James Minter

1831 - 1902  (71 years)

• Name	James Minter
  Birth	1831	Palgrave, Suffolk
  Christening	Abt 1831
  Gender	Male
  _UID	4406A0E30DA542C38DB5B371BF95F0245284
  Death	15 Sep 1902	Sheepwash Road, Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia   [1]
  Burial	16 Sep 1902	White Hills Cemetery, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia   [1]
  Notes	1851 census: James (21, a rail labourer) was lodging in Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire. Place of birth was given as Stredford, Suffolk. John J Minter on 7 November 2005: I only just heard today that his [James's] future wife Sarah Judson had a father called John Hale - and James is lodging with him! (John is shown on the previous page). James and Sarah emigrated to Victoria, Australia, leaving Birkenhead on the 'Bee' on 14 January 1857. They arrived at Geelong on 18 April 1857. They raised a large family at Ballerat and Bendigo. Judith Kinnear reports that the house in which James and Sarah Minter lived in Sheepwash Road, Sandhurst (Bendigo) was owned by Sarah. Both Sarah (d 26 April 1874) and James (d 15 September 1902) died intestate. Letters of Administration for Sarah's estate were granted to her son, John Minter of Bridge Street Bendigo, on the 17 Oct 1903 in the Supreme Court of Victoria. Sarah's real estate was valued at 200 pounds and was identified as follows: "all that piece of land being Crown Allotment Eight of Section 37 c situated at Sheepwash road Bendigo and on which is erected a five-roomed weatherboard house". Daughter Emma's 1874 birth certificate provides James's date of marriage and a list of his other children. The list agrees with the known children but includes, between Elizabeth and William, Robert, 'dead', about whom nothing else is known. James's occupation was given as carter and his address as Back Creek, Sandhurst, Bendigo. After Sarah died her cousin Mary emigrated to Australia and married James in 1876. At that time James was a carter. The causes of James's death were kidney disease and heart failure - the verdict of a Magisterial Enquiry held on 16 September 1902. Letters of Administration were granted on 27 October 1902 to John Minter of Bridge Street, Bendigo, son of James, a contractor.
  Person ID	I147	North Suffolk, Suffolk
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	John Minter,   b. Abt 1803   d. 30 Sep 1839, Palgrave, Suffolk (Age ~ 36 years)
  Mother	Mary KNOTT,   b. 2 Nov 1797, Palgrave, Suffolk d. 21 Mar 1873, Union Workhouse, Eye, Suffolk (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1824	Palgrave, Suffolk   [2]
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah JUDSON,   b. Bef 10 Nov 1835, Castle Bytham, Lincolshire d. 26 Apr 1874, Sheepwash Road, Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age ~ 38 years)
  Marriage	17 May 1852	Bourne, Lincolnshire   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Mary Minter,   b. 9 Jun 1853, Barnsley, Yorkshire d. Sep 1854, Barnsley, Yorkshire (Age 1 year)   2. Robert Minter,   b. 25 May 1855, Barnsley, Yorkshire d. Bef 24 Mar 1856, Barnsley, Yorkshire (Age 0 years)   3. James Minter,   b. 17 May 1857, Ashby, Geelong, Victoria, Australia d. 1937, North Essendon, Victoria, Australia (Age 79 years)   4. John Minter,   b. 14 Apr 1859, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia d. 3 Aug 1924, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 65 years)   5. Elizabeth Minter,   b. 10 Apr 1861, Porcupine, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. 2 Aug 1900, 10 Tivoli Road, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia (Age 39 years)   6. William Minter,   b. 1863, Porcupine, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. Bef 14 Feb 1864, Victoria, Australia (Age 1 year)   7. Henry William Minter,   b. 1865, Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. 4 Feb 1944, Adelaide, Australia (Age 79 years)   8. George Herbert Minter,   b. 13 May 1867, Back Creek, Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. 21 Nov 1880, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 13 years)   9. Sarah Rosetta Minter,   b. 1869, Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. Bef 11 Jul 1890, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 21 years)   10. Robert Minter,   b. 1871, Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. Bef 17 Mar 1872, Victoria, Australia (Age 1 year)   11. Unnamed Minter,   b. 1873, Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. Bef 5 Feb 1873, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 0 years)   12. Emma Minter,   b. 24 Apr 1874, Back Creek, Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia d. Bef 6 May 1874, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2011

  
  

  Family 2	Mary JUDSON,   b. Abt 1831, Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire d. 30 Apr 1901, Tivoli Road, South Yarra, Australia (Age ~ 70 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1876	St Paul's, Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia   [5]
  	James was 43, a carter of Sandhurst, Bendigo; a widower. Mary was also 43, a housekeeper; a spinster. James gave his mark, Mary signed. The marriage was witnessed by Eliza Farrington and William Farrington. The marriage was by license according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England.
  Family ID	F113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1831 - Palgrave, Suffolk Marriage - 17 May 1852 - Bourne, Lincolnshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] Australian death records. [S13] Wendy Hadley. [S11] FreeBMD. [S106] Daughter Emma's 1874 birth certificate. [S25] Australian marriage record.