Frederick George Minter

1859 - 1927  (68 years)

• Name	Frederick George Minter
  Birth	31 May 1859	Washbrook, Suffolk   [1]
  Christening	17 Jul 1859	Washbrook, Suffolk   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	FE9986EFFCA544788B3E1F613213BEA95EE4
  Death	31 Jul 1927	26 Norfolk Street, London   [1, 3]
  Burial	3 Aug 1927	Putney Vale Cemetery, London   [4]
  Notes	1881 census: not found December 1885: surveyor of 6 Garfield Road, Battersea. 1891 census: at 6 Garfield Road, Battersea, London, Frederick G (31, builders surveyor), Hilda Mary (5) and Frederick A (3). Wife Sarah (30, born Prittlewell, Essex) was with her parents George & Sarah GREGORY in Yorkshire. Listed in Post Office Directory 1892 & 1893 as Frederick George Minter, 33 Bridle Lane, Golden Square, London W. From the London Gazette 29 August 1899: NOTICE is hereby given, that the Partnership here tofore subsisting between us the undersigned, Frederick George Minter and Hugh Donald Clark, carrying on business as Builders, at Bishops Mansions, Bishops Park-road, Fulham, London, under the style or firm of Minter and Clark, has been dissolved by mutual consent as and from the date hereof.— Dated this 25th day of August, 1899. F. G. MINTER. H. DONALD CLARK Listed in the Court Section of the 1898 Kelly's PO Directory at 40 Ouseley Road, Blaham, London SW. 1901 census: at 40 Ouseley Road, Battersea, F G (40, builder & contractor), Sarah (40) and Dorothy (7). One female general servant. 1911 census: at Greystoke, Wimbledon Common, London (16 rooms), F G (full names not given) (head, 49, married, building contractor, born Washbrook, Suffolk), F A (full names not given) (son, 23, single, building contractor, born Lavender Hill, London), a cook and a parlour maid. Form signed F G Minter. Daughter Dorothy May may have been the Dorothy May Minter, 17, born Sudbury Middlesex, who was a student at the school of Charlotte Elizabeth Turner at Belsize, Cheltenham. F G Minter, age not stated, left Southampton in 1911 for Madeira. S Minter (60) left Southampton in 1924 for Madeira. London Gazette 28 February 1913: about to be registered as Proprietor of Flats and garden known as Block 6, Bishop's Mansions, 31 to 36, Bishop's Park Road. Address given as Ferry Works, High Street, Putney, S.W.; building contractor. 16 September 1913: made a Freeman of the City of London, by Redemption in the Company of Turners (source London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1925 at Ancestry, December 2011) Ancestry.com.au - UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 has the following: 28 April 1925, arrived at London from London (West Indies) on the 'Ingoma' (First Class), Mrs Sara Minter aged 62 of Greystock, Wimbledon Common. 21 March 1925, arrived at Southampton from Naples on the 'Homeric' (First Class), Frederick Minter, 61, engineer, and Florence Minter, 41, housewife. Address Ferry Works, Putney, London SW. Post Office London County Suburbs Directory, 1908. [Part 1: Street, Commercial, & Trades Directories] has an entry for a Frederick George Minter at 43 Bishops Park Road, Fulham, London. It's not clear whether it relates to this Frederick George. The same Directory also has an entry for F G Minter, builder, at Ferry Works between 82 and 84 High Street, Putney, London. Peter Minter writes: FG had a second family after [his first wife's] death and late in life. He had developed a lot of the area around Wimbledon Common. He lived at 'Greystock' a house he bought from Captain Marriott the author. When he remarried and at the time of his death he [Frederick] was living at 26 Norfolk Street, Park Lane. His estate included 'Greystock', Wimbledon Common and was valued at £257,092. He had started a building firm in London which became one of the largest privately owned building companies in England trading as F. G. Minter Ltd. Thanks to James Earley for the following: The Yorkshire Post of 1 August 1927 carried a brief obituary, mentioning that F G Minter was "responsible for some of the largest buildings in the West End, and also did part of the work in the rebuilding of the Bank of England". He also paid for restoration work on St George's Chapel. Death announced in The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Aug 02, 1927; pg. 1; Issue 44649. "On July 30, 1927, at Norfolk-street, W1, FREDERICK GEORGE MINTER, aged 68. Interment at Putney Vale Cemetery to-morrow (Wednesday), 11.30." England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941 (at Ancestry.co.uk, Nov 2010): MINTER Frederick George of 26 Norfolk-street Park-lane Middlesex and of Ferry Works High-street Putney Surrey died 31 July 1927 at 26 Norfolk-street Probate London 24 August to Frederick Albert Minter contractor and Henry William Clarkson solicitor and Charles Joseph Goldsmith secretary. Effects £257093 16s 1d.
  Person ID	I2	Ipswich, Suffolk
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	William Flood Minter,   b. Bef 16 Feb 1820   d. 20 Jun 1902, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Ann HEARN,   b. Abt 1821, Stowmarket, Suffolk d. Bef 26 Jul 1890, Tooting, London (Age ~ 69 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1849	Washbrook, Suffolk   [1]
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah GREGORY,   b. Jun 1856, Prittlewell, Essex d. 20 Dec 1926, Guildford, Surrey (Age ~ 70 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1884	Guisborough, Yorkshire   [1, 5]
  	Frederick George Minter, 25, bachelor, surveyor of Wandsworth Common, Battersea, father William Minter, brewer. Sarah Gregory, 26, spinster of Challoner St, Guisborough, father George Gregory, superintendany of police. Both signed. Witnesses Wm. Gregory, I ----.
  Children	1. Hilda Mary Minter,   b. 19 Oct 1885, Clapham, London d. Sep 1968, Westminster RD (Age 82 years)   2. Sir Frederick Albert Minter,   b. 11 Jul 1887, Wandsworth, London d. 12 Jul 1976, Warnford, Hampshire (Age 89 years)   3. Dorothy May Minter,   b. Mar 1894, Hendon, London d. 27 Aug 1963, Newbury, Berkshire (Age ~ 69 years)
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Florence Harrison BLAND,   b. Mar 1882, York, Yorkshire d. 23 Jul 1970, Connecticut, USA (Age ~ 88 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1926	Parish Church of St Mark, North Audley Street, London   [1, 5]
  	Married by special licence in 26 Norfolk Street. Frederick George Minter, 67, widower, builder & contractor of 26 Norfolk Street, W1, father William Flood Minter, brewer. Florence Harrison Bland, 44, spinster of 26 Norfolk Street, W1, father Henry Frederick Bland, oriental inspector. Both signed full names. Witnesses Barrington Hooper, William Ernest Newcock both signed.
  Children	1. Frederick George Harrison Minter,   b. 27 Nov 1915, Marylebone RD d. Feb 2003, Ashfd wt Shp RD (Age 87 years)   2. Betty P Harrison Minter
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 May 1859 - Washbrook, Suffolk Christening - 17 Jul 1859 - Washbrook, Suffolk Marriage - 16 Sep 1884 - Guisborough, Yorkshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index. [S50] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, ancestry.com, July 2014. [S86] Peter Minter, from Family Bible, October 2018. [S38] The Times Digital Archive, September 2012. [S44] Marriage register at findmypast.co.uk, June 2014 and later.