Michael Minter

1841 - 1915  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Michael Minter
  Birth	Mar 1841	Canterbury, Kent   [1]
  Christening	14 Mar 1841	St Mary Northgate, Canterbury   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	57FFBFACA85E466885B1BB267F4DCEA4CA1F
  Death	4 Jan 1915	Peckham, Surrey   [1]
  Burial	11 Jan 1915	Camberwell Old Cemetery (Southwark)   [3]
  Notes	1861 census: boarder at 4 Priory Terrace, Victoria Road, Shoreditch, London. British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969 at Ancestry.co.uk, August 2011: Michael Minter letter carrier in London, 25 jan 1861. 1871 census: at 128 Gloucester Road, Camberwell, London, Michael (widower, 30, sorter GPO registered letter branch), Ellen (5) and Alice (3). Post Office Directory, Surrey 1878, Court Section, has Michael Minter, 30 Relf Road, Peckham. Listed in Post Office Directory, 1880, 1881 & 1894 as Michael Minter, 30 Relf Road, Peckham, London SE 1881 census: at 30 Relf Road, Camberwell, Michael (40, sorter, GPO), second wife Ann (39), Ellen (15, dressmaker's apprentice), Alice (13, scholar), Maria (7, scholar) and Edward (6, scholar). 1891 census: at 30 Relf Road, Camberwell, Michael (50, sorter, GPO), second wife Anne (49), Ellen (25, dressmaker), Alice (23, dressmaker), Maria (17, bookfolder) and Edward (16, pupil teacher). Also Ellen LONGHURST (niece, 3, b. Bermondsey) and Hannah BOTTOMLEY (mother-in-law, 73, b. Horsleydown, London). 1901 census: 30 Relf Road, Camberwell, Michael (60, retired sorter, GPO), second wife Anne (54!), Alice (32). Also Ellen LONGHURST (niece, 13). 1911 census: at 30 Relf Road, Peckham Rye, London (7 rooms), Michael (head, 70, married, pensioner sorter GP Office, born Canterbury, Kent), Ann (wife, 69, married 38 years, 2 children, 1 living 1 died, born Bermondsey, London). Alice LONGHURST (niece, 23, single, home help domestic, born Bermondsey, London) and Frederick THOMPSON (grandson, 11, school, born Peckham, London). Form signed Michael Minter. Alice (43) was living with her uncle Edward. Michael died before the next census. His widow Ann: 1921 census: at 30, Relf Road, Dulwich, Camberwell, London, Ann MINTER (head, 80, widow, born Bermondsey, London) and Alice MINTER (daughter, 53, single, born Lea Bridge, Dalston, daily work with Mrs Marshall, 219 Albert Road). England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941 (at Ancestry.co.uk, Nov 2010): 1. MINTER Michael of 30 Relf-road Peckham Surrey died 4 January 1915 Administration London 27 January 1915 to Ann Minter widow. Effects £424 6s 2d. 2. MINTER Michael of 30 Relf-road Peckham Surrey died 4 January 1915 Administration London 31 October 1928 to Maria Thompson (wife of Frederick Thompson). Effects £250. Former Grant P.R. 27 January 1915.
  Person ID	I352	Canterbury, Kent
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Edward Minter,   b. Bef 8 Feb 1807, Canterbury, Kent d. 9 Dec 1879, Harbledown, Kent (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Maria EASTMAN,   b. 1807, Canterbury, Kent d. 27 Aug 1883, Chartham, Kent (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	26 May 1828	St Mildreds, Canterbury, Kent   [4]
  	Edward Minter bachelor and Marie Eastman spinster both of this parish by banns. Edward signed, Maria marked. Witnesses Henry Eastman and Sarah Anne Minter both signed.
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ellen DURIEN,   b. Abt 1838   d. Mar 1870, Bethnal Green RD (Age ~ 32 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1863	Parish Church of West Hackney, London   [1, 5]
  	Married after banns. Michael Minter, faull age, bachelor, sorter, General Post Office of West Hackney, father Edward Minter, bricklayer. Ellen Durien, full age, spinster of West Hackney, father Francis Ernest Durien, commercial traveller. Both signed full names. Witnesses James Draper(?), Emma Matilda Lock.
  Children	1. Edward Minter,   b. Jun 1864, Shoreditch RD d. Dec 1864, Shoreditch RD (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Ellen Minter,   b. 31 Jul 1865, Dalston, London d. Jun 1958, Surrey N E RD (Age 92 years)   3. Alice Minter,   b. Dec 1867, Lea Bridge, Middlesex d. Dec 1940, Surrey Mid E RD (Age ~ 73 years)
  Family ID	F106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Ann BOTTOMLEY,   b. Abt 1842, Bermondsey, London d. Bef 19 Oct 1928, Camberwell, Surrey (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage	12 Sep 1872	Holy Trinity, Newington, London   [1, 5]
  	Married after banns. Michael Minter, full age, widower, sorter, Genral Post Offive of Gt Dover St, father Edward Minter, bricklayer. Ann Bottomley, full age, spinster Cole Street, father John Daniel Bottomley, shipwright. Both signed full names. Witnesses James Nash, Rebeca Bottomley.
  Children	1. Maria Minter,   b. Sep 1873, Peckham, London d. Dec 1930, Camberwell RD (Age ~ 57 years)   2. Edward John Minter,   b. Jun 1875, Peckham, London d. Bef 25 Feb 1899, Peckham, London (Age ~ 23 years)
  Family ID	F129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Mar 1841 - Canterbury, Kent Death - 4 Jan 1915 - Peckham, Surrey  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] BMD index. [S26] Cliff Minter, from original Parish Register, July 2007. [S107] www.deceasedonline.com, January 2011 and later. [S20] Cliff Minter, from St Mildred Canterbury Parish Register, June 2008. [S58] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, September 2009 and later.