Martin George Minter b. 14 Aug 1838 Sparrow Castle, Margate, Kent d. 12 May 1923 New Lambton, Newcastle, NSW, Australia: Minter Exchange

1838 - 1923 (84 years)

Name	Martin George Minter
Birth	14 Aug 1838	Sparrow Castle, Margate, Kent [1]
Christening	28 Oct 1838	St John Thanet, Kent [2]
Gender	Male
Name	George
Reference Number	2271
_UID	7C4A490049864EA6945CFF5239933FE907E0
Death	12 May 1923	New Lambton, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Burial	14 May 1923	Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW, Australia [3]
Notes	A seaman serving on the Isobella of Whitstable, Kent in 1854 and the Black Prince of London in 1856. Witness at St Lawrence Thanet on 9 May 1864. Made a conditional purchase of land at Nambucca River, Australia in 1868. Said to have sailed seven times around the world before settling in Australia and to have been one of three sailor brothers who deserted ship at Melbourne, Australia in the 1860s, one of whom was killed in Victoria and another who lived in Queensland. Lived at Nambucca residence, Macleay River in 1869 - 71; a farmer at Nambucca River Macleay District, NSW; lived at Tennessee, Macleay, NSW in 1886 - 87. Made insolvent on 12 July 1878; at the time he was a labourer residing on the Richmond River, NSW (Gail Gniewosz, April 2007). This is confirmed by Sydney Morning Herald on 13 July 1878 (citation http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13421814): SURRENDER Martin George Minter, of Duck Creek Mountain, Richmond River, labourer. Cause: Pressure of a creditor. Liabilities. £121 10s. 11½d. Assets, £20. Mr. S. Lyons, official assignee. Possibly an upholsterer at Jessons Village, Alexandria in 1899 - 1900. A cabinet maker at Hobart Road, New Lambton in 1906. Listed in Homestead selection for Newcastle, NSW in 1907. Left an interest in brother's Will in 1910. From the Sydney Morning Herald, 11 November 1908 (citation http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14996120): NEWCASTLE. COTTAGE BURNT DOWN. NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. At an early hour this morning a three roomed weatherboard cottage, situated in Hobart-road, New Lambton, and owned and occupied by Mr. M. G. Minter, was totally destroyed by fire. Minter was the only person in the house at the time, and is unable to say how the outbreak originated. Tho building was insured in the Commonwealth Insurance Company for £100.
Person ID	I2271	Ash, Kent
Last Modified	28 Sep 2023

Father	Martin Minter, b. 20 Jan 1799, Dumpton, Kent d. 25 Nov 1871, 131 High Street, Ramsgate, Kent (Age 72 years)
Mother	Fanny MORPHEW, b. 1797, Dover, Kent d. 15 Nov 1885, 131 High Street, Ramsgate, Kent (Age 88 years)
Marriage	13 May 1822	St John's Thanet [4]
	Married by banns. Martin a bachelor of this parish; Fanny a spinster of this parish, baptised as Frances on 4 June 1797 at St Mary Dover, the daughter of William Morphew and of Frances nee Smith, his wife. Both signed. Witnesses George Minter and Sarah Minter both signed.
Family ID	F321	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Rosannah DEVLIN, b. Abt 1851, Sydney, Australia d. 20 Oct 1886, East Kempsey, Australia (Age ~ 35 years)

Marriage 28 Jul 1869 Kempsey, McLeay River, Australia [5]

Children

	1. William Henry Minter, b. 26 Jul 1870, Nambucca, NSW, Australia d. 5 Apr 1934, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia (Age 63 years)
	2. Rosanna Minter, b. 14 Jan 1872, Richmond River, New South Wales RD d. 6 Jan 1942, Marrickville, NSW, Australia (Age 69 years)
	3. Joseph George Minter, b. 26 Mar 1874, Near Casino, NSW, Australia d. 29 Jul 1952, Newcastle, NSW, Australia (Age 78 years)
	4. Henry Morphew Minter, b. 24 Feb 1876, Alstonville, Richmond River, New South Wales d. 29 Dec 1933, Waterview Street, Fivedock, Sydney, NSW (Age 57 years)
	5. John Frederick Minter, b. 17 Sep 1877, Alstonville, NSW, Australia d. 27 Aug 1956, Newcastle, NSW, Australia (Age 78 years)
	6. Charles Robert Minter, b. 13 Dec 1880, Richmond River, New South Wales RD d. Bef 8 Sep 1960, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia (Age 79 years)
	7. George Martin Minter, b. 1 Nov 1881, Lismore, New South Wales RD d. Bef 21 Mar 1960, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Age 78 years)
	8. Ernest Minter, b. 30 Jan 1883, Lismore, New South Wales RD d. 10 Sep 1950, Newcastle, NSW, Australia (Age 67 years)
	9. Sidney Minter, b. 20 Oct 1884, Alstonville, NSW, Australia d. 28 Jul 1942, Kyogle Hospital, NSW, Australia (Age 57 years)
	10. Frederick George Minter, b. 15 Oct 1886, Kempsey NSW RD, Australia d. 1 Jan 1887, Kempsey NSW RD, Australia (Age 0 years)

Family ID F34 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 8 Sep 2009

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Marriage - 28 Jul 1869 - Kempsey, McLeay River, Australia

Death - 12 May 1923 - New Lambton, Newcastle, NSW, Australia

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Martin George Minter
born 1838, Margate, Kent

Sources

[S3] BMD index.
[S78] Cliff Minter from St John Thanet PR, November 2006.
[S502] http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au.
[S11] Cliff Minter.
[S95] New South Wales Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages, June 2008.