John Minter

1849 - 1905  (55 years)

• Name	John Minter
  Birth	6 Dec 1849	Boxted, Essex   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1A5C11E12BFB4D64A7D632CFAA87F43C1E5C
  Death	Jun 1905	Maldon RD   [2]
  Notes	1881 census: in Back Lane, Boxted John (29, ag lab), Mahala (23, ag lab wife) and Gertrude (5 months). 1891 census (indexed as QUINTE by ancestry.com): at Station Farm, Bergholt Road, Lexden, John (39, farm labourer), Isabella J (sic*) (35), Gertrude E (11), Rosanna* (7), Joseph W (3) and Minnie (1). All the children are shown as born Boxted. * the apparent name change from Mahala to Isabella (and back to Mahala in 1901) is strange. Mahala/Isabella was born in Raydon which, according to later censuses, is where Rosanna was born. This too is difficult to understand. In Q2 1895 Lydia May Minter's birth was registered (4a/617) at Colchester. The enhanced version of the GRO birth index shows mother's maiden name as KEEBLE. So it looks as if Lydia May was the daughter of John and Mahala Minter. But I can find no other trace of Lydia May. Without the birth certificate it's impossible to say whether she belongs in this family. If she does, what happened to her? It's just possible that there was some sort of name mix-up with Blanche, whose birth registration I can't find. 1901 census: in New Road, Tolleshunt Knights, Essex: John (50, foreman on farm), Mahala (40), Joseph (13), Minnie (11), Ethel (8), Blanche (7), Doris (4) and Edward (1).
  Person ID	I755	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	James Minter,   b. 25 Jul 1822, Boxted, Essex d. 2 Mar 1894, Billericay, Essex (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann SURRY,   b. 1814, West Bergholt, Essex d. Bef 26 Nov 1891, Boxted, Essex (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1848	St Martin's Parish Church, Colchester, Essex   [3]
  	Married on 28 May 1848 at St Martin's Parish Church, Colchester. James Minter, full age, bachelor, labourer of St Martins, father John Minter, labourer. Maryann Minter, full age, spinster of St Martins, father John.....[could be Surry] Minter, butcher. James signed, Mary Ann marked, Witnesses John Minter (signed) and Elizabeth Seaborn (marked). Mary Ann was in fact the widow of James's uncle, Thomas Minter. Elizabeth Seaborn was Thomas Minter's sister.
  Family ID	F142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mahala Jane KEEBLE,   b. Abt 1857, Raydon, Suffolk d. Jun 1915, Colchester RD (Age ~ 58 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1880	Boxted, Essex   [4, 5]
  	Married after banns. John Minter, 30, bachelor, labourer of Boxted, father James Minter, labourer. Mahala Jane Keeble, 23, spinster of Boxted, father Thomas Keeble, labourer. He marked, she signed. Witnesses Thomas Keeble (mark), Edward Minter (sign).
  Children	1. Gertrude Ellen Minter,   b. Dec 1880, Boxted, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sidney George Minter,   b. Bef 8 Jul 1882, Boxted, Essex d. Jun 1887, Colchester RD (Age ~ 4 years)   3. Rosanna Minter,   b. 24 Sep 1884, Raydon, Suffolk d. Mar 1962, Braintree RD (Age 77 years)   4. Joseph Walter Minter,   b. Mar 1888, Colchester, Essex d. Sep 1955, Brentwood RD (Age ~ 67 years)   5. Minnie Minter,   b. 24 Mar 1890, Colchester, Essex d. Jun 1950, Surrey SE RD (Age 60 years)   6. Ethel Minter,   b. 19 Jun 1892, Colchester, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   7. Blanche Lydia May Minter,   b. 4 Mar 1893, Colchester, Essex d. Yes, date unknown   8. Doris Mabel Minter,   b. Sep 1896, Colchester, Essex d. Bef Nov 1918, Marylebone RD (Age ~ 22 years)   9. Edward Thomas Minter,   b. 24 Dec 1899, Wivenhoe, Essex d. Mar 1966, Rochford RD (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Dec 1849 - Boxted, Essex Marriage - 24 Jan 1880 - Boxted, Essex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q1 1850 Lexden 12/135. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q2 1905 Maldon 4a/312. (Reliability: 3). [S149] Marriage Certificate (copy). [S178] BMD index, Q1 1880 Lexden 4a/440. (Reliability: 3). [S303] Boxted Parish Registers at SEAX, October 2013 and later.