Alan Fenn Minter

1883 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Alan Fenn Minter
  Birth	3 Feb 1883	Peasenhall, Suffolk   [1, 2]
  Christening	15 Apr 1883	St Michael, Peasenhall, Suffolk   [3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A0F2932A9598448F843F771100F297F91C82
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	It's assumed that the Allen Minter found in the 1901 census on the Isle of Wight is Allan Fenn Minter. The age is not quite right and the birthplace in 1901 was given as Ipswich, but that is where Allan's parents lived in 1901. Also, Allan's brother Arthur Clifton Minter also seems to have made his way to the Isle of Wight - he married there in 1900. Finally, Allen's profession in 1901 was tailor, like his father Clifton and other members of the family. 1901 census: in High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Walter T TOMBLINSON (married [but no sign of wife], 42, licensed victualler, born East Ham, Essex), Ernest W TOMBLINSON (son, 20, traveler, born Leytonstone, Essex), Nellie MINTER* (daughter, married, 18, housekeeper, born Leytonstone, Essex), Annie TOMBLIN [SON, presumably], daughter, 15, born Stratford, Essex), Allen MINTER (boarder, single, 20, tailor, born Ipswich) and Amy MINTER (granddaughter, 6 weeks, born Cowes). *Nellie Minter was the wife of Allan's brother Arthur Clifton Minter; Amy Minter was their daughter. Nellie's maiden name was TOMBLESON, not TOMBLINSON as appears on the 1901 census. Allan Fenn Minter hasn't been found in the 1911 census. He may have gone to South Africa: there are two records at the National Archives of South Africa (Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository) which mention Allen Fenn Minter: - in 1956, apparently following his death, 'MINTER, ALAN FENN. BORN IN ENGLAND. SSP MINTER, MARGARET ANNIE. DECEASED ESTATE. ' - in 1974, apparently following his wife Margaret Annie's death, 'MINTER, MARGARET ANNIE. (FORMERLY DANIELSEN, BORN THOMPSON). BORN IN WEST DERBY, ENGLAND. PREDECEASED SPOUSE DANIELSEN, GUSTAV. ESTATE NO. 2991. PREDECEASED SPOUSE MINTER, ALLEN FENN. ESTATE NO. 779/1956. DECEASED ESTATE.' April 2013: email & phone contact with a descendant, Leon Minter, born Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), now living in Woollongong, Australia. May 2013: Leon has sent me copies of Alan's birth & marriage certificates plus his army discharge papers. The marriage certificate relates to a 1906 marriage to Florence Margaret NOVIS so it looks as if Alan must have married again later on. July 2014: I've now found Alan's second marriage at familysearch.org's collection South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955. It took place in 1952 when Alan was 68. Details from army discharge cerificate: Service number V465, rank sapper. Attested at Cape Town on 3 July 1918 for the 1st South African Infantry Brigade at age 35 for active service in Europe. Discharged as a consequence of demobilistion. Allowable service 307 days. Conduct very good. Dischrged in December 1918.
  Person ID	I491	North Suffolk, Suffolk
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Clifton Minter,   b. Sep 1849, Huntingfield, Suffolk d. Dec 1918, West Ham RD (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	Ellen Naomi KERRIDGE,   b. 10 Feb 1853, Bramfield, Suffolk d. Sep 1932, Colchester RD (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1872	Blything RD   [1]
  Family ID	F189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Florence Margaret NOVIS,   b. Abt 1884   d. 13 Jan 1940, Cape Town South Africa (Age ~ 56 years)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1906	St George's Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa   [4]
  	Married after banns. Alan Fenn Minter, 23, bachelor, tailor of Royal Hotel, Plain Street, Capetown. Florence Margaret Novis, 22, spinster of International Hotel, Capetown. Witnesses W J Brooks, A M Tucker. The certificate does not have a space for fathers' names.
  Children	1. Alan Anthony Minter,   b. 4 Jul 1908, Ceres, Cape Town, South Africa d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Annie THOMPSON,   b. Jun 1886, West Derby, Lancashire d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	4 Apr 1951	Durban, South Africa   [5]
  	Married by special license no. 199285. Alan Fenn Minter, 68, born England, widower, pensioner of 8 Kloof Street, Cape Town and Margaret Annie Danielson born Thompson, 64, born England, widow, pensioner of 31 Davenport Street, Durban. Witnesses Lewis Thompson, R C Breiss.
  Family ID	F528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Feb 1883 - Peasenhall, Suffolk  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] BMD index. [S56] Birth certificate (copy), certificate supplied by Leon Minter, Australia. (Reliability: 3). [S250] findmypast.co.uk from Suffolk Baptism Index 1538 - 1911. [S55] Marriage Certificate (copy), certificate supplied by Leon Minter, Australia. (Reliability: 3). [S141] South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955 at family search.org, July 2014.