Matthew Henry Thomas Minter

1862 - Bef 1941  (79 years)

• Name	Matthew Henry Thomas Minter
  Birth	3 Jan 1862	Chelsea, London   [1]
  Christening	9 Feb 1862	St Luke, Chelsea, London   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	45A3FA7DED1545D3B00EC8177B5A4E8EC72B
  Death	Bef 10 Apr 1941	Surrey SE RD   [1]
  Burial	10 Apr 1941	Brompton Cemetery (Kensington & Chelsea)   [3]
  Notes	When son Matthew was baptised in 1886 Matthew was a labourer living at 8 Lombard Buildings, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. October 1888: a labourer at 8 Sun Court, Cheyne Walk. 1891 census: at 4 Sun Court, Chelsea: Matthew (29, laundryman), Rebecca (25), Matthew (4) and Matthew's brother Henry (25, agricultural labourer). August 1891: a labourer at 8 Sun Court, Cheyne Walk. October 1893, February 1896: a labourer at 4 Sun Court, Cheyne Walk. 1901 census: at 4 Sun Court, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea: Matthew (40, general labourer), Rebecca (35), Matthew (14, errand boy), Henry (9), Maude (7), Ernest (5) and Sidney (5 months). 1911 census: at 15 Church Street, Chelsea, London (3 rooms), Matthew (head, 49, married, labourer, Boro of Chelsea), Rebecca (wife, 45, married 26 years, 7 children 6 living 1 died), Matthew (son, 24, single, porter, furnisher), * , Harry (son, 19, platen machine hand, printer), Maud (daughter, 17, button hole machinist, dressmaker), Ernest (son, 15, field line polishing, optician), Sidney (son, 10, school) and Emily (daughter, 5, school). All born Chelsea, London. * there is a crossed out entry for Lilly (daughter, 21, single) - I wonder why? Form signed Matthew Minter. 1921 census: at 38 Church Street, Chelsea, London (all MINTER), Matthew Henry Thomas (head, 59y 5m, married, born Chelsea, labourer with Chelsea Borough Council at Lots Road), Rebecca (wife, 55y 11m, married, born Chelsea, home duties), Maud (daughter, 27y 9m, single, born Chelsea, wholesale warehouse clerk with Fancy Linen Specialists in Watling St, London EC ), Ernest (son, 25y 5m, single, born Chelsea, optical glass worker with British Lens Grinding Co, Coleage Rd, Kingston), Sidney Mark (son, 20y 8m, single, born Chelsea, optical glass worker with Fleming & Co, Clerkenwell Rd, London WC) and Emily (daughter, 15y 8m, born Chelsea, assistant at Beaufort Drapery etc, Kings Road). London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 at Ancestry.com, March 2013: 1915: Matthew Minter at 38 Church Street, Chelsea, London 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921: Matthew Henry Thomas & Rebecca Minter at 38 Church Street, Chelsea, London 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927: Matthew Henry Thomas & Rebecca Minter, Ernest Minter, Sidney Mark Minter at 38 Church Street, Chelsea, London 1928: Matthew Henry Thomas & Rebecca Minter, Sidney Mark Minter at 38 Church Street, Chelsea, London 1929, 1930: Matthew Henry Thomas & Rebecca Minter, Sidney Mark Minter, Emily Minter, Maud Minter at 38 Church Street, Chelsea, London 1931, 1932: Matthew Henry Thomas & Rebecca Minter, Emily Minter, Maud Minter at 38 Church Street, Chelsea, London 1933, 1934: Matthew Henry Thomas, Emily Minter, Maud Minter at 38 Church Street, Chelsea, London 1936: Matthew Henry Thomas, Emily Minter, Maud Minter at 57 Redburn Street, Chelsea, London 1937, 1938, 1939: Matthew Henry Thomas, Maud Minter at 57 Redburn Street, Chelsea, London. No entries for Matthew later than 1939 found.
  Person ID	I3	Chelsea, London
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Matthew Minter,   b. 11 Apr 1823, Chelsea, London d. Bef 30 Aug 1886, Chelsea, London (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Sarah REASON,   b. Abt 1831, Chelsea, London d. Bef 10 Feb 1887, Chelsea, London (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	16 Jun 1856	St Luke, Chelsea, London   [1]
  	Married after banns. Matthew Minter, full age, bachelor, labourer of Church Street, father Henry Minter, labourer. Sarah Reason, full age, spinster of Lawrence Street, father Frederick Reason, painter & glazier. Matthew marked, Sarah signed. Witnesses James Nielasapps(?) (sign) and Mary Heath (mark).
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca CRANSTON,   b. Abt 1866, Chelsea, London d. Bef 1 Feb 1933, Chelsea, London (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1886	St John's Church, Hammersmith, London   [1, 4]
  	Matthew Henry Thomas Minter, 24, bachelor, laundry carman of 1 Oakley Road, father Matthew Henry Thomas Minter, laborer. Rebecca Cranston, 20, spinster of 1 Oakley Road, father James Cranston, lighterman. Both signed names in full. Witnesses Albert James Cranston (marked), Amice Chads (signed).
  Children	1. Matthew Henry John Minter,   b. 30 Apr 1886, Chelsea, London d. Bef 6 Jan 1933, St George Hanover Square RD (Age 46 years)   2. Lily Minter,   b. 18 Aug 1888, Chelsea, London d. Bef 28 Oct 1889, Chelsea, London (Age 1 year)   3. Henry Minter,   b. 10 Jul 1891, Chelsea, London d. 2 Apr 1968, Tottenham, London (Age 76 years)   4. Maud Minter,   b. 14 Sep 1893, Chelsea, London d. 3 Dec 1968, Coulsdon, Surrey (Age 75 years)   5. Ernest Minter,   b. 22 Jan 1896, Chelsea, London d. 8 Mar 1978, Egham, Surrey (Age 82 years)   6. Sidney Mark Minter,   b. 31 Oct 1900, Chelsea, London d. 29 Nov 1970, Heston, Middlesex (Age 70 years)   7. Emily Minter,   b. 14 Oct 1905, Chelsea, London d. 23 Oct 1975, Croydon, Surrey (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2025

  
  

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  [S2] BMD index. [S5] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2009. [S7] https://www.deceasedonline.com, January 2016. [S11] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940 at ancestry.com.