Seymour Minter

1889 - 1966  (76 years)

• Name	Seymour Minter
  Birth	2 May 1889	Woodford, Essex   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	3534
  _UID	0971C1BE1EA34946B9CB115A2AE1FC8FCE6B
  Death	5 Feb 1966	Vancouver, BC, Canada   [2]
  Notes	1921 census: at 61, Douglas Road, Welling, Bexley, Kent (all MINTER), Seymour (head, 32y 1m, married, born Woodford, Essex, workshop clerk with Messrs Vickers Ltd, general engineers, Erith, Kent), Rosie Mary (wife, 31y 6m, born Plumstead, London, home duties), Seymour Roy (son, 4y 11m, born Plumstead, London, whole time school) and Leonard Thomas Frederick (son, 5 months, born Welling, Kent). Also Lilian Alce FINCH (sister in law, 29y 5m, single, born Plumstead, London, supervisor telephonist, HM Government, at the telephone exchange, Broadway, Bexley Heath). Emigrated with his family to Canada in 1922 on the ship 'Corsican'. 1931 Census of Canada, in Vancouver, British Columbia (all MINTER), Seymour, head, 42, born England, immigrated in 1922, nationality Canadian, shipper in the fuel industry), Rosie Mary (wife, 40, born England, immigrated in 1922, nationality Canadian, homemaker) and Seymout Roy (son, 15, born England, immigrated in 1922, nationality Canadian, student).
  Person ID	I3534	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Minter,   b. Mar 1857, Rainham, Kent d. 6 May 1928, Plumstead, London (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Georgina HALES,   b. Abt 1858, Yealstead, Kent d. 22 Oct 1906, Woolwich RD (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1878	St Luke, Kensington, London   [1, 3]
  	Married after banns. Edward Minter, 23, bachelor, police constable of Twickenham, father Edward Minter, labourer. Georgina Hales, 21, spinster of 198 Finsbury L(?), father Joseph Hales, labourer. Both signed full names. Witnesses W Minter, E Hales.
  Family ID	F537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosie Mary FINCH,   b. 1 Jan 1890, Plumstead, London d. 13 Jul 1969, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1912	St Paul, Plumstead, London   [1, 3]
  	Married by banns. Seymour Minter, 23, spinster*, clerk of 94 Griffin Road, father Thomas Minter, police constable. Rosie Mary Finch, 22, spinster of 71 Pudmount Road, father Frederick Finch, mechiner. Both signed full names. Witnesses Henry John Gibbs, Lilian Alice Finch, 3rd name unreadable. * correction to 'bachelor' entered in right hand margin.
  Children	1. Seymour Roy Minter,   b. 27 Jun 1916, Plumstead, London d. 8 Feb 1996, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Age 79 years)   2. Leonard Thomas Frederick Minter,   b. Bef 30 Jan 1921, Welling, Kent d. Bef 5 Aug 1921, Dartford RD (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2010

  
  

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• Sources

  [S3] BMD index. [S215] FamilySearch, December 2010. [S159] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2009 and later.