen (daughter, 9, born Wheathampstead, Herts, whole time school) and Kenneth (son, 7, born Wheathampstead, Herts, whole time school). 1939 Register: at Marquis Lane, Harpenden U.D., Hertfordshire Minter, Elizabeth J born 9 Mar 1872, widow, unpaid domestic duties --- 2 closed records --- Bic----, later LAKE, Shirley born 23 Jun(?) 1929 John J Minter has found a record at findmypast.com's Chelsea Pensioner collection which appears to refer to Percy Albert: ALBERT MINTER born c1874, Preston, Canterbury, Kent. Attested aged 18yrs 3 mo on the ?? The Royal Artillery WO97/3476/17 Joined the Royal Artillery on 28 March 1892 and transferred to the Royal Horse Artillery on 1 January 1895. Discharged in 1898 after 7 years service, recalled on 24 October 1899 and served in South Africa during the Boer War; discharged after 12 years service, re-enlisted in 1914 and was stationed at Woolwich until after the war. Lived at Marquis Road, Harpenden upon leaving the services and kept a smallholding with pigs, geese and goats.
  Person ID	I1747	Ickham, Kent
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2023

  
  

  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	Elizabeth Janet SHARPE,   b. 9 Mar 1872, Redbourn, Hertfordshire d. Jun 1961, St Albans, Herts (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1903	St Albans, Herts   [1]
  Children	1. Janet Elizabeth Minter,   b. 8 May 1903, St Albans RD d. Nov 1995, St Albans RD (Age 92 years)   2. Elsie Minter,   b. 24 Aug 1904, St Albans RD d. Dec 1984, Cirencester RD (Age 80 years)   3. Albert Henry Minter,   b. 12 Aug 1906, St Albans RD d. Jun 1968, St Albans RD (Age 61 years)   4. Deric Frank Minter,   b. 9 Apr 1909, St Albans RD d. Aug 1994, St Albans RD (Age 85 years)   5. Kathleen Minter,   b. 21 Nov 1911, St Albans RD d. Jan 1994, Swindon RD (Age 82 years)   6. Kenneth John Minter,   b. 14 Sep 1914, St Albans, Herts d. Sep 1983, Luton. Beds (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Nov 1874 - Preston, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Percy Albert Minter Royal Horse Artillery, Woolwich, 1914

  
  

  Documents

  Percy Albert Minter 1874 - 1938 Medal Roll, Boer War. Percy's wife's first husband Albert Victor Beckwith is listed on the same page.

  
  

  Headstones

  Percy Albert Minter 1874 - 1938 Buried at Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire. The other headstone is of Percy's wife's first husband Albert Victor Beckwith.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index. [S33] Cliff Minter from Preston next Wingham PR, November 2008. [S29] Marriage certificate (copy).