Francis Fitzherbert "Percy" Minter

1900 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Francis Fitzherbert "Percy" Minter
  Nickname	Percy
  Birth	6 Jan 1900	South Africa   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	50BA8CED1B5D45B6989F91F6593FA8DFD38F
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Francis Minter, born 6 Jan 1900, retired miner, and Sarah Minter born 25 Nov 1898 were passengers on the "Winchester Castle" which left Southampton for South Africa on 14 August 1958. Their address in England had been 10 Bellegrove Close, Welling, Kent. Erica Minter's tree is at Ancestry.com. Erica has told me that "Percy - lost an eye - not entirely sure if as a teen or after the war - my dad says he and Wyatt used to make "bombs" and throw them against the wall - one backfired and Percy lost an eye as a result."
  Person ID	I1841	Folkestone, Kent
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Leonard Wyatt Minter,   b. 8 Feb 1866, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa d. 6 Dec 1929, Aberdeen Hotel, Rabie Street, Aberdeen, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Alice Laura CARROLL,   b. Abt 1877, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 31 Jan 1926, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1898	Winburg, Free State, South Africa   [2]
  	Details supplied by Erica Gwynne Minter: Name: Thomas Leonard Wyatt Minter Gender: Male Age: 32 Marital status: Geskei [Divorced] Record Type: Marriage Birth Date: abt 1866 Place of Origin: Winburg Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1898 Marriage Place: Free State, South Africa Church: Winburg Spouse: Alice Laura Carroll Occupation: Veeboer [Livestock] Religion: Nederduits Gereformeerde [Dutch Reformed] Collection: Free State: Marriages, 1838-1940
  Family ID	F622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Johanna ELS,   b. 25 Nov 1898   d. 1968, South Africa (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Denis Ronald Minter,   b. 6 Mar 1927, South Africa d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S331] Passenger list at findmypast.com. [S272] Erica Glynne Minter, including her Ancestry.com tree, January 2020 and later.