John William Minter

1871 - 1950  (79 years)

• Name	John William Minter
  Birth	29 Apr 1871	Walmer, Kent   [1]
  Christening	18 Jun 1871	Walmer, St Mary, Kent   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E82E9AE900984ADAA5CAA504794CBC25138E
  Death	20 Oct 1950	Hospital, Orpington, Kent   [1]
  Notes	In 1891, John, age stated as 34(!) and Harriett BAYLEY, 20, were in service as footman and housemaid at Walmer Castle home of Countess Granville. In 1901, John and Harriett had Dorothy JENNER, 2, cousin, staying with them. 1911 census: at the Railway Hotel, Walmer, Kent (13 rooms), John William (head, 39, licensed victualler, employer, born Walmer, Kent), Harriet Annie (wife, 39, married 14 years no children, assisting in the business, born Brighton, Sussex), Emma WOOD (aunt, 69, widow, born Lewes, Sussex), Dorothy Amy JENNER (cousin, 12, born Croydon, Surrey) and a domestic servant, Daisy SMITH (24, single, born Walmer, Kent). Form signed John William Minter. 1921 census: at 1, Kenshaw Villas, Manor Road, Deal, Kent, Hariett Annie MINTER (wife, 50y 1m, married, born Brighton, Sussex, home duties), Grace Eleanor PRESSEY (boarder, 30y 4m, single, born Foxearth, Essex) and Ada Margaret Rebecca PRESSEY (boarder, 21y 6m, single, born Foxearth, Essex). The form was addressed to Mr J W Minter. The first line on the form is blank; Harriett Annie apears on the second line, followed by the two Presseys. 1939 Register: at Roxley, Hillcrest, Old London Road, Orpington U.D., Kent Minter, John W born 29 Apr 1871, married, butler retired Minter, Harriet A born 27 May 1871, married, unpaid domestic From England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 at Ancestry.com: Minter John William of Roxley Old London Road Knockholt Kent died 20 October 1950 at The Hospital Orpington Kent Probate London 11 December to Stanley William Holloway and Cecil George Holloway bank officials. Effects £2431 13s 11d.
  Person ID	I995	Ickham, Kent
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	William Robert Scott Minter,   b. Dec 1844, Walmer, Kent d. 21 Aug 1919, Upper Walmer, Kent (Age ~ 74 years)
  Mother	Jane SPINNER,   b. Abt 1846, Ringwould, Kent d. Jun 1907, Eastry RD (Age ~ 61 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1869	Eastry RD   [1]
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriett Annie BAILEY,   b. 27 May 1871, Brighton, Sussex d. Mar 1941, Bromley RD (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	24 Jun 1896	St James, Croydon, Surrey   [1, 4]
  	Married after banns. John William Minter, 25, bachelor, licensed victualler of Dover Road, Walmer, father William Robert Minter, coal merchant. Harriett Annie Bailey, 25, spinster of 24 Gloucester Road, father John Tomas Bailey, mail driver. Both signed. Witnesses William James Lowe, Jane Minter, Annie Eliza Bailey.
  Family ID	F116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2018

  
  

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  Birth - 29 Apr 1871 - Walmer, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index. [S44] Cliff Minter from Walmer PR, November 2006. [S142] Cliff Minter from Consistory Transcript of St Mary Walmer PR, December 2010. [S272] Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937 at ancestry.com.