Samuel Elvin Minter

1850 - 1914  (63 years)

• Name	Samuel Elvin Minter
  Birth	14 Mar 1850	Brightlingsea, Essex   [1, 2]
  Christening	6 May 1903	Brightlingsea, Essex   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9B84491B548E4003B4307A7B7DDC73B805C7
  Death	7 Jan 1914	Brightlingsea, Essex   [1]
  Notes	1881 census: in High Street, Brighlingsea, Samuel (30, ship carpenter) and Elizabeth M (24). 1891 census: at the Post Office, High Street, Brighlingsea, Samuel (41, postmaster), Elizabeth M (33), May (8, scholar), Alice (6, scholar) and William C (2). 1901 census: at the Post Office, High Street, Brighlingsea, Samuel (51, postmaster), Elizabeth M (41 - birthplace shown as Manningtree, Essex), May L (19), Alice (15, dressmaker), William C (12, scholar) and Charles E (8, scholar). 1911 census: at 17 High Street, Brightlingsea, Essex (6 rooms), Samuel (head, 61, married, postman, GPO, worker, born Brightlingsea), Elizabeth Mary (wife, 56, married 30 years, 4 children all living, born Lawford, Essex), May Louise COTTON (wife [daughter], 28, married 1 year, 1 child living, born Brightlingsea), William Charles (son, 21, single, printers assistant, worker, born Brightlingsea), Charles Elvan (son, 17, single, sailmaker assistant, worker, born Brightlingsea), Thomas William WOODS (bro in law, 62, single, machinist. engineer, worker, born Lawford, Essex) and Eric COTTON (grandson, 7 months, born Colchester, Essex). Form signed Samual Minter. Samuel died before the 1921 census - see his widow's Notes.
  Person ID	I50	Ridgewell, Essex
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	William Daniel Minter,   b. 16 May 1811, Colchester, Essex d. 11 Mar 1867, Brightlingsea, Essex (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Rhoda COOPER,   b. 1808, St Osyth, Essex d. 4 Jun 1895, Brightlingsea, Essex (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1834	Ardleigh, Essex   [3]
  	William Daniel Minter of the parish of Ridgewell in the county of Essex, bachelor and Rhoda Cooper, spinster of this parish, by license. Both signed. Many witnesses (all signed): John Cooper, Saml. Absey, M A Cooper, Emily Minter, W G Blake, W Elmes, H B Blake.
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Mary WOODS,   b. Abt 1855, Lawford, Essex d. Mar 1935, Brightlingsea, Essex (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1880	Brightlingsea, Essex   [1]
  Children	1. May Louise Minter,   b. 19 May 1882, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Dec 1967, Colchester RD (Age 85 years)   2. Alice Minter,   b. Jun 1885, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Charles Minter,   b. Dec 1888, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Jun 1948, N Walsham RD (Age 59 years)   4. Charles Elvin Minter,   b. 24 Nov 1892, Brightlingsea, Essex d. Jan 1971, Colchester RD (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Mar 1850 - Brightlingsea, Essex Marriage - Dec 1880 - Brightlingsea, Essex Christening - 6 May 1903 - Brightlingsea, Essex Death - 7 Jan 1914 - Brightlingsea, Essex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD Index. [S20] Essex Baptism Index 1538-1920 at findmypast.co.uk. [S13] Ardleigh parish registers at SEAX, July 2011.