Henry "Harry" Minter

1878 - 1958  (~ 80 years)

• Name	Henry "Harry" Minter
  Nickname	Harry
  Birth	Sep 1878	Colchester, Essex   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	C8F69C0AD1EB495DBF114F3C642D8BBEFB58
  Death	Dec 1958	Colchester, Essex   [1]
  Notes	1901 census: Henry, then aged 23, a labourer born in Colchester, lived with his widowed father and sister Kate in Colchester. 1911 census: in Marshes(?) Yard, East Street, Colchester (4 rooms), (both MINTER), Harry (head, 31, married, bricklayer's labourer, born St Mary Parish, Colchester) and Elisabeth (wife, 32, married 11 years, born Hadleigh, Suffolk). Harry Minter marked the form with his X. 1921 census: at 47 Vineyard Street, Colchester (both MINTER), Harry (head, 45y 2m, married, born Colchester, bricklayer's labourer with Mr Chamber, Magdalene Street, Colchester) and Jane E (wife, 47y 2m, married, born Adleigh (sic), Suffolk, housekeeper to Mr Minter). Although Henry Harry and Elizabeth Jane appear as married in the 1911 and 1921 census, they didn't in fact marry until 1928, the year after Elizabeth Jane's first husband died. 1939 Register: not found.
  Person ID	I95	Thorpe le Soken, Essex
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	William Minter,   b. Mar 1845, Christchurch, Southwark, Surrey d. Dec 1914, Colchester, Essex (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	Louisa BUNNER,   b. Abt 1839, Colchester, Essex d. Bef 7 Jun 1896, Colchester, Essex (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1864	St Botolph, Colchester, Essex   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jane SEAGER,   b. Jun 1873, Hadleigh, Suffolk d. Sep 1939, Colchester RD (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1928	Register Office, Colchester, Essex   [3, 4]
  	Married by certificate. Henry Harry Minter, 50 years, bachelor, general labourer of 47 Vineyard Street, Colchester, father William Minter (deceased), carpenter. Jane Elizabeth Hynard, 54 years, widow of 47 Vineyard Street, Colchester, father Hery Seager, agricultural labourer. Henry signed, Jane marked. Witnesses A J Lawrence, Emily Lawrence.
  Family ID	F298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Sep 1878 - Colchester, Essex Death - Dec 1958 - Colchester, Essex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index. [S83] Essex Marriages And Banns 1537-1935 at findmypast.co.uk. [S8] Marriage certificate (copy). [S3] BMD index, Q2 1928 Colchester 4a/1885. (Reliability: 3).