Henry Robert Minter

1848 - 1913  (64 years)

• Name	Henry Robert Minter
  Birth	7 Jun 1848	3 Bridge Road, Greenwich, Kent   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	DBA26313C2EE4F3695E95E3C558B2A97E124
  Death	20 May 1913	Deptford, Kent   [2]
  Burial	27 May 1913	Ladywell & Brockley Cemetery   [3]
  Notes	Henry was apparently brought up by his uncle, Thomas Henry Dickenson Minter - see the latter's Notes re census entries. The listings in the 1880 and 1893 editions of Kelly's Directory for Henry Robert Minter, firewood dealer, 94 & 95 Railway Arches, Deptford, London SE probably relate to this person. Lloyds Weekly Newspaper reported on 16 June 1889 that Susan Keeper of St James Place, Church Street, Deptford appeared in court at Greenwich charged with assaulting Henry Robert Minter of Church Street. The following is taken from the report: "The summons arose out of the Deptford poisoning cases. On Monday week there was was a large mob in Church Street, when Mrs Frost was set upon and 'floured'. She sought shelter in a wood-chopping shed belonging to the complainant [Henry Robert Minter]. Mr Minter afterwards went to the Robin Hood for a glass of ale, when the defendant [Susan Keeper] followed him out and threw some beer over him." ... Mr Minter said "She said to him 'Harry Minter, if you are a man have that woman out.'" The defendant was bound over to keep the peace. The interest in this story is the link with a famous case of the late 1880s in which Mrs Amelia Winter or Winters and her daughter Elizabeth Frost were found guilty of murdering three people. It's unclear what is meant by the reference above that Henry Robert Minter should 'have that woman out' but perhaps she was lodging with him or at a house in Church Street owned by him. Mrs Winter's and Mrs Frost's address was given in court as 153 Church Street. October 1897, a shipwright at 128 Church Street, Deptford, London. 1911 census: at 128 Church Street, Deptford, London (3 rooms), Henry Robert (head, 62, married, provision dealer, own account, at home, born Greenwich, Kent), Emma (wife, 52, married 14 years, 4 children all living, born Welling, Kent), Mary Grace (daughter, 13, school, born Deptford, London), Thomas Henry Robert (son, 12, school, born Deptford, London), Minnie Eliza (daughter, 10, school, born Deptford, London), Lily May (daughter, 8, school, born Deptford, London) and George Reeves CONNER (step son, 24, single, book binder, worker, born St Johns Lewisham). Form signed Henry Robert Minter. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941 (at Ancestry.co.uk, Nov 2010): MINTER Henry Robert of 128 Church-street Deptford Kent died 20 May 1913 Probate London 30 July 1913 to Emma Minter widow. Effects £590. 1921 census: at 128 Church Street, Deptford, London (all MINTER), Emma (head, 62y 1m, widow, born Welling, Kent, home duties and small grocer shopkeeper on own account at 128 Church Street), Thomas Henry Robert (son, 22y 4m, single, born Deptford, London, home duties), Mary Grace (daughter, 23y 8m, single, born Deptford, London, home duties), Minnie Eliza (daughter, 20y 8m, single, born Deptford, London, packer with Messrs Donald Cook & Sons, Bermondsey St, Bermondsey, London SE) and Lily May (daughter, 19, single, born Deptford, London, packer with Messrs Donald Cook & Sons, Bermondsey St, Bermondsey, London SE). Also George Reeves CONNER (son, 35y 7m, single, born Greewich, Kent, printers cutter with Messrs Wilkes Bros Ltd, Friar St, Southwark). From Christine Small, September 2008: Ladywell & Brockley Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions 8346: Henry Robert Minter 191364 Husband Emma Minter 192464 Wife David Charles Minter 193186 Brother Mary Ann Minter 187968 Thomas Henry Dixon 189585
  Person ID	I403	Whitstable, Kent
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	David Minter,   b. 10 Sep 1817, Charlton by Woolwich, Kent d. Mar 1850, Thanet RD (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Catherine WRIGHT,   b. Abt 1820, Greenwich, London d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	2 Apr 1843	Parish Church, St Saviour Southwark, Surrey   [4]
  	Married by banns. David, full age, bachelor, lighterman of Church Street, Deptford, father Thomas Henry Dickerson Minter, shipwright. Catherine of full age, spinster of Trafalgar Road, Greenwich, father Charles Wright, butcher. David signed, Catherine marked. Witnesses Thomas Henry Dickerson Minter and Mary Ann Minter both signed. It's thought that the entry of Thomas Henry Dickerson Minter as father of the groom must be a mistake and that the witnesses were David's brother and his wife.
  Family ID	F134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma REEVES,   b. Abt 1858, Welling, Kent d. 3 Jan 1924, Deptford, Kent (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1896	St Mary's, Lewisham, London   [5]
  	Hnery Robert Minter, 48, bachelor, timber merchant of 16 Court Hill Road, father David Minter, master mariner (decd). Emma Conner, 38, widow of 20 Court Hill Road, father Matthew Reeves, florist (decd). Both signed full names. Witnesses Grace Bolton (sign) and James Marchant (mark).
  Children	1. Mary Grace Minter,   b. 21 Sep 1897, Deptford, London d. Bef 23 Mar 1981, Lewisham RD (Age 83 years)   2. Henry Thomas Robert Minter,   b. 15 Jan 1899, Deptford, London d. 11 Nov 1975, London SE8 (Age 76 years)   3. Minnie Eliza Minter,   b. 14 Sep 1900, Greenwich RD d. 2 Dec 1984, Deptford, London (Age 84 years)   4. Lily May Minter,   b. Sep 1902, Greenwich RD d. 22 Jan 1936, Dartford, Kent (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2025

  
  

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  [S6] Birth certificate (copy). [S7] BMD index. [S82] www.deceasedonline.com, January 2011 and later. [S17] Marriage certificate (copy). [S60] London Metropolitan Archive at Ancestry.co.uk, September 2009 and later, Q4 1896 Lewisham 1d/1900. (Reliability: 3).