Robert Torrens Minter

Bef 1827 - 1925  (~ 98 years)

• Name	Robert Torrens Minter
  Birth	Bef 8 Jul 1827	Butchery Lane, Canterbury
  Christening	8 Jul 1827	St Andrew's, Canterbury   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2DE290F3F2484D659554FF7B07226A35A924
  Death	13 Dec 1925	Walthamstow, Essex   [2]
  Notes	The IGI includes Robert but under the name of Robert Thomas rather than Torrens. Admitted as a freeman of Canterbury on 20 July 1852 as a butcher by copy of his father. 1851 census: aged 22, a grocer, living at 42 Biggin Street, St Marys, Dover with his brother William and family. 1861 census: at 13 Fair Street South, Mile End Old Town, London, Robert 33, customs officer), Mary (28). Amelia (7, scholar), Madeline (6, scholar) and Eliza (4, scholar). 1871 census: at 5 Woolmore Street, Mile End Old Town, Robert (42, customs officer), Mary (37), Amelia (17), Madeline (16) and Ernest (6). Although registered as MINTON, it seems that Eliza (14) was a domestic servant at 8 White Lion Street, Norton Folgate, London. 1881 census: at 41 Walker Street, Limehouse, London, Robert (53, customs office, HMC), Mary (47) and Ernest (16, butcher). 1891 census: at 27 Harcombe Road, Stoke Newington, London, Robert T (65, customs office, HM Customs), Madeline M (57). In the same house but a separate household, Ernest (26, manager, unreadable) and Rosa (20). Post Office Directory 1894 & 1898 has Robert Minter, 27 Harcombe Road, Stoke Newington, London. 1901 census: at 27 Harrowbeck(?) Road, Stoke Newington, Robert Torrens (72, pensioner, HM Court(?!) Office) and Madeline Mary (67). 1911 census: living with son Ernest (qv). England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941 (at Ancestry.co.uk, Nov 2010): MINTER Robert Torrens of 6 Union-road Walthamstow Essex died 13 December 1925 Probate London 16 January 1926 to Ernest Minter warehouseman. Effects £472 15s 6d.
  Person ID	I25	Canterbury, Kent
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2011

  
  

  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	Madeline Mary TUCKER,   b. 1834, Margate, Kent d. Dec 1910, West Ham, London (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1850	St James Church, Dover, Kent   [3]
  	Married by banns. Robert Torrens Minter, full age, bachelor, grocer of St Mary Bredman, Canterbury, father John Minter, butcher. Madeline Mary Tucker, minor of this parish, father John Tucker, fruiterer. Both signed. Witnesses Mark Wright, M H Clemments.
  Children	1. Amelia Minter,   b. 28 Jul 1853, Lambeth, London d. Yes, date unknown   2. Madeline Minter,   b. 11 Feb 1855, Gravesend, Kent d. 6 Apr 1941, Romford, Essex (Age 86 years)   3. Eliza Minter,   b. 23 Feb 1857, Gravesend, Kent d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ernest Minter,   b. 30 Sep 1864, Poplar, London d. 24 Aug 1930, Bethnal Green, London (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 8 Jul 1827 - Butchery Lane, Canterbury Death - 13 Dec 1925 - Walthamstow, Essex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] IGI. [S14] BMD index. [S3] Marriage certificate (copy).