Ernest James Minter

1884 - 1943  (58 years)

• Name	Ernest James Minter
  Birth	29 Jan 1884	Tottenham, London   [1]
  Christening	24 Feb 1884	Holy Trinity, Tottenham, London
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2DE2A0E4478C4C81A1EDDFC4796B34B73310
  Death	Jan 1943	Edmonton, London   [1]
  Notes	In May 1904 Ernest, house decorator, and Elizabeth lived at 52 Selorne Road, Wood Green, London. In October 1906 Ernest, painter, and Elizabeth lived at 63 Mosselle Avenue, Wood Green, London. 1911 census: at 30 Wolesley Road, Wood Green, London N (3 rooms), Ernest James (head, 27, married, house painter, Maddock's builder, worker, born Tottenham Hale, Middlesex), Elizabeth (wife, 27, married 7 years, 3 children, 2 living 1 died, born Islington West), Florence Maud (daughter, 7, born Wood Green, Middlesex), Winifred Doris (daughter, 4, born Wood Green, Middlesex). An entry for Ernest Arthur (son 13 months, born Wood Green, Middlesex) is crossed out - must have been the son who died. Form signed E J Minter Ancestry.com has Ernest's service record in connection with a WW1 pension claim. It shows that Ernest joined the Rifle Brigade on 27 October 1914 at age 32, a painter and was transferred to the Z Reserve on 26 January 1920; his address at discharge was 69 Maynes Road, Wood Green, London N. Ernest served in India and Burmah between 22 December 1915 and 29 December 1919. He caught malaria while in Burmah but was assessed as having recovered and no having disability when examined in Rangoon on 17 October 1919. The record gives details of Ernest's marriage and children (many of the dates are wrong). Married Register Office, Tottenham, September 1904. Children born, Florence Maude, 3/04, Frederick Albert 1/14, Winifred Doris 9/06, Leonard James 6/16, Gladys May 1.12, Edith Alice 1/14. Another form gives more accurate dates. 1921 census: at 67, Mayes Road, Wood Green, Middlesex (all MINTER), Ernest James (head, 37y 5m, married, born Tottenham Hale, Middlesex, painter with W E Silk, builders &c, 104 Myddleton Road, Bowes Park), Elizabeth Frances (wife, 37y 8m, married, born Islington, London, home duties), Florence Maud (daughter, 17y 3m, single, born Wood Green, Middlesex, assistant, stores dept., out of work, last employer Davis & Timmins, Brook Rd, Wood Green), Winifred Doris (daughter, 14y 10m, born Wood Green, Middlesex, shop assistant with W J Williams, baker of Mayes Road, Wood Green), Gladys May (daughter, 8y 5m, born Hornsey, Middlesex, whole time school), Edith Alice (daughter, 6y 5m, born Hornsey, Middlesex, whole time school), Frederick Albert (son, 6y 5m, born Hornsey, Middlesex, whole time school) and Leonard James (son, 5, born Hornsey, Middlesex, whole time school). 1939 Register: at 69 Mayes Road, Wood Green M.B., Middlesex Minter, Ernest J born -- Jan 1884, married, house painter & decorator Minter, Elizabeth F born 9 Oct 1883, married, unpaid domestic duties Minter, Frederick A born 9 Jan 1915, single, cafe assistant --- 1 closed record --- FINCH, Robert W born 12 Oct 1910, single, cafe assistant. August 2007: contact via genes reunited with Teresa Champ, who is the granddaughter of Ernest James and Elizabeth Frances (Grimes).
  Person ID	I20	Wickham Market, Suffolk
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Arthur Minter,   b. 30 Jul 1862, Melton, Suffolk d. Jun 1902, Barnet RD (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Julia Elizabeth COCKSEDGE,   b. Abt 1854, Boyton, Suffolk d. 1914, Edmonton, London (Age ~ 60 years)
  Marriage	4 Nov 1883	Tottenham, London   [1, 2]
  	Married after banns. Arthur Minter, full age, bachelor, porter of Tottenham, father John Minter, labourer. Julia Elizabeth Cocksedge, full age, spinster of Tottenham, father David Cocksedge (deceased), Both signed full names'. Witnesses James Adams, Annie Adams.
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Frances GRIMES,   b. 9 Oct 1883, Islington West, London d. Sep 1955, Wood Green, London (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1903	Tottenham, London   [1]
  Children	1. Percy Minter   2. Florence Maude Minter,   b. 7 Mar 1904, Edmonton RD d. Dec 1977, Haringey RD (Age 73 years)   3. Winifred Doris Minter,   b. 18 Aug 1906, Wood Green, London d. Jun 1967, Barking RD (Age 60 years)   4. Ernest Arthur Minter,   b. Jun 1910, Wood Green, London d. Mar 1911, Wood Green, London (Age ~ 0 years)   5. Gladys May Minter,   b. 11 Jan 1913, Edmonton RD d. Dec 1998, Enfield RD (Age 85 years)   6. Frederick Albert Minter,   b. 9 Jan 1915, Edmonton RD d. Jun 1951, Wood Green RD (Age 36 years)   7. Edith Alice Minter   8. Leonard James Minter,   b. 13 Aug 1916, Edmonton RD d. Dec 1982, Enfield RD (Age 66 years)   9. Lilian Joyce Minter
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Jan 1884 - Tottenham, London Marriage - 26 Sep 1903 - Tottenham, London Death - Jan 1943 - Edmonton, London  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD Index. [S17] London Metropolitan Archive at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2010.