Seymour Roy Minter

1916 - 1996  (79 years)

• Name	Seymour Roy Minter
  Birth	27 Jun 1916	Plumstead, London   [1, 2, 3]
  Christening	12 Jul 1916	St Paul, Plumstead, London   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	3536
  _UID	5E0305A8F64445E9A3EA0DA693894955700A
  Death	8 Feb 1996	Vancouver, BC, Canada   [4]
  Burial	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, Vancouver, BC, Canada   [4]
  Notes	Baptised the son of Seymour (work-taker in the Royal Arsenal) and Rosie Mary, of Highland Villa, Grosmont Rd, Plumstead. See father's Notes re 1931 census. Sometimes known as Roy Seymour Minter, and as Roy S Minter. Awarde The following is copied from findagrave.com: BC Death Registration 1996-09-003017 name as Seymour Roy Minter Parents Seymour Minter and Rose Mary Finch. Resides Richmond with partner Nora Agabob. Retired, public relations occupation. Informant co-executor Andrew Jukes. Feb 21 cremation at West Coast Crematorium - Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Burial in Field of Honour. The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Monday Feb 12, 1996 page 17 - 18 years of service in the R.C.A.S.C. - after service joined the White Pass and Yukon Railway where he became Vice-president in his retirement years, actively involved in Corporate Communications. - a published author, a broadcaster and a very successful film-maker with many award-winning films to his credit - was awarded the Order of Canada for his outstanding work in promoting the Yukon and Canadian North - The Canadian Authors Association, Vancouver Branch, Award for Distinguished Services to Canadian Writing - The Commisioner's Award for service to the Yukon - The Yukon Heritage Award - The History of Civil Engineering Award Eleanor Amy "Nora" Agabob, daughter of Walter Stephen Agabob and Amy Barnett, born Feb 24, 1917 Vancouver, died Feb 11, 1996 Vancouver. Joint Memorial Service held.
  Person ID	I3536	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Seymour Minter,   b. 2 May 1889, Woodford, Essex d. 5 Feb 1966, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Rosie Mary FINCH,   b. 1 Jan 1890, Plumstead, London d. 13 Jul 1969, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1912	St Paul, Plumstead, London   [1, 5]
  	Married by banns. Seymour Minter, 23, spinster*, clerk of 94 Griffin Road, father Thomas Minter, police constable. Rosie Mary Finch, 22, spinster of 71 Pudmount Road, father Frederick Finch, mechiner. Both signed full names. Witnesses Henry John Gibbs, Lilian Alice Finch, 3rd name unreadable. * correction to 'bachelor' entered in right hand margin.
  Family ID	F534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Amy "Nora" AGABOB,   b. 24 Feb 1917, Vancouver, BC, Canada d. 11 Feb 1996, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Age 78 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F1835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Jun 1916 - Plumstead, London Death - 8 Feb 1996 - Vancouver, BC, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index. [S531] 1921 census. [S360] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924 at ancestry.com, March 2016 and later. [S310] findagrave.com, December 2012 and later. [S159] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2009 and later.