Robert Minter

Bef 1814 - Bef 1900  (~ 85 years)

• Name	Robert Minter
  Birth	Bef 11 Jul 1814	Long Stratton, Norfolk
  Christening	11 Jul 1814	St Michael, Stockton, Norfolk   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F7E586627E124A27AA3CE19C0DFA022758AD
  Death	Bef 6 Feb 1900	Henstead RD   [2]
  Burial	6 Feb 1900	Little Melton, Norfolk   [3]
  Notes	9 January 2007: Until today, the family of Robert Minter has been treated as separate from the Fritton group and was on the Minter website under Stockton, Norfolk. However, despite an anomaly concerning Robert's birthplace (see below), it seems more or less certain that he was the son of William and Meditation. The evidence for this comes from Robert's 1844 marriage certificate which gives his father's name as William, a labourer, and shows that one of the witnesses was Meditation Minter. The anomaly concerning Robert's birthplace is that in 1851 he was said to have been born in 'Norfolk Long Stratton' (which is consistent with the baptism of his younger brothers and sister at Stratton St Michael). But in later censuses Robert's birthplace was shown as 'Stockton Norfolk', which is not very close to Long Stratton. However, the presence of Robert's wife Ann on the 1851, 1861 and 1871 censuses with ages 39, 49 and 59 and a birthplace consistently of 'St Peters Suffolk' is sufficient to suggest that Robert must have either forgotten where he was born or decided to say it was Stockton in later years. May 2009: a record of Robert's baptism at FreeGEN confirms his parents as William Minter and Meditation (Browne). He was baptised at Stockton. 1851 census: in Upper Caistor, Norfolk, Robert (36, ag. lab.), Ann (39, school governess), Elener (sic) (17, general servant) and Christianna, Charity and Emily (all 13, scholars at home). Although the 4 girls were listed as Minters, they were Ann's children from her previous marriage. 1861 census: in Upper Caistor, Caistor St Edmunds, Norfolk, Robert (47, ag. lab.), Ann (49) and Harriet (granddaughter, 9, born Swainsthorpe, Norfolk). 1871 census: in Upper Caistor, Caistor St Edmunds, Norfolk, Robert (56, farm laborer), Ann (59) and Harriet (now described as daughter, 19, tailoress, born Swainsthorpe, Norfolk). Harriet of 1861 and 1871 was almost certainly the illegitimate daughter of Robert's step-daughter Harriet FISHER - see her Notes. 1881 census: in Ice House lane, Norwich, Robert (67, blacksmith labourer) and Angelina (69). 1891 census: at 3 Ice House lane, Norwich, Robert (76, labourer) and Ann (79). Both died before the 1901 census.
  Person ID	I307	Fritton, Norfolk
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	William Minter,   b. Bef 29 Jul 1781, Fritton, Norfolk d. Dec 1839, Norwich RD (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Meditation BROWN,   b. Bef 18 Jul 1784, Stockton, Norfolk d. Bef 9 Jan 1866, Norwich, Norfolk (Age ~ 81 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1805	St Michael, Stockton, Norfolk   [4]
  	FreeGEN, May 2009: William Minter, bachelor of this parish and Meditation Brown, spinster of this parish, by banns. Witnesses John Brown and Fisher Brown.
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Angelina Minter,   b. Abt 1812, Bungay, Suffolk d. Sep 1894, Norwich RD (Age ~ 82 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1844	St Edmund, Caistor, Norfolk   [5]
  	Married by banns. Robert 30, bachelor, labourer of Caistor, father William Minter, labourer. Angelina 33, widow of Caistor, father John Minter, carpenter. Both made their mark. Witnesses Robert Cogman and Meditation Minter.
  Family ID	F109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 11 Jul 1814 - Long Stratton, Norfolk  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S34] FreeGen, May 2009. [S21] BMD index. [S128] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935 at ancestry.com. [S2] IGI. [S9] Marriage certificate (copy).