John Minter b. 2 Nov 1846 13 Montpelier Place, Knightsbridge, Middlesex d. Bef 10 Oct 1891 Camberwell RD: Minter Exchange

1846 - Bef 1891 (44 years)

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Name	John Minter
Birth	2 Nov 1846	13 Montpelier Place, Knightsbridge, Middlesex [1]
Christening	7 Nov 1847	St Mary Magdalene, Peckham [2]
Gender	Male
_UID	49C7247B0733427FAD30A7B62379D382D54F
Death	Bef 10 Oct 1891	Camberwell RD [3]
Burial	10 Oct 1891	Camberwell Old Cemetery (Southwark)
Notes	John's wife Caroline was his half first cousin. 1871 census: at 2 Grove Place, Camberwell, John (21, box case maker), Caroline (22) and Martha Clara (8 months). When son Frederick was baptised in 1872, John & Caroline lived at 2 Albion Place, Hatcham Road; a box and case maker. 1881 census: at 47 Stockwell Street, Camberwell, John (34, box maker), Caroline (31), Martha C (11, scholar), Frederick W (9, scholar), Stephen J (5, scholar), Rosa (4, scholar) and Lumley F (2). May 1885: boxmaker of 47 Stockwell Street, Camberwell. 1891 census: at 47 Stockwell Street, Camberwell, John (44, packing case maker), Caroline (42), Martha C (20, domestic servant), Frederick W (19, labourer), Stephen J (15), Rosa (14), Lumley F (12, scholar), John (8, scholar), Richard (5, scholar) and Sydney (1). May 1893: at the baptism of Richard, John was noted as deceased. Address 47 Stockwell Street. 1901 census: at 25 Acorn Place, Camberwell, Caroline (widow, 52), Fred (29, box maker), John (18, basket maker), Richard (15, labourer), Sydney (11) and Linda (9). 1911 census: at 13 Hatcham Road, Old Kent Road, London (2 rooms), Caroline (head, 63, widow, 9 living children, born Sandwich, Kent), F W [Frederick William] (son, 39, single, packing case maker, Brooks(?) Tin Box manuf., born Old Kent Road, London), J [John] (son, 28, single, porter, Association for the Blind, born Old Kent Road, London) and L [Linda] (daughter, 19, single, curtain framer, dyer and cleaner, born Old Kent Road, London). Son Sidney was in the army - see his Notes. Form signed Caroline Minter. 1921 census: at 1, Lansdown Place, Camberwell, London (all MINTER), Caroline (mother/head, 73, widow, born St Mary, Kent, home duties), Sidney (son, 31y 6m, single, born St Giles, London, tea warehouseman, piler, cutting department with George Payne & Co, tea, coffee & cocoa merchants of Queen Elizabeth Street, Tower Bridge, London SE 1) and Linda (daughter, 29y 11m, single, born St Giles, London, tin worker, capsule cutter, cleaner & wrapper with Roberts Capsule Company, Canterbury Road, Old Kent Road, London SE 15).
Person ID	I76	Goodnestone, Kent
Last Modified	10 Oct 2025

Father	John Perkins Minter, b. 7 Aug 1817, Sandwich, Kent d. Bef 6 Aug 1898, Camberwell RD (Age 80 years)
Mother	Martha Banks HOBDAY, b. Abt 1822, Margate, Kent d. Bef 16 May 1901, Camberwell RD (Age ~ 79 years)
Marriage	5 Dec 1859	Parish Church of St George the Martyr, Southwark, Surrey [4]
	Married by banns. John Pirkins Minter of full age, bachelor, labourer of Red Cross Street, father John Minter, builder; Martha Banks Hobday, of full age, spinster of Red Cross Street, father John Hobday, labourer. John signed, Martha marked. Witnesses Wm. Stead and Prudence D Dunn.
Family ID	F23	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Caroline KELLEY, b. Bef 24 Sep 1848, Sandwich, Kent d. Bef 28 Feb 1923, Camberwell RD (Age ~ 74 years)

Marriage 11 Sep 1869 St Mary Sandwich, Kent [4]

Married by banns. John 23, bachelor, carpenter of St Mary Sandwich, father John Minter, labourer. Caroline 21, spinster of St Mary Sandwich, father William Kelley, fellmonger. John marked, Caroline signed. Witnesses were William Cato Kelley and Mary Ann Clark.

Children

	1. Martha Clara Minter, b. 28 Jul 1870, Camberwell, London d. 27 Jan 1947, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh (Age 76 years)
	2. Frederick William Minter, b. Mar 1872, Camberwell, London d. Bef 5 Nov 1923, Camberwell RD (Age ~ 51 years)
	3. Stephen James Minter, b. Dec 1875, Camberwell, London d. Dec 1918, Hackney RD (Age ~ 43 years)
	4. Rosa Minter, b. 23 Nov 1876, Camberwell, London d. Sep 1961, Sidcup RD (Age 84 years)
	5. Lumley Frances Minter, b. 6 Jan 1879, Camberwell, London d. Jun 1964, Ealing RD (Age 85 years)
	6. John Minter, b. 23 Jun 1882, Hatcham, London d. Bef 25 Aug 1937, Camberwell RD (Age 55 years)
	7. Harry Minter, b. 21 Apr 1885, Camberwell, London d. Bef 19 Dec 1885, Camberwell, London (Age 0 years)
	8. Richard Minter, b. 17 Mar 1886, Hatcham, London d. Sep 1965, St Albans RD (Age 79 years)
	9. Sidney Minter, b. Dec 1889, Hatcham, London d. Bef 9 May 1928, Camberwell RD (Age ~ 38 years)
	10. Linda Minter, b. 22 Jun 1891, Hatcham, London d. Jun 1937, Bromley RD (Age 45 years)

Family ID F25 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Jul 2014

Sources
[S10] Birth certificate (copy).

[S17] London Metropolitan Archive at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2009 and later.

[S3] BMD index.

[S9] Marriage certificate (copy).