William Charles Minter

1888 - 1948  (~ 59 years)

• Name	William Charles Minter
  Birth	Dec 1888	Brightlingsea, Essex   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	C4D736D0A8D54F8AADE49739ADBCF429DE98
  Death	Jun 1948	N Walsham RD   [2]
  Notes	From William's service record at ancestry.com: William was a postman, aged 23 when he signed on on 5 October 1914 at Denham. He was discharged from the Labour Corps on 14 March 1919 at age 27, married, of Mill View, Thorington near Colchester. His application for a service pension on grounds of nervous debility and rheumatism was refused as not being attributable to his army service. His next-of-kin was his mother Elizabeth Mary Minter of 27 Hurst Green, Brightlingsea. The record includes details of a marriage on 23 February 1916 to Beatrice May Strange, at Andover and the birth of Dora Lily May on 15 November 1916 at Andover. On another document William's wife's address is given as 80 High Street, Andover, Hants. Another document gives William's wife as Beatrice May, Bank Farm, Vernham Dean, .... [Vernham Dean is in Hampshire]. From the National Archives: 1918 Divorce Court File: 1099. Appellant: William Charles Minter. Respondent: Beatrice May Minter. Co-respondent: Harry Giles. Type: Husband's petition for divorce [hd]. . Divorce Court File: 1099. Appellant: William Charles Minter. Respondent: Beatrice May. Ancestry's New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (found by James Earley, Feb 2013) has the list of passengers and crew on the 'Majestic' which left Southampton on 13 April and arrived at New York on 19 April 1932. It includes as passengers: William Charles Minter, 43, married, manservant born Brightlingsea, last address Norwich William Ernest LAMB, 49, single, manservant born Brightlingsea, last address Brightlingsea Bertie James LAMB, 39, married, manservant born Brightlingsea, last address Southend Eleanor Hannah LAMB, 35, married, maid born London, last address Southend The passports of all four were issued in Paris on 14 Jan 1932. William and Ernest LAMB were brothers; Eleanor was Bertie's wife. There's no known connection between the Minter and Lamb families but both originated and lived in Brightlingsea and must have known each other. There's no indication of why all four were on the same ship to New York but the fact that they were all servants with passports issued on the same day might suggest they were travelling as servants of someone also on the ship. 1939 Register (1): William Charles not found 1939 Register (2): at The Street,The Bays, Erpingham R.D., Norfolk Minter, Evelyn Florence born 24 Nov 1899, married, house duties unpaid --- 2 closed records --- EVERITT, Sarah E born 20 Jun 1861, married, house duties OAP EVERITT, William born 2 Sep 1850, married, retired OAP.
  Person ID	I56	Ridgewell, Essex
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Samuel Elvin Minter,   b. Mar 1850, Brightlingsea, Essex d. 7 Jan 1914, Brightlingsea, Essex (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Mary WOODS,   b. Abt 1855, Lawford, Essex d. Mar 1935, Brightlingsea, Essex (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1880	Brightlingsea, Essex   [3]
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Beatrice May STRANGE
  Children	1. Dora Lily May Minter,   b. 15 Nov 1916, Andover RD d. Mar 2002, Poole RD (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 May 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Evelyn Florence EVERITT,   b. 24 Nov 1898   d. 31 May 1970, Cromer, Norfolk (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	11 Dec 1920	Register Office, Tendring, Essex   [4]
  	Married by license. William Charles Minter, 30 years, the divorced husband of Beatrice Lily May Minter formerly Strange, spinster, man servant of Mill View, Thorrington, father Samuel Minter (deceased), postman. Evelyn Florence Everitt, 22 years, spinster of The Bays, Aylmerton, father William Everitt, bricklayer. Witnesses Ethel May Morgan and Mary Ann Smith.
  Children	1. Godfrey William Minter,   b. 28 Feb 1921, Erpingham RD d. 1 Jul 2003, Peterborough RD (Age 82 years)   2. Gordon Charles Minter,   b. 2 Mar 1925, Erpingham RD d. 16 Dec 2009, Norwich, Norfolk (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Dec 1888 - Brightlingsea, Essex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD Index (Reliability: 3). Q4 1888 Tendring 4a/505. [S3] BMD Index (Reliability: 3). Aged 59, Q2 1948 N Walsham 4b/439. [S3] BMD Index (Reliability: 3). Q4 1880 Tendring 4a/610. [S7] Marriage certificate (copy) (Reliability: 3). Q4 1920 Tendring 4a/1894.