Robert Minter

1857 - 1934  (~ 76 years)

• Name	Robert Minter
  Birth	Sep 1857	Eyke, Suffolk   [1]
  Christening	18 Apr 1858	Eyke, Suffolk   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	BF1B0818EF734635A969037340E3235F04B1
  Death	16 Jul 1934	Portsmouth, Hampshire   [1]
  Notes	1881 census: a railway ticket collector living at 87 Disraeli Road, West Ham, London. Also at the same address were Robert's brother William (25, gardener) plus Robert's uncle Robert (43, carpenter), his wife Emily (44) and their sons Robert G (17, painter) and Walter E (13, grocer's shop assistant). Must have been confusing having three Roberts in the same house! When daughter Elsie Annie was baptised in 1885, Robert lived at 43 Stewart Road, Stratford, London; he was an official of the Great Eastern Railway Company. 1891 census: at 43 Cornwall terrace, Stewart Road, Wanstead, London: Robert (33, railway worker (cannot read exactly what his job was), Annie (34), Alice M P (7), Elsie A (6), Ralph N (3) and Robert's brother Henry George (26, railway goods porter). 1901 census (indexed under MINKER): at 36 Chobham Road, West Ham, London: Robert (43, railway foreman), Annie (44), Mary (17, dressmaker's apprentice), Elsie (16), Norman (13), Leslie (9), Harold (8), Trevor (7), Enid (5), Emmie (3) and Robert's brother Henry George (36, railman(?)). 1911 census: at 136 Chobham Road, Stratford, London (6 rooms), Robert (head, 53, married, railway store(?) & carriage foreman, born Bow, London), Annie (wife, 54, married 28 years, 10 children, 8 living, 2 died, born Clanfull(?), Hampshire), Alice Mary Prudence (daughter, 27, single, dressmaker, own account at home, born Stratford, Essex), Robert Leslie (son, 19, single, clerk commercial, worker, born Wanstead, Essex), Frederick Harold (son, 18, single, no occupation, born Wanstead, Essex), William Trevor (son, 17, single, at college, born Wanstead, Essex), Enid Muriel (daughter, 15, at college, born Stratford, Essex) and Emmie Winifred (daughter, 13, school, born Stratford, Essex). Form signed Robert Minter. 1921 census: at 136, Chobham Road, West Ham, Essex (all MINTER), Robert (head, 63y 10m, married, born Bow, Middlesex,HC&D foreman, Great Eastern Railway, Liverpool Street Station), Annie (wife, 65y 2m, married, born Clanfield, Hampshire, home duties), Alice M P (daughter, 38y 2m, single, born Stratford, Essex, dressmaker, home duties), Elsie A (daughter, 36y 7m, single, born Stratford, Essex, cook (domestic), private, Waterlooville), William T (son, 27y 7m, single, born Leyton, Essex, clerk at Inland Revenue, Water Lane, Stratford), Enid M (daughter, 25y 5m, single, born Stratford, Essex, shorthand typist at G.P.O.) and Emmie W (daughter, 24, single, born Stratford, Essex, comptometer operator, with Swift Beef Co, West Smithfield). England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941, at Ancestry.co.uk, November 2010 MINTER Robert of Ilex Mount Horndean Portsmouth died 16 July 1934 Administration London 1 February 1935 to Wilfrid Trevor Minter civil servant. Effects £1881 5s 3d.
  Person ID	I34	Eyke, Suffolk
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	William Minter,   b. Bef 1 Nov 1829, Eyke, Suffolk d. 4 Jan 1908, West Firle, Sussex (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Sarah CLARKE,   b. Abt 1830, Eyke, Suffolk d. Dec 1899, Lewes, Sussex RD (Age ~ 69 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1851	Eyke, Suffolk   [1]
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie ALDRED,   b. Abt 1857, Clanfield, Hampshire d. Jun 1925, Catherington, Hampshire RD (Age ~ 68 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1882	Lewes, Sussex   [3]
  	Married by banns. Robert Minter, 24, bachelor, ticket collector of Forest Gate, father William Minter, carpenter. Annie Aldred, 26, spinster, nurse of Firle, father George Aldred, bailiff. Witnesses William Minter, Elizabeth Minter.
  Children	1. Alice Mary Prudence Minter,   b. 15 Apr 1883, Stratford, Essex d. 23 Jun 1964, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Age 81 years)   2. Elsie Annie Minter,   b. 20 Nov 1884, Stratford, Essex d. 25 Jun 1963, Horndean, Hampshire (Age 78 years)   3. Percy Victor Minter,   b. Sep 1886, West Ham RD d. Dec 1886, West Ham RD (Age ~ 0 years)   4. Ralph Norman Minter,   b. Sep 1887, Stratford, Essex d. 3 Aug 1961, Horndean, Hampshire (Age ~ 73 years)   5. Robert Leslie Minter,   b. 23 Sep 1891, Wanstead, London d. 11 Oct 1916, France, WW1 casualty (Age 25 years)   6. Frederick Harold Minter,   b. 20 Sep 1892, Stratford, Essex d. 8 Sep 1965, Pinner, Middlesex (Age 72 years)   7. Wilfrid Trevor Minter,   b. 27 Nov 1893, Stratford, Essex d. 8 Apr 1975, Horndean, Hampshire (Age 81 years)   8. Enid Muriel Minter,   b. 29 Dec 1895, Stratford, Essex d. 5 Jan 1968, Horndean, Hampshire (Age 72 years)   9. Emmie Winifred Minter,   b. 7 Jun 1897, Stratford, Essex d. Dec 1970, Petersfield RD (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Sep 1857 - Eyke, Suffolk Christening - 18 Apr 1858 - Eyke, Suffolk Marriage - 20 Jun 1882 - Lewes, Sussex Death - 16 Jul 1934 - Portsmouth, Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] BMD index. [S4] Stella Herbert, from her daughter's notes from Eyke Parish Records, January 2008. [S6] Marriage certificate (copy).