David Minter

1822 - 1878  (56 years)

• Name	David Minter
  Birth	16 Jul 1822	Vlissingen (Flushing), Holland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	363
  _UID	5821B3E577A74D589C42B48B984E9194FC52
  Death	27 Jul 1878	Forest Gate, Essex   [2]
  Burial	31 Jul 1878	St Mary Magdalene, East Ham, Essex   [3]
  Notes	Information about this family has been provided by Glyn Jones, Brenda Page and Debbie Williams, via Genes Reunited. Also by Marion Claxton. 1851 census: (supposedly) aged 36, a custom house clerk, David was living in St Saviour, Southwark, Surrey. Listed in the Post Office Directory, 1852, 1853, 1854 at Customs House under 'persons holding situations under the Crown' and in 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859 as David Minter, Custom House, Comptr of accts, London Docks. 1861 census: in Station Road, Barking, Essex, John (38, clerk in HM Customs), Rhoda (20), Jane Robinson (8, scholar), John Robinson (5, scholar), Otto (1) and David (2 months). 1871 census:at 69 Lincoln Street, Mile End, London, David (48, customs clerk), Rhoda (20), Otto (11, scholar), David (10, scholar), Albert (6, scholar), Augustus (5, scholar), Cecil (3) and Francis (1). They had a visitor, Sarah Rymill, aged 36, married dressmaker, born Barking and a servant, Annie Osborn, 18, also born Barking. Either or both of these could have been related to Rhoda, whose maiden name was Osborne (with an e) and came from Barking. Daughter Rhoda Osborne (8) was boarding in High Street, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth . England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941 (at Ancestry.co.uk, Nov 2010): 10 December 1879 Personal Estate under £450. The Will of David Minter late of Forest Gate in the County of Essex Grocer who died 27 July 1878 at Forest Gate was proved at the Principal Registry by Rhoda Minter of 7 Upland-road Peckham Rye in the County of Surrey Widow the Relict the sole Executrix. London Gazette 2 April 1880: PURSUANT to an Order of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, made in the matter of the estate of David Minter, deceased, and in an action Batten against Minter, the creditors of David Minter, late of Odessa-road, Forest Gate, in the county of Essex, Grocer, who died in or about the month of July, 1878, are, on or .before the 30th day of April, 1880, to send by post, prepaid, to Adam Rivers Steele, of 21, College-hill, in the.city of London, the Solicitor of the defendant, Rhoda Minter, the executrix of the deceased, their Christian and surnames, addresses and descriptions, the full particulars of their claims, a statement of their accounts, and the nature of the securities (if any) held by them, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Order. Every creditor holding any security is to produce the same before the Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Malins, at his chambers, situate No. 12, Staple-inn, Holborn, Middlesex, on Monday, the 10th day of May, 1880, at twelve o'clock at noon, being the time appointed for adjudicating on the claims.'97 Dated this 24th day of March, 1880. 1881 census: Rhoda (58), now a widow and 'dependent on friends' lived at 34 Somerford Grove, St John Hackney, London with her youngest son Victor P (8, scholar). Albert (16, unemployed grocer) and Augustus (14, waiter) were lodging at 5 Piermont Road, Camberwell, London. Cecil (13) was a boarder at the School of Emmanuel Hospital, St Margaret, Westminster. Rhoda Osborne was an assistant in a drapers at 168 High Street, Peckham, London. 1891 census: no trace of Rhoda. 1901 census (indexed under MENTER): at 11 Roderick Road, Hampstead, London, Rhoda (58) and son Victor P (28, sign writer). 1911 census: Rhoda was living with her son Albert (qv).
  Person ID	I363	Folkestone, Kent
  Last Modified	15 May 2021

  
  

  Father	John Minter,   b. Bef 4 Jun 1784, Folkestone, Kent d. 22 Dec 1859, Folkestone, Kent (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Jane ROBINSON,   b. Bef 8 Jul 1785, Folkestone, Kent d. 12 Feb 1850, Folkestone, Kent (Age ~ 64 years)
  Marriage	9 Apr 1806	Folkestone, Kent
  	Married as a merchant bachelor; Jane a spinster of Folkestone, aged 20. From original St Mary and St Eanswyth Folkestone Parish Register, examined by Cliff Minter February 2006, John Minter bachelor and Jane Robinson spinster both of this parish, by license. Both signed. Witnesses Jacob Squire and Edward Watson both signed.
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Golder ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1825   d. 5 Oct 1856, Folkestone, Kent (Age ~ 31 years)
  Marriage	31 May 1851	St James, Bermondsey, London   [4, 5]
  	Married by license. David Minter, full age, bachelor, clerk in HM Customs of Blueanchor(?) Road, father John Minter, gentleman. Margaret Golder Robinson, full age, spinster of Folkestone, Kent, father John Robinson, gentleman. Both signed full names. Witnesses Bartholomew Minter, Margaret Bateman.
  Children	1. Jane Robinson Minter,   b. 8 Feb 1853, Bermondsey, Surrey d. Jun 1865, West Ham, Essex (Age 12 years)   2. John Robinson Minter,   b. Sep 1855, Hackney, Essex d. 11 Sep 1877, At sea (Age ~ 21 years)
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Rhoda OSBORNE,   b. Abt 1842, Barking, Essex d. 9 Dec 1920, Bromley, Kent (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1858	Emmanuel Church, Forest Gate, Essex   [6, 7]
  	Married by license. David Minter, full age, widower, customs house clerk of Forest Gate, father John Minter, gentleman. Rhoda Osborn, minor, spinster of Barking, father William Osborn, mariner. Witnesses William Barnes, Bertha Felstead.
  Children	1. David Minter,   b. Mar 1859, Romford RD d. Dec 1858, Romford RD   2. Otto Minter,   b. Bef 5 Oct 1859, Barking, Essex d. Dec 1935, Portsmouth, Hants (Age ~ 76 years)   3. David Minter,   b. Mar 1861, Barking, Essex d. Dec 1937, Portsmouth, Hants (Age ~ 76 years)   4. Rhoda Osborne Minter,   b. Mar 1863, Barking, Essex d. Mar 1924, Bromley RD (Age ~ 61 years)   5. Albert Minter,   b. Mar 1865, Barking, Essex d. Bef 1 Oct 1952, Victoria, Australia (Age ~ 87 years)   6. Augustus Minter,   b. Dec 1866, Barking, Essex d. 1940, Parhan, Victoria, Australia (Age ~ 73 years)   7. Cecil Major Minter,   b. Mar 1868, East Ham, London d. Bef 9 Oct 1931, Guildford, Surrey (Age ~ 63 years)   8. Francis Major Minter,   b. 9 Nov 1869, Mile End, London d. Bef 14 Jan 1952, Grantham, Nottinghamshire (Age 82 years)   9. Victor Percy Minter,   b. 25 Feb 1873, Kensington, London d. 9 Apr 1944, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 71 years)   10. Herbert Bartholomew Minter,   b. Mar 1875, Croydon RD d. Jun 1875, Croydon RD (Age ~ 0 years)
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2014

  
  

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  Birth - 16 Jul 1822 - Vlissingen (Flushing), Holland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Zeeuws Archief, Zeeuwen Gezocht, Holland, November 2009. [S36] BMD index. [S22] National Burial Index. [S36] BMD index, Q2 1851 Bermondsey 4/15. (Reliability: 3). [S88] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, September 2009 and later. [S191] Marion Claxton, February 2014, Marion kindly provided a copy of the marriage certificate. (Reliability: 3). [S36] BMD index, Q4 1858 West Ham 4a/1. (Reliability: 3).