William Minter

1827 - 1897  (69 years)

• Name	William Minter
  Birth	23 Nov 1827	Marlesford, Suffolk   [1]
  Christening	26 Nov 1827	Marlesford, Suffolk   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	961BCC69840842EEBEDFCE41573130C8CE25
  Death	2 Apr 1897	Wickham Market, Suffolk   [3]
  Burial	7 Apr 1897	All Saints, Wickham Market, Suffolk   [4]
  Notes	Per Tinch Minter, whose younger sister found a slip of printed paper, William was born at 1.30 am. 1861 census: in Bridge Street, Wickham Market, William (33, draper & grocer) and Martha (37, born Benhall). Thanks to James Earley for finding the following. The Ipswich Journal, and Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex and Cambridge Advertiser of 13 December 1870 carried a long report of case heard at Woodbridge County Court on December 12. The plaintiff, named as John William Minter, grocer & draper of Wickham Market had brought an action against George Sadd, carpenter of Glemham. It was to recover £5. The case centred on Mr Sadd having paid Mr Minter for some clothes by giving him a £5 note drawn on Messrs Harvey's and Hudson's bank. The bank having gone bust, the note became valueless so Mr Minter was trying to get the money some other way. Argument and discussion went on at length (and this was the second hearing of the case) and in the end, the matter seems to have been unresolved since "His Honour said it was a very unimportant matter, and the parties then left the court.". 1871 census: In Bridge Street, Wickham Market, William (42, grocer &c), Martha (50, born Benhall) and nephew Thomas, 12, Ann Priscilla's son. 1881 census: at Waterloo House, Wickham Market, William (52, grocer and draper), Martha (58, born Benhall), nephew Thomas (22, grocer's assistant) and Constance M. (21, niece, housekeeper). (Constance was William's brother James's daughter). Kelly's Directory 1883 lists William Minter, grocer & draper in Charsfield (it's not clear whether this refers to this William). The same directory lists William Minter, grocer & draper & agent for W & A Gilbey, wine & spirit merchants, in Wickham Market. James Earley again: the Ipswich Journal reported on 6 September 1890 that William Minter applied to the Woodbridge magistrates for an additional beer license, essentially so he could sell bottled beer. After representations both for and against, the magistrates refused the application. 1891 census: in Snowdon Hill, Wickham Market, William (63, farmer and grocer), Martha (70, born Benhall), niece Constance M. (30, cook and housekeeper) and William J., 11, nephew (William's brother Henry's son). England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941 (at Ancestry.co.uk, Nov 2010): MINTER William of Wickham Market Suffolk grocer draper and farmer died 2 April 1897 Probate Ipswich 14 June 1897 to Martha Minter widow Alderman Kell engineer Thomas Minter grocer and draper and David Robert Read solicitor Effects £5242 16s 7d. London Gazette 23 August 1907: WILLIAM MINTER, Deceased. Pursuant to 22 and 23 Victoria, cap. 35. NOTICE is hereby given, that all persons having any claims against the estate of William Minter, late of Wickham Market, Suffolk, Grocer, Draper, and Farmer, deceased, who died on the 2nd April, 1897, and whose will, with two codicils, was proved at Ipswich, on the 14th of June following, by Martha Minter (since deceased), Alderman Kell, Thomas Minter, and David Robert Read, the executors thereof, are requested to send particulars thereof to me, before the first day of October next, after which date the assets of the deceased will be distributed, having regard only to the claims of which the executors shall then have had notice.— Dated this 21st day of August, 1907. DAVID R. READ, Wickham Market, Solicitor for the surviving Executors. 1901 census (indexed as MUSTER by ancestry.com): Martha, now 85 and a widow, living on her own means at Lynn House, Snowdon Hill, Wickham Market, with her sister-in-law Ann Priscilla as housekeeper.
  Person ID	I38	Marlesford, Suffolk
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	William Minter,   b. Abt 1803   d. Bef 15 Apr 1840, Marlesford, Suffolk (Age ~ 37 years)
  Mother	Rebecca WRIGHT,   b. Bef 10 Dec 1797, Bredfield, Suffolk d. 13 Mar 1876, Charsfield, Suffolk (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	8 Feb 1827	Marlesford, Suffolk   [5]
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha LEGGETT,   b. Abt 1816, Benhall, Suffolk d. Dec 1906, Wickham Market, Suffolk (Age ~ 90 years)
  Marriage	18 Mar 1859	St Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk   [3, 6]
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Nov 1827 - Marlesford, Suffolk Christening - 26 Nov 1827 - Marlesford, Suffolk Death - 2 Apr 1897 - Wickham Market, Suffolk Burial - 7 Apr 1897 - All Saints, Wickham Market, Suffolk  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  William Minter born Marlesford, Suffolk about 1829 and his wife Martha, nee Leggett, born Benhall about 1816

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Tinch Minter, Sep 2010. [S45] UK Parish Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2011. [S2] BMD index. [S4] National Burial Index. [S6] IGI. [S71] Marriage Licence Affidavit at Suffolk Archives.