Edward Minter

Bef 1858 - 1950  (~ 92 years)

• Name	Edward Minter
  Birth	Bef 20 Apr 1858	Sheldwich, Kent   [1]
  Christening	20 Apr 1858	Sheldwich, Kent   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	2443
  _UID	30B4458BEF67482E8A78C950F31A68112149
  Death	22 Oct 1950	Faversham, Kent   [1]
  Burial	Aft 22 Oct 1950	Sheldwich, Kent   [2]
  Notes	1871 census: aged 13, pupil at school in Boughton, Kent. 1881 census: at Shepherd Fostall, Shedwich, Kent, Edward, head, 23, 'farmers son in charge' - with sister E A Minter, 19, born Sheldwich, Kent. That would have been Elizabeth Anne, born 1862. Appeared in Kelly's Directory of Kent, 1887 as Edward Minter, farmer, Shepherds Forstal, Sheldwich, Faversham. 1891 census: at Shepherd Hill Farm, Shepherd Fostal, Shedwich, Kent, Edward (33, farmer), Lucy (29) and Percy (5). Appeared in Kelly's Directory for Kent, 1895 as Edward Minter, farmer, Shepherds Forstal, Sheldwich. 1901 census: in North Street, Sheldwich, Edward (43, agent to Prudential Ass. Co.), Lucy (39) and Edward (6). Percy not found. 1911 census (supplied by June Dye): at The Shakespeare, Ramsgate, Kent, Edward (head, 53, married, licensed victualler, own account, at home, born Sheldwich, Kent), Lucy (wife, 49, married 26 years, 3 children, 2 surviving, born Ashford, Kent), Percy (son, 25, single, barman, licensed victualler, working, at homeborn Sheldwich, Kent) and Edward (son, 16, single, barman, working, at home born Sheldwich, Kent). There were 5 rooms in the house/pub. The form was signed by Edward Minter. Kelly's Directory of Isle of Thanet: 1911 - 14, Edward Minter, 'Shakespeare' PH, Margate Road, Ramsgate, Kent 1939 Register: at 44 Athelstan Road, Faversham M.B., Kent Minter, Edward born 23 Mar 1858, widower, licensed victualler, retired Minter, Elizabeth A born 11 Mar 1862, single, housekeeper. Tombstone in Sheldwich Churchyard reads: Edward Minter died 22 Oct 1950 aged 92 Lucy born 30 March 1862 died 3 March 1936 Percy Minter born September 1885 killed in France October 1915 Alec Ernest Minter born 20 August 1891 [should be 1894] died October 1895 Edward Minter born 29 Aug 1894 died a prisoner of war 1917 [see also book of remembrance in Cathedral] From England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 at Ancestry.com: Minter Edward of Langdon Court Faversham Kent died 22 October 1950 at Gravel Pit House Faversham Probate London 4 December to Kathie Evelyn Minter* widow. Effects £838 6s 5d. * Kathie Evelyn was the widow of John Murton Minter, Edward's nephew.
  Person ID	I2443	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Thomas Minter,   b. 17 May 1827, Faversham, Kent d. 15 May 1903, Sheldwich, Kent (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Anna DIXON,   b. Abt 1824, Kennington, Kent d. 16 Oct 1911, Faversham RD (Age ~ 87 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1851	East Ashford, Kent   [1]
  Family ID	F405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy RUSSELL,   b. 30 Mar 1862, Ashford, Kent d. 3 Mar 1936, Faversham RD (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1884	Buckland next Dover, Kent   [1]
  	Married as a bachelor farmer of Sheldwich; Lucy a spinster of Buckland the daughter of Edward Russell, ironmonger, deceased.
  Children	1. Percy Minter,   b. Bef 15 Oct 1885, Sheldwich, Kent d. 13 Oct 1915, France (WW1 casualty) (Age ~ 29 years)   2. Alec Ernest Minter,   b. 20 Aug 1894, Sheldwich, Kent d. Oct 1895, Faversham, Kent (Age 1 year)   3. Edward Minter,   b. 29 Aug 1894, Sheldwich, Kent d. 22 Feb 1917, Germany (POW) (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 20 Apr 1858 - Sheldwich, Kent Christening - 20 Apr 1858 - Sheldwich, Kent Marriage - 26 Nov 1884 - Buckland next Dover, Kent Death - 22 Oct 1950 - Faversham, Kent Burial - Aft 22 Oct 1950 - Sheldwich, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index. [S11] Cliff Minter.