Edward Minter

Abt 1850 - 1920  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Edward Minter
  Birth	Abt 1850	Salhouse, Norfolk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	418F6063A2A54A6AA99108E0EDFC5534225A
  Death	6 Jan 1920	Plaistow, London   [2]
  Burial	13 Jan 1920	West Ham Cemetery, London   [3]
  Notes	Edward adopted the surname MINTTER when he married in 1872 (as did his mother when she re-married in the same quarter). Several of Edward's children were registered as MINTTERs but the eccentric spelling was not used when censuses were taken and was eventually abandoned. November 2007: David Farrar writes: "I have a theory about the change of spelling to Mintter. All the documents that I have seen which have been signed by Minters of generations prior to my grandfather (Leonard Clarence Mintter) were signed with their mark and witnessed. My grandfather was always very proud of his reading and writing, and I believe that he and his siblings were the first generation who could read and write. What I think happened is that after the move to Canning Town a document was filled in by a third party who spelt Minter with 2 T's and the mistake was carried on. All the documents I have come across from my grandfather's birth certificate on show the altered spelling." 1881 census: at Long Row, St Clement Without, Norwich, Edward (31), brickmaker, Rosa (27), Rosa (7), Edward (3) and Ellen (2). November 2007: David Farrar writes: "Edward Minter, Rosina Rix and their older children moved from Norfolk to Canning Town, East London in 1889 or 1890 when Edward got a job as a stoker in the local gas works. References to some of the younger children being born in Plaistow refer to the location of the local hospital, which is about 2 miles from Canning Town." 1891 census: at 20 Tyas Road, West Ham, London, Edward (40), dock labourer, Rosina (37), Edward (13), errand boy, Elenor [Ellen] (12), Eliza (9), Fred (7), Arthur (3) and Herbert (1). 1901 census: at 5 Beatrice St, West Ham, Edward (51), gas worker, Rose (48), Fred (17), junior salesman, Arthur (13), draper's porter, Herbert (11), Maud (8) and Leonard (2). 1911 census: at 5 Beatrice St, Plaistow, London, Edward (head, 61, married 39 years, gasworks fireman, gasmaking, worker, born Rack--, Norfolk), Rosina (wife, 58, married, no. of years left blank, 12 children, 9 living 3 died, born Norwich, Norfolk), Arthur (son, 23, single, warehouseman, cotton manufacturer, worker, born Sprouston, Norfolk) and Leonard (son, 12, school boy news boy, born Plaistow, West Ham). 1939 Register: at 15 Beatrice Street, West Ham C.B., Essex Minter, Rosina born 15 Sep 1864 (sic), married, unpaid domestic duties. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941 (at Ancestry.co.uk, Nov 2010): MINTER Edward of 15 Beatrice-street Plaistow Essex died 6 January 1920 Administration London 9 February 1920 to Rosina Minter widow. Effects £320 0s 9d.
  Person ID	I216	Fritton, Norfolk
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	William Minter,   b. 15 Feb 1812, Saxlingham, Norfolk d. Bef 10 Mar 1844, Rackheath, Norfolk (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann ABIGAIL,   b. Abt 1815, Salhouse, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	21 Sep 1834	Rackheath, Norfolk   [4]
  	By banns*. William Minter, single man of this parish and Sarah Abigail single woman of this parish. Both marked. Witnesses Robert Cossey and Edward Stone both marked. Robert Cossey was probably William's brother. * A copy of the banns is in the Ancestry.com collection "Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936". The banns were called re the marriage of William Minter, single man, and Sarah Abigail, single woman, both of the parish of Rackheath, and were read at Rackheath on 31 August, 7 September and 14 September 1834.
  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosina RIX,   b. 3 Oct 1853, Norwich, Norfolk d. 27 Feb 1941, Brookside Hospital, Barley Lane, Goodmayes, Essex (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	5 Aug 1872	St Clement, Norwich, Norfolk   [5]
  	Married by banns. Edward Mintter, 22, bachelor labourer of St Clements, father William Mintter, labourer. Rosina Rix, 19, spinster of St Clements, father Stephen Rix, labourer. Witnesses Eliza Smith (mark), William H Rix.
  Children	1. Rosina Eliza Minter,   b. 25 May 1873, Norwich, Norfolk d. 5 Jan 1946, London (Age 72 years)   2. Eleanor Emma Minter,   b. Dec 1875, Norwich, Norfolk d. Sep 1876, Norwich, Norfolk (Age ~ 0 years)   3. Edward William Minter,   b. 17 Apr 1877, Norwich, Norfolk d. 26 Jan 1951, Dagenham, Essex (Age 73 years)   4. Eleanor Emma Minter,   b. 7 Sep 1878, Norwich, Norfolk d. 21 Jul 1927, Poplar RD (Age 48 years)   5. Eliza Minter,   b. 1 Oct 1881, Norwich, Norfolk d. 20 Dec 1954, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 73 years)   6. Frederick Alfred Minter,   b. 12 Oct 1883, Norwich, Norfolk d. 9 Feb 1968, Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 84 years)   7. Arthur Minter,   b. 30 Nov 1887, Sprowston, Norfolk d. 31 Dec 1952, Brentwood Hospital, Essex (Age 65 years)   8. Herbert Minter,   b. 30 Mar 1890, Canning Town, London d. 2 Aug 1963, Hullbridge, Essex (Age 73 years)   9. Alice Maud Minter,   b. 2 Nov 1892, Plaistow, London d. Sep 1970, Waltham/F RD (Age 77 years)   10. Grace Minter,   b. Dec 1897, West Ham RD d. Dec 1897, West Ham RD (Age ~ 0 years)   11. Leonard Clarence Minter,   b. 16 Aug 1898, Plaistow, London d. Sep 1967, West Ham RD (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F81	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1850 - Salhouse, Norfolk Death - 6 Jan 1920 - Plaistow, London  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] 1861 census. [S21] BMD index. [S43] www.deceasedonline.com, October 2009 and later. [S2] IGI. [S9] Marriage certificate (copy).