Sydney George Minter

1935 - 2000  (64 years)

• Name	Sydney George Minter
  Birth	31 Jul 1935	Wakefield, Yorkshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A283CA1BF2294EB6A5F0399D7A3A2F8F0667
  Death	14 Jul 2000	Laidley, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia   [2]
  Burial	Laidley Cemetery, Laidley, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia   [2, 3]
  Notes	Listed in the British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969 at Ancestry.co.uk in 1951 as Sidney G Minter, postman, Wakefield. Went to Australia according to John J Minter, September 2007. This is confirmed by the following, taken from the National Archives of Australia: MINTER Sydney George born 31 July 1935; travelled on the 'Fairsky' departing Southampton on 15 December 1960 under the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme. John J Minter adds that Sydney's future wife Shirley Rose CHAMBERLAIN was on the same boat. 1963 Australian Electoral Roll: at 1/1425 Botany Road, Botany, Watson, NSW: Sydney George Minter, labourer Shirley Minter, factory employee. Also listed in 1963 at 14 York Place, Rozelle, Dalley, NSW: Sydney George Minter, tanner Shirley Rose Minter, home duties. 1977 Australian Electoral Roll: at Glenmore Grove, Laidley, Fisher, Queensland: Sydney George Minter, stockman Shirley Rose Minter, home duties. This entry also appears in the Roll for Laidley, Darling Downs, Queensland. 1980 Australian Electoral Roll: at Glenmore Grove, Laidley, Darling Downs, Queensland: Sydney George Minter, stockman Shirley Rose Minter, home duties. Sydney's gravestone carries a picture of a drum kit and the words "The song is ended but the melody lingers on".
  Person ID	I193	North Suffolk, Suffolk
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	James Henry Redvers Minter,   b. 8 Mar 1900, Bragg Lane End, Outwood, Wakefield, Yorkshire d. 17 Jan 1975, Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, Lancashire (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Myra HAUBER,   b. 5 Sep 1905, Wakefield, Yorkshire d. 21 May 1965, Wakefield, Yorkshire (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1925	Salem Chapel, Wakefield, Yorkshire   [1, 4]
  	John J Minter and Wendy Hadley provided the following: "Redvers' marriage to Myra Hauber was at The Salem Chapel, George Street, Wakefield. He was shown as a Coal Hewer and his father William James a Corporation Labourer - out in the open air, after years down a pit. Probably why he had a long life. Myra was a worsted spinner whose father John Hauber was a deceased Journeyman Tailor. Witnesses included Redvers' siblings Alice Minter and Charles Minter.
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Shirley Rose CHAMBERLAIN
  Children	1. Bronwen Paula Minter   2. Scott S Minter
  Family ID	F342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Jul 1935 - Wakefield, Yorkshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Sydney George Minter 1935 - 2000 Sydney's gravestone is in Laidley Cemetery, Laidley, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. It carries a picture of a drum kit - he is thought to have played in a dance band.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] BMD index. [S224] John J Minter, January 2021. [S202] findagrave.com. [S222] John J Minter & Wendy Hadley, January 2021.