John Minter b. Abt 1835 Boyton, Suffolk d. 9 Mar 1899 Boyton, Suffolk: Minter Exchange

Abt 1835 - 1899 (64 years)

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Name	John Minter
Birth	Abt 1835	Boyton, Suffolk
Gender	Male
_UID	BA6E716BB1F4442683F6FED40EBEDB090E90
Death	9 Mar 1899	Boyton, Suffolk [1]
Burial	13 Mar 1899	St Andrew, Boyton, Suffolk [2, 3]
Notes	No trace of the registration of the births of any of John and Elizabeth's first 4 children. 1861 census: John and Elizabeth living in Boyton with daughter Elizabeth, 1. Their son Frederick William, 5, was staying in Boyton with his grandparents James CHAMBERS (67, born Capel, Suffolk) and Rachael CHAMBERS (66, born Sutton, Suffolk) and their son Daniel, 30. Daughter Mary Ann, 4, was staying with her aunt and uncle Sarah and Robert BURCH/BIRCH, where she remained until after her marriage in 1879. It's probable that son John died since another John was born in 1862. 1871 census: John and Elizabeth living in Hoo, in Kent with son John, 8, born Boyton. This cannot be the same John as the one said to have been born in 1858 - more likely to be the John whose birth was registered in Q2 1862 at Woodbridge (4a/634). John and Elizabeth's son Frederick, 15, was living with his grandparents William and Elizabeth in Boyton. 1881 census: John, 45, now (said to be) a widower, lodging with his brother-in-law Henry GILLESPIE and John's sister (Henry GILLESPIE's wife) Maryann (sic) and their niece Jane E. ARCHER, married, 20, in Boyton. No trace in BMD death index of John's wife's death in the 1870s (see below). 1891 census: John, 54, still (said to be) a widower, staying with his son Frederick and his family in Butley. August 2009. It appears that John Minter's marriage with Elizabeth broke down some time in the 1870s. Although in 1881 and 1891 John described himself as a widower, what seems to have happened is that, probably while he and Elizabeth were in Kent, Elizabeth began living with Henry GARDINER (the spelling varies). The following census entries show this quite clearly. Henry and Elizabeth consistently said they were husband and wife but no trace of a marriage has been found. 1881 census: at 4 Spring Terrace, Dartford, Kent, Henry GARDNER (head, married, 42, painter, born Yalding, Kent), Elizabeth GARDNER (wife, married, 35 (sic), born Boyton, Suffolk), John GARDNER (son, 19, labourer, born Boyton, Suffolk), George GARDNER (son, 6, scholar, born Dartford, Kent) and Emily GARDNER (daughter, 4, born Dartford, Kent). 1891 census: at 32 Heath Street, Dartford, Kent, Henry GARDINER (head, married, 52, house painter, born Yalding, Kent), Elizabeth GARDINER (wife, married, 53, dressmaker, born Woodbridge, Suffolk), John M GARDINER (son, 28, scavenger, born Woodbridge, Suffolk), George H GARDINER (son, 16, laborer, born Dartford, Kent) and Emily GARDINER (daughter, 14, born Dartford, Kent). 1901 census: at 32 Heath Street, Dartford, Kent, Henry GARDENER (head, married, 62, painter (own a/c, born Moulston(?), Kent), Elizabeth GARDENER (wife, married, 63, born Woodbridge, Suffolk), John Minter GARDENER (son, 36, scavenger (urban council, born Woodbridge, Suffolk), George Henry GARDENER (son, 27, painter, born Dartford, Kent) and Emily GARDENER (daughter, 24, general servant (dom), born Dartford, Kent). Henry GARDINER's death at age 70 was registered at Dartford in 1908. 1911 census (taken only from the index): in the Dartford census district, Elizabeth GARDINER (75) and John GARDINER (48). Elizabeth died in 1912, aged 75: her death was registered at Dartford under the name Elizabeth GARDINER. Her son John appears not to have married; he died in Q1 1946 and his death was registered at Dartford as John MINTER. It's not known what became of Mary Ann Minter. Elizabeth Jane Minter married .Frederick Theodore ARCHER in 1881 - for some reason the marriage was registered as Jane Elizabeth Minter.
Person ID	I42	Boyton, Suffolk
Last Modified	13 Aug 2021

Father	William Minter, b. 13 Apr 1805, Boyton, Suffolk d. 2 Jan 1895, Boyton, Suffolk (Age 89 years)
Mother	Elizabeth SNOWLING, b. 20 Sep 1801, Butley, Suffolk d. 9 May 1878, Boyton, Suffolk (Age 76 years)
Marriage	14 Nov 1824	Boyton, Suffolk
Family ID	F10	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth CHAMBERS, b. Abt 1834, Boyton, Suffolk d. Jun 1912, Dartford RD (Age 78 years)

Marriage 23 Mar 1856 Woodbridge RD [4]

Marital status Unknown

Children

	1. Frederick William (Chambers) Minter, b. 18 May 1856, Boyton, Suffolk d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Mary Ann Minter, b. Jun 1857, Boyton, Suffolk d. Yes, date unknown
	3. John Minter, b. 1858, Boyton, Suffolk d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Elizabeth Jane Minter, b. Sep 1859, Boyton, Suffolk d. Mar 1896, Stow RD (Age 36 years)
	5. John Minter, b. 1 May 1862, Boyton, Suffolk d. Mar 1946, Dartford RD (Age 83 years)

Family ID F18 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 8 Sep 2009

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Sources

[S17] Boyton church graveyard, September 2009, Aged 62, Q1 1899 Woodbridge 4a/594. (Reliability: 4).
[S5] National Burial Index.
[S48] St Andrew, Boyton Register of Burials via Steve Irwin.
[S3] BMD index.