Henry Minter

Bef 1846 - 1916  (~ 70 years)

• Name	Henry Minter
  Birth	Bef 10 May 1846	Brightlingsea, Essex   [1]
  Christening	10 May 1846	Brightlingsea, Essex   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	869897E077C54450926194BD65908E1C4849
  Death	20 Dec 1916	Brightlingsea, Essex   [1]
  Notes	1871 census: Henry (25) was master of the dredger 'Charles'. 1881 census: in Lower Green, Brightlingsea, Henry (34, oyster merchant), Sarah (38), Clara E (3, scholar) and Capon H (1). 1891 census: in Lower Green, Silcotts, Brightlingsea, Henry (45, oyster merchant), Sarah (48), Clara E (13, scholar), Capon H (11, scholar) and Henry E (5, scholar). 1901 census: at 12 Station Road, Brightlingsea, Henry (54, oyster merchant), Sarah (56), Clara E (23) and Henry E (15, oyster merchant assistant). 1911 census: at 12 Station Road, Brightlingsea, Essex (7 rooms), Henry (head, 64, married, oster merchant, own account, born Brightlingsea, Essex), Sarah (wife, 68, married 36 years, 3 children, 2 living 1 died, born Brightlingsea, Essex), Harry E (son, 25, single, oyster trade, own account, born Brightlingsea, Essex) and a servant. Form signed Henry Minter. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941 (at Ancestry.co.uk, Nov 2010): MINTER Henry of National Villa 12 Station-road Brightlingsea Essex retired oyster merchant died 20 December 1916 Probate Ipswich 7 April 1917 to Henry Edward Minter oyster merchant and Clara Eliza Went (wife of Arthur Alfred Went. Effects £8979 12s 11d. From Stella Herbert, June 2009: On Dec. 2nd 1895 a Mr. Henry Minter was appointed deputy Mayor of Brightlingsea (from Essex Review). Confirmed in a list of Brightlingsea Deputies provided by James Earley, June 2009. From James Earley, Jun 2009: a record at the SSBR website indicates that Henry owned the 'Golden Fleece', built 1903 at Frindsbury, a 50 ton spritsail registered at Southampton, no. 114572. [I found this record at http://www.merseamuseum.org.uk/mmbarges.php]. From James Earley, Jun 2009: a report from 1913 concerning an oyster stealing case heard at Colchester Borough Police Court mentions "Henry Minter, oyster merchant, treasurer and clerk to the Fishery Board, produced the lease from the corporation to the Board. " Also from James Earley, Henry's obituary published in the Essex County Chronicle on 22 December 1916: "Mr Henry Minter, oyster merchant, of Brightlingsea. died on Wednesday morning after a siezure on the previous day, aged 76 years. Mr Minter, who was well known and respected, was a widower, and leaves a son and a daughter. He had been clerk to the Colne Fishery, chairman of the Gas Co., a member of the Kent and Essex Sea Fisheries, Old Age Pensions and the Nursing Association Committee, and the Soldiers and Sailors' Committee. He was deputy mayor in 1895, an ex-Urban Councillor and an ex-Wesleyan Educational Committeeman."
  Person ID	I48	Brightlingsea, Essex
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	William Minter,   b. Bef 15 Feb 1807, St Osyth, Essex d. 1 Jul 1884, Brightlingsea, Essex (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Eliza ORMES,   b. Bef 20 Apr 1806, Brightlingsea, Essex d. 8 Nov 1877, Brightlingsea, Essex (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1832	Brightlingsea, Essex   [3]
  	William Minter, bachelor, Eliza Ormes, spinster, by banns. Both signed. Witnesses John Minter, Mary Ann Ormes, Mary Pollard.
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann CAPON,   b. Abt 1840, Brightlingsea, Essex d. 4 Aug 1913, Brightlingsea, Essex (Age ~ 73 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1875	Brightlingsea, Essex   [1]
  Children	1. Clara Eliza Minter,   b. 28 Mar 1878, Brightlingsea, Essex d. 14 Oct 1959, Brightlingsea, Essex (Age 81 years)   2. Capon Harry Minter,   b. Sep 1879, Brightlingsea, Essex d. 11 Feb 1901, Brightlingsea, Essex (Age ~ 21 years)   3. Henry Edward Minter,   b. 16 Feb 1886, Brightlingsea, Essex d. 2 Jun 1957, Brightlingsea, Essex (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Bef 10 May 1846 - Brightlingsea, Essex Christening - 10 May 1846 - Brightlingsea, Essex Marriage - Mar 1875 - Brightlingsea, Essex Death - 20 Dec 1916 - Brightlingsea, Essex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] BMD index. [S2] IGI. [S49] Essex Marriages And Banns 1537-1935 at findmypast.co.uk.