Henry Samuel Minter

1872 - 1945  (73 years)

• Name	Henry Samuel Minter
  Birth	10 May 1872	Dovercourt, Essex   [1]
  Christening	16 Jun 1872	Dovercourt, Essex   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	2298
  _UID	B8E52CDE91D24804BCB2F7F977022782D676
  Death	23 Nov 1945	Vancouver, BC, Canada   [3]
  Notes	Neil Simmons, via Genes Reunited, has added information that suggests that after marrying for a second time, Henry and his new wife (and presumably his son) emigrated to Canada. December 2010: it now appears that Henry married for a third time, in Canada in 1932, to a widower, Violet Maud Collier. Henry appears in the marriage record at FamilySearch as Harry Samuel Minter, age 50 (sic), father Charles Kedd (sic) Minter, mother's name not shown. 1891 census (recorded as MINTOR): at 67 Harrow Road, Paddington, London, Henry (20, barman) with Henry Gill, a licensed victualler's manager, and family. Living at 196 Fulham Road, a wine cellar man, in Jun 1894. Living at 11 Ifield Road, Chelsea, a janitor, in January 1897. Living at 25 Lamont Road, Chelsea, a clerk, in November 1898. 1901 census: at 31 Northcote Road, Battersea, London, Henry S (29, music hall attendant), Clara (32, music hall barmaid), Mabel E S (6), Bertie C (4) and Ethel E (2). Living at 122 Bennerleigh Road, Battersea, a clerk, in January 1904. When son Henry John Frederick was baptised in September 1906, the address shown was Infirmary, 14 Severees(?) Road. This child's death was registered in December 1906 as was his mother's. 1911 census: at 27 Ellerslie Road, Shepherds Bush, London (3 rooms), Henry (head, 38, married, bill poster, worker, born Dovercourt, Essex), Patience (wife, 22, married 4 years, 1 child, living, born Chiswick), Mabel ('Mable') (daughter, 16, single, housemaid (domestic), born Cassidy Road, Fulham ) and Arthur (son, 2, born Tadmor St, Shepherds Bush). Form signed Henry Minter. Daughters Ethel Elizabeth, 12, and Dorothy D Minter, 7, were inmates, attending school, at St Michael's House, Frampton Cotterel, Bristol. 1921 census of Canada: in Devonshire Road, Nanaimo, British Columbia (all MINTER), Henry (head, 50, born England, immigrated 1913, cook at Naval College), Patience (wife, 32, born England, immigrated 1913), Arthur (son, 12, born England, immigrated 1913), Gordon (son, 6, born BC), Irene (daughter (2, born BC). Also a lodger George POPE (40, born England, immigrated 1904, tile setter, odd jobs). Aged 73 years 6 months 13 days when he died (as Harry Samuel); spouse shown as Violet Maude nee COLLIER, parents as Charles Kidd Minter and Phoebe Clark (sic) and birthplace as Harwich, England.
  Person ID	I2298	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Charles Kidd Minter,   b. Jun 1838, Ramsgate, Kent d. Mar 1906, Fulham, London (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Phoebe KEEBLE,   b. Abt 1839, Lowestoft, Suffolk d. Dec 1909, Wandsworth, London (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1869	Mutford RD   [1]
  Family ID	F640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Clara DEAN,   b. Abt 1869, Hounslow, Middlesex d. Dec 1906, Wandsworth, London (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1893	St John the Evangelist, Lambeth, London   [1, 4]
  	Married after banns. Henry Samuel Minter, 23, bachelor, wine cellarman of 140 Stamford St, father Charles Kidd Minter, hotel proprietor. Clara Dean, 26, spinster of 140 Stamford St, father John Dean, builder. Both signed full names. Witnesses Alex. Fraser, Elizabeth Watson.
  Children	1. Mabel Eleanor Louise Minter,   b. 1 May 1894, Fulham, London d. Dec 1976, Chichester, Hampshire (Age 82 years)   2. Bertie Charles Minter,   b. 29 Nov 1896, Kensington, London d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ethel Elizabeth Minter,   b. 10 Oct 1898, Chelsea, London d. Jan 1985, Surrey S E RD (Age 86 years)   4. Dorothy Dean Minter,   b. 2 Nov 1903, Wandsworth, London d. Apr 1986, Surrey (Age 82 years)   5. Beatrix Clara Minter,   b. 2 Nov 1903, Wandsworth, London d. Sep 1904, Wandsworth, London (Age 0 years)   6. Henry John Frederick Minter,   b. 24 Aug 1906, Battersea, London d. Dec 1906, Battersea, London (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F62	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Patience Mabel CASTE,   b. 27 Jan 1888, Brentford RD d. Jul 1969, El Monte, California, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1907	St Luke, Kensington, London   [1, 4]
  	Married after banns. Henry Samuel Minter, 34,widower, manager of 330 Fulham Roadt, father Charles Kidd Minter (deceased), caretaker. Patience Mabel Caste, 19, spinster of 330 Fulham Road, father Arthur Caste, coachman. Both signed full names. Witnesses Elizabeth Jane Minter, Ernest Charles Minter.
  Marital status	Divorced
  Children	1. Arthur Henry Minter,   b. 13 Aug 1908, Shepherds Bush, London d. Nov 1978, Seattle, King, Washington, USA (Age 70 years)   2. George G Minter,   b. 6 Feb 1916, Vancouver, BC, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   3. Irene M Minter,   b. 1 Apr 1919, Victoria, BC, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2011

  
  

  Family 3	Violet Maud COLLIER,   b. 14 Feb 1886, London d. 15 Jun 1971, Surrey, BC, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	20 Apr 1932	Vancouver, BC, Canada   [3]
  	Married by license.
  Family ID	F1071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2010

  
  

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  Birth - 10 May 1872 - Dovercourt, Essex Christening - 16 Jun 1872 - Dovercourt, Essex Marriage - 20 Apr 1932 - Vancouver, BC, Canada Death - 23 Nov 1945 - Vancouver, BC, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index. [S446] Essex Baptism Index 1538-1920 at findmypast.co.uk. [S215] FamilySearch, December 2010. [S159] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2009 and later.