Thanet Hodges Minter

Bef 1823 - 1914  (~ 90 years)

• Name	Thanet Hodges Minter
  Birth	Bef 2 Nov 1823	Butchery Lane, Canterbury   [1]
  Christening	2 Nov 1823	St Andrew's, Canterbury   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A906BC7CD2F44B5299077AB3153C679E6D6A
  Death	15 Aug 1914	Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire   [3]
  Burial	Aft 15 Aug 1914	Ryde Cemetery, Isle of Wight
  Notes	Both Thanet and his wife were staunch Methodists. Isabella's pedigree back to 1520 in Longforgan, Scotland is known to descendant Mrs M K Clarke, 23 Ernest Road, Bedhampton, Hants. Living with parents at Butchery Lane, Canterbury in 1841, a butcher. Moved to Newchurch, Ryde, Isle of Wight with brother Edward in 1842 and associated with him at 33/34 Pier Street as dairyman and hiring out bathing machines. Made a vow never to return to the mainland which he kept. 1851 census: lodging with the Smith family at 7 High Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, aged 28, unmarried, a master dairyman employing 1 man. Had 84 acres of farmland at Aldermoor Farm, Upton Road (Bettesworth Road). Became dairy farmer on his own account taking over entire business where what was later Argyll Street, Argyll Place and Arthur Street, No 7 Arthur Street being the site of the dairy. 1861 census: in Newchurch, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Thanet Hodges (36, dairyman), Isabella (31), William (7, scholar), Ernest T (4) and Alexander (2). Also there were Janet PRAIN (57, visitor, married) and John PRAIN (19, boarder, apprentice cabinet maker). 1871 census: at Anster Cottage, Arthur Street, Ryde, Thanet Hodges (45, dairyman), Isabella (40, dairyman's wife), Ernest T (14, scholar), Alexander (12, scholar) and Charles Prain (6, scholar). In the house next door, Dundee Cottage, lived the PRAIN family: William (74, superannuated coastguard), Janet (68), Janet Laing (38, dressmaker), Robert Laing (31, tailor), John (27, carpenter) and Jane Elizabeth (25, dressmaker). 1881 census: at 38 Arthur Street, Ryde, Thanet H (56, master dairyman employing 2 men and 1 boy), Isabella (51), Ernest T (24) and Charles P (16). Still living next door, at 39 Arthur Street, was Janet PRAIN (77, now a widow) and 3 unmarried children, Jessy L (47, income from house), Robert (41, tailor, unemployed) and Jane E (35, dressmaker). 1891 census: still at 38 Arthur Street, Thanet H (67, retired dairyman), Isabella (61) and Ernest T (34, grocer). Next door were Janet L PRAIN (57) and Jane E PRAIN (45), unmarried and living on their own means. 1901 census: still at 38 Arthur Street, Thanet H (77, retired dairyman), Isabella (71) and Ernest T (44, grocer). Next door were John PRAIN (59, retired carpenter, unmarried), Janet PRAIN (67) and Elizabeth PRAIN (56), unmarried and living on their own means. 1911 census: still at 38 Arthur Street (5 rooms), Thanet Hodges (head, 87, married, no occupation, born Canterbury), Isabella (wife, 81, married 58 years, 4 children, all living, born Anstruther, Fife) and Ernest Thanet (son, 54, single, grocer, employer, born Ryde, IoW). Form signed T H Minter. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941 (at Ancestry.co.uk, Nov 2010): MINTER Thanet Hodge (sic) of 38 Arthur-street Ryde Isle of Wight died 15 August 1914 Probate London 30 November 1916 to William Minter accountant and Ernest Thanet Minter grocer. Effects £1426 10s.
  Person ID	I23	Canterbury, Kent
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	John Minter,   b. Bef 8 Sep 1793, Canterbury, Kent d. 2 Sep 1864, Canterbury, Kent (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Mary KENNETT,   b. 1796, Canterbury, Kent d. 23 Dec 1848, Canterbury, Kent (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1817	St Mildred's, Canterbury
  	Married by banns to Mary Kennett of St Margarets, Canterbury.
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabella PRAIN,   b. 25 Jun 1829, Anstruther, Fife, Scotland d. 30 Nov 1915, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1852	Wesleyan Chapel, Newport, Isle of Wight   [4]
  	Wesleyan Chapel marriage. Thanet Hodges Minter, 29, bachelor, dairyman of High Street, Ryde, father John Minter, dairyman. Isabella Prain, 23, spinster of Bembridge, father William Prain, coastguard service. Both signed. Witnesses John Jeffery and Margaret Prain.
  Children	1. William Minter,   b. 26 Oct 1853, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire d. 25 Jul 1937, East Finchley, Middlesex (Age 83 years)   2. Ernest Thanet Minter,   b. 19 May 1856, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire d. 18 Mar 1940, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire (Age 83 years)   3. Alexander Minter,   b. 26 Apr 1858, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire d. 26 Sep 1940, Gosport, Hants (Age 82 years)   4. Charles Prain Minter,   b. 20 Jun 1864, Ryde, Isle of Wight d. 18 May 1934, Southsea, Hants (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F65	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 2 Nov 1823 - Butchery Lane, Canterbury Death - 15 Aug 1914 - Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Burial - Aft 15 Aug 1914 - Ryde Cemetery, Isle of Wight  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] IGI. [S17] Cliff Minter. [S14] BMD index, aged 90, Q3 1914 IoW 2b/673. (Reliability: 3). [S3] Marriage certificate (copy).