Arthur William Minter

1874 - 1955  (80 years)

• Name	Arthur William Minter
  Birth	6 Oct 1874	Deptford, Kent   [1, 2]
  Christening	6 Oct 1874	St Paul Deptford, London   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	6E6C34AE4D964F1A821EAE65DD68C2F7B906
  Death	Sep 1955	Marylebone RD   [1]
  Notes	Marriage provides a link with the Genes Reunited tree of Colleen Crompton. 1891 census (indexed as MENKE by ancestry.com): boarding at 21 Priory Grove, Lambeth, aged 16, apprentice boiler making. Living at 61 New Road, Lambeth, a boiler maker, when daughter Louisa baptised in 1896. Living at 29 Stockdale Road, Battersea, a boiler maker, when daughter Emily baptised in 1900. 1901 census: no trace. I found 29 Stockdale Road (it was in District 33, East Battersea, Battersea, London). It was occupied when the census was taken by two families, SCHMITT and WAUGH. 1911 census: an inmate in the Union Workhouse, Thorpe Road, Peterborough, Northants, Arthur (37, single, boiler rivetter, worker, born Deptford, London). Henry Minter, 12 and Emily Minter, 10 (no other details provided) were inmates in the North Surrey District School, Anerley, London SE. Arthur is shown as a widower on the 1916 marriage but the death of his first wife Emily has not been found. 1921 census: at 78, Kambala Road, Battersea, London (all MINTER), Arthur William (head, 46y 8m, married, born Deptford, Kent, boiler rivetter Wes---- Engineering Co, Stevenage Rd, Fulham), Mary (wife, 43y 8m, married, born Battersea, London), Mary Jane (daughter, 4y 7m, born Battersea, London, whole time school) and Lillian Rose (daughter, 2y 7m, born Battersea, London). Also Jams Edward FITCH (stepson, 21, father dead (crossed out), born Balham, London, shop assistant with Mr Farrance, fish dealer, 22 Battersea Rise), John Albert FITCH (stepson, 16y 8m, father dead (crossed out), born Balham, London, errand boy, Victoria Wine Company, Battersea Rise) and Thomas Huntsman FITCH (stepson, 14y 7m, father dead, born Balham, London, part time school, errand boy with Dumbrills Ltd, dairy, Northcote Road). London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 at Ancestry.com: 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 78 Kambala Road, Battersea, London, (both Minter) Arthur William and Mary 1929, 78 Kambala Road, Battersea, London, (all Minter) Arthur William, Mary and Henry Edmund. 1930, 1932, 78 Kambala Road, Battersea, London, (both Minter) Arthur William and Mary 1939 Register (1) at Tialkot, Calvert Road, Guildford R.D., Surrey DAY, William born 27 Dec 1875, married, gardener DAY, Louisa born 25 Jan 1879, married, unpaid domestic duties [Louisa was Arthur's sister] Minter, Arthur born 6 Oct 1874, married, boiler riveter. 1939 Register (2): at 213 Everton Drive, Harrow U.D., Middlesex FITCH, Thomas H born 8 Nov 1906, single, lens worker glass cutter Minter, Mary G born 16 Oct 1877, widow [sic husband was still alive - see above], charlady house & office Minter, Annie M born 10 Jan 1922, single, typist Minter later MAXFIELD, Lilian Rose born 24 Nov 1919 [should be 1918], cashier bookkeeper
  Person ID	I300	Whitstable, Kent
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Edward Minter,   b. Sep 1845, Deptford, Kent d. Dec 1916, St Olave Bermondsey RD (Age ~ 71 years)
  Mother	Louisa THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1851, Deptford, Kent d. Bef 8 Jul 1937, Surrey (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1868	All Saints, Rotherhithe, London   [1]
  	Married after banns. Henry Minter, full age, bachelor, labourer of Rotherhithe, father Henry Minter, carpenter. Louisa Thompson, full age, spinster of Rotherhithe, father Richard Thompson, labourer. Both signed full names. Witnesses M Markham and M A Minter both marked [Henry's sister and her husband].
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emily BROWN,   b. Abt 1874   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	26 Mar 1893	St George's Church, Battersea, London   [3]
  	Married after banns. Arthur William Minter, 20, bachelor, boilermaker of 28 Ascalon Road, father Henry Edward Minter, boilermaker. Emily Brown, 19, spinster of 28 Ascalon Road, father Thomas Brown, labourer. Both signed full names. Winesses George Woodward and Elizabeth Woodward.
  Children	1. Charlotte Elizabeth Minter,   b. 15 Jan 1894, Battersea, London d. Jun 1899, Battersea, London (Age 5 years)   2. Louisa Minter,   b. Bef 10 Jan 1896, Lambeth, London d. Yes, date unknown   3. Henry Edmund Minter,   b. Sep 1898, Brighton RD d. 20 Feb 1952, Greenwich RD (Age ~ 53 years)   4. Emily Minter,   b. 24 Apr 1900, Battersea, London d. 20 Sep 1965, Pongaroa, New Zealand (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F85	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Gandell EWENS,   b. 16 Oct 1877, Wandsworth RD d. Bef 10 Jan 1961, Lewisham RD (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1916	Christ Church, Battersea, London   [3]
  	Married after banns. Arthur Minter, 41, widower, boilermaker of 78 Kambala Road, father Henry Edward Minter, boilermaker. Mary Fitch, 38, widow of 78 Kambala Road, father John Ewens (deceased), carpenter. Both signed. Witnesses Harry Richard Nightingale and Emily Maud Fitch.
  Children	1. Mary Jane Minter,   b. Mar 1917, Battersea, London d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lilian Rose Minter,   b. 24 Nov 1918, Wandsworth RD d. Mar 2004, Dacorum RD (Age 85 years)   3. Annie M Minter,   b. 10 Jan 1922, Wandsworth RD d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Oct 1874 - Deptford, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] BMD index. [S99] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, ancestry.com, August 2014. [S60] London Metropolitan Archive at Ancestry.co.uk, September 2009 and later.