William Murton Minter

1888 - 1972  (83 years)

• Name	William Murton Minter
  Birth	18 Nov 1888	Faversham, Kent   [1]
  Christening	27 Dec 1888	Graveney, Kent   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	2417
  _UID	91ADC56F10FC4D0387EEA31616A7C3BD39D7
  Death	9 Apr 1972	Canterbury, Kent   [1, 3]
  Notes	William enlisted at London on 30 April 1917, aged 28 years -- days, a bank clerk. Service no. 11154. He originally joined the Inns of Court OTC. He spent 16 days in hospital in April/May 1918 with measles. The record contains very little detail. 1921 census: at 19 Norfolk Road, Margate St John the Baptist, Kent: Hilda Florence HAYDEN (wife (head), 36y 3m, married, born Finsbury Park, London, domestic duties at home), Barbara Ethel HAYDEN (daughter, 10, born Campden, Glos., whole time school), Ruth Lila HAYDEN (daughter, 3½, born Campden, Glos., whole time school), William Murton MINTER (boarder, 32y 7m, married, born Faversham, Kent, linen maufacturer, coir yarn merchant, employer at St Georges Place, Canterbury, Kent), Maybell Elizabeth MINTER (boarder, 32y 6m, married, born Faversham, Kent, domestic duties at home ie 1 Summer Hill, Harbledown, Canterbury), Betty Murton MINTER (boarder, 5y 5m, born Harbledown, Canterbury), Guy Murton MINTER (boarder, 1y 7m, born Harbledown, Canterbury), Kathleen Marian ANDREWS (boarder, 17y 2m, single, born Canterbury, student teacher at Simon Langton School, Canterbury), Mary MELIA (29y 7m, single, borm Ireland, maid at 19 Norfolk Road) and Victoria BRAMLEY (56y 10m, widow, born London, manageress at 19 Norfolk Road). 1939 Register (found at findmypast as WINTER): at 47 London Road, Canterbury, Kent MINTER, William M born 18 Nov 1888, married, company director MINTER, Maybell E born 21 Dec 1888, married, domestic duties MINTER, Betty M born 8 Jun 1916, single, domestic duties Surnam unreadable, later HIRST, Elizabeth, birth date unreadable Probate Brighton 27 Sep 1972 £36,476.
  Person ID	I2417	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Minter,   b. Dec 1853, Sheldwich, Kent d. 28 Dec 1921, Faversham, Kent (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Jane MURTON,   b. Abt 1853, Faversham, Kent d. 20 Mar 1935, Faversham, Kent (Age ~ 82 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1884	Faversham, Kent   [1]
  	Banns of Thomas Minter of Throwley bachelor and Jane Murton of this parish spinster --- December 9, December 16, December 23. The parish register that would contain this marriage was apparently stolen from the church at Graveney.
  Family ID	F571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maybell Elizabeth CLINCH,   b. 21 Dec 1888, Faversham, Kent d. 13 Mar 1962, Canterbury, Kent (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1915	Faversham, Kent   [1]
  	Marriage provides link to Genes Reunited tree of Sue Gillard (her only connection with the Minters).
  Children	1. Betty Murton Minter,   b. Mar 1916, Bridge, Kent d. Mar 2003, Canterbury RD (Age ~ 87 years)   2. Guy Murton Minter,   b. 5 Nov 1919, Bridge, Kent d. 19 Jan 2003, Faversham, Kent (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Hilda MARTIN,   b. 14 Aug 1894   d. 15 Dec 1991, Canterbury, Kent (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1963	Canterbury RD   [4]
  Family ID	F1080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Nov 1888 - Faversham, Kent Christening - 27 Dec 1888 - Graveney, Kent Marriage - Mar 1915 - Faversham, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index. [S336] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, ancestry.com, July 2014 and later. [S353] https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk, October 2015 and later. [S3] BMD index, Q3 1963 Canterbury 5b/591. (Reliability: 3).