Ernest Henry Minter

1876 - 1952  (75 years)

• Name	Ernest Henry Minter
  Birth	6 May 1876	Bermondsey, London   [1]
  Christening	11 Jan 1880	St Jude's, East Brixton, London   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	2581
  _UID	7C0E00D6D81F41068B15E2F3C00182EA408C
  Death	18 Apr 1952	Eltham, Kent   [1]
  Notes	As Ernest H Minter, appeared in 1891 in the British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969 (at Ancestry.co.uk) as a telegraph messenger in SE London. 1911 census: at 21 Ladysmith Road, Eltham, London (3 rooms), Ernest Henry (head, 34, married, insurance agent, worker, born Bermondsey, London), Emily (wife, 35, married 8 years, 2 children 1 living 1 died, born Wisbech, Cambs) and Leonard Clarke Minter (son, 2, born Northwood, Middlesex). Form signed E H Minter. 1921 census: at 13 Ladysmith Road, Eltham, London (all MINTER), Ernest Henry (head, 45y 1m, married, born Bermondsey, London, insurance agent with Prudential Assurance Company, Holborn Bars, London, working in the New Eltham district), Emily (wife, 45y 11m, married, born March, Cambs) and Leonard Clarke (son, 12y 11m, born Northwood, Middlesex, whole time school). 1939 Register: at 13 Ladysmith Road, Woolwich, London Minter, Ernest H born 6 May 1876, widowed, retired insurance agent. From England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 at Ancestry.com: Minter Ernest Henry of 13 Ladysmith Road Eltham Kent died 18 April 1952 Probate London 14 May to Sarah Ann Minter widow. Effects £493.
  Person ID	I2581	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward John Minter,   b. 17 Aug 1844, Shoreditch, London d. 7 Apr 1914, Wandsworth, London (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Martha Maria THOMAS,   b. Abt 1844, Bermondsey, London d. 26 May 1930, St James Hospital, Balham, London (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage	15 Jul 1873	Christ Church, Bermondsey, London   [1, 2]
  	Married after banns. Edward John Minter, full age, bachelor, city porter of 31 Crosby Row, father Robert Minter, city porter. Martha Maria Thomas, full age, spinster of 31 Crosby Row, father Henry John Thomas (dec), manufacturing chemist. Both signed full names. Witnesses Henry Samuel Thomas, Harry Cookson Thomas, Eliza -----, Martha Minter [poss. Edward's sister].
  Family ID	F609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emily LEADBETTER,   b. Abt 1876, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. 3 Sep 1938, Eltham, London SE9 (Age ~ 62 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1902	North Witchford RD   [1]
  Children	1. Ernest Ronald Minter,   b. Sep 1903, Lewisham RD d. Bef 25 Apr 1908, Uxbridge RD (Age ~ 4 years)   2. Leonard Clarke Minter,   b. 4 Jul 1908, Northwood, Middlesex d. Dec 1978, Bournemouth RD (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Ann TESTER,   b. 7 Jul 1884, Lewisham RD d. 19 Nov 1962, Plumstead, London (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1940	Woolwich, London   [1]
  Family ID	F263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 May 1876 - Bermondsey, London Marriage - Sep 1940 - Woolwich, London  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index. [S159] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2009 and later.