Edward Minter

1814 - 1877  (63 years)

• Name	Edward Minter
  Birth	1 May 1814	Canterbury
  Christening	2 May 1814	St Georges, Canterbury   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E81564C9F53145F480665CA3EBFC82875E91
  Death	29 Dec 1877	Holloway, London   [2]
  Burial	4 Jan 1878	Thanington, Kent   [3]
  Notes	Admitted a freeman of Canterbury in 1835, a dealer in hay and corn. Listed in Canterbury Poll of 1835 a freeman of Burgate Street and in 1865 of St Andrews. A railway clerk at 106 Upper Seymour Street, St Pancras in 1863. Listed in East Kent Poll of 1852 as of 23 Little Clarendon Street, London. A railway clerk of Little Clarendon Street when son Edward baptised in 1839. 1841 census: in Somers Place, St Pancras, London, Edward (25, clerk), Sarah (25) and Edward (2). A clerk of Somers Place East when son John baptised in 1841. 1851 census: at 106 Upper Seymour Street, St Pancras, London, Edward (36, railway clerk), Sarah (34), Edward (12), John (9), Robert (7) and George (2), and Edward's father, John (65, widower, out of business) and Edward's sister [in law] Ann CAMPBELL, (27, born Whitstable, Kent). UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1963, at Ancestry.co.uk: A record of salaried officers kept by the London and North Western Railway company shows that Edward was appointed in October 1838, aged 24 on an annual salary of £80: a parcels clerk at Euston. By January 1851 his salary was £110, January 1852 £140 and January 1853 £150. A second record shows that in 1857, 1858 and 1859 Edward's salary was £160. Another record, for the Kilburn station Coaching Department, shows that Edward was promoted twice, on 1 Jan 1853 and again on 1 Jan 1854. It's from the latter date that Edward's salary reached £160 pa. Another London & North Western Railway record shows that Edward was dismissed from his £160 a year job as a parcels clerk on 31 Januray 1871. 1861 census: at 106 Upper Seymour Street, St Pancras, London, Edward (46, clerk, L & NW railway), Sarah (42), Edward (22, railway clerk), John (19, railway clerk), Robert C (18, railway clerk) and George (12, scholar), and Edward's sister in law Ann CAMPBELL (39, born Whitstable, Kent, house servant). 1871 census: at 47 College Place, St Pancras, Edward (56, clerk), Sarah (53), George (23, clerk) and niece Fanny CAMBRICE (19, servant, born Whitstable). The following entry in the Post Office Directory of the Six Home Counties, 1874, Vol. 2 Kent is believed to refer to this Edward Minter: E Minter, 39 Watling Street, Canterbury. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941 (at Ancestry.co.uk, Nov 2010): 26 March 1878 Effects under £1500. The Will of Edward Minter formerly of Symour-street Euston-square but late of 21 Grove-road Holloway both in the County of Middlesex Railway Clerk who died 29 December 1877 at 21 Grove-road was proved at the Principal Registry by Sarah Minter of 21 Grove-road Widow the Relict the sole Executrix. Family tombstone in Thanington reads: Edward Minter born May 1st 1814, died December 29 1877 Also of Sarah beloved wife of the above, born March 2nd 1813, died April 17 1879. Near to this place lies interred the remains of Thomas Thurston who departed this life 30 March 1815 aged 60 years.
  Person ID	I98	Canterbury, Kent
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Minter,   b. Abt 1785, Canterbury d. 6 Jan 1863, 1 Eldon Place, Exeter, Devon (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Sarah COLEGATE,   b. Abt 1784   d. 22 Sep 1843, Rose Lane, Canterbury (Age ~ 59 years)
  Marriage	13 Jul 1811	Herne, Kent   [4]
  	Married by licence as a bachelor of St Mary Bredin, Canterbury; Sarah a spinster of Herne, Kent. Both signed. Witnesses Elizabeth Colegate and Robert Colegate both signed.
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah CAMPBELL,   b. 1818, Whitstable, Kent d. 17 Apr 1879, Islington, London (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	17 Dec 1838	Old Church, St Pancras, London   [2]
  Children	1. Edward Minter-Campbell,   b. 23 Feb 1838, St Peters, Canterbury d. Bef 19 Mar 1838, St Peters, Canterbury (Age 0 years)   2. Edward Minter,   b. 8 Feb 1839, St. Pancras, London d. Bef 10 Aug 1880, Islington, London (Age 41 years)   3. John Minter,   b. 18 Jun 1841, St. Pancras, London d. 19 Sep 1930, Old Southgate, London (Age 89 years)   4. Robert Colegate Minter,   b. 30 Mar 1843, St. Pancras, London d. 21 Sep 1898, St. Pancras, London (Age 55 years)   5. George Minter,   b. 27 Aug 1848, St. Pancras, London d. Bef 21 Jan 1890, Islington, London (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F54	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 May 1814 - Canterbury Burial - 4 Jan 1878 - Thanington, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Cliff Minter. [S14] BMD index. [S25] Cliff Minter, August 2006, from original Thanington Parish Register. [S32] Cliff Minter from original Herne PR, January 2008.