George Edward Minter

1886 - 1950  (64 years)

• Name	George Edward Minter
  Birth	2 May 1886	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A25BC9560FBD44939405BCD19652FCDFA8DC
  Death	11 Dec 1950	Victoria, Australia   [1]
  Notes	George got his Victoria Racing Club jockeys' license on 12 March 1915 (citation The Argus, Melbourne, 13 March 1915, at Trove website). This must have been a re-issue since George had been a jockey for a long time by then - for example he was reported in the The Advertiser, Adelaide on 28 March 1903 as having been suspended 'for disobedience to the starter' on January 26, then getting his license back. At the time of the issue of Australian Electoral Rolls up to and including 1924, George was included with his parents at Keilor Road, Essendon. Although George married Jane Archer TAYLOR in 1914 it would appear that by 1919 they had split up: in that year's Electoral Roll George was with his parents at Keilor Road but Jane was living at 34 William Street, Essendon. Jane continued living apart from George up until 1954 (the last year for which Electoral Rolls have been seen) and in 1936 and 1937 had a Robina Naomi Minter, home duties, with her - it's not clear whether this was Jane's daughter or mother. Later: Robina's birth has now been found, 1914 at Essendon. George and Jane must at some point have divorced since George married Mary Frances O'Halloran in 1926 and in 1931 George was with Frances in Elizabeth Street, Moonee Ponds. [A second George Edward Minter also with a wife called Frances was evidently alive in the 1930s and 1940s but lived in New South Wales. The identity of the second George Edward Minter hasn't been established (at December 2010).] The 1931 Electoral Roll for Moonee Ponds, Maribyrnong, Victoria included at 28 Elizabeth Street: Minter, George Edward, labourer Minter, Frances, home duties. The 1936 Electoral Roll for Moonee Ponds, Maribyrnong, Victoria included at 32 Dean Street: Minter, George Edward, labourer Minter, Frances, home duties. The 1937 Electoral Roll for Berwick, Flinders, Victoria included at Station Road, Officer: Minter, George Edward, labourer Minter, Frances, home duties. The 1942 Electoral Roll for Berwick, Flinders, Victoria included at Station Road, Officer: Minter, George Edward, labourer Minter, Frances, home duties. The 1949 Electoral Roll for Berwick, Flinders, Victoria included at Station Road, Officer: Minter, George Edward, labourer Minter, Frances, home duties. There's an interesting item on the next line after George Edward: Minter, George Francis, Station Road, Officer, police constable which has been crossed through and the word 'Mentone' and the date 10.8.93 (?) added. George Francis appears in the 1949 and 1954 Electoral Rolls for Mentone. This suggests George and Francis may have had a son although no details have been found. For the time being (December 2010) it's being assumed that this was the case. George died in 1950. His widow continued to live at Station Road: The 1954 & 1963 Electoral Rolls for Berwick, Flinders (Bruce in 1958), Victoria included at Station Road, Officer: Minter, Frances, home duties. The 1968 Electoral Roll for Berwick, Holt, Victoria included at Station Road, Officer: Minter, Frances, home duties. The 1972 Electoral Roll for Berwick, Holt, Victoria included at Station Road, Officer 3809: Minter, Frances, home duties.
  Person ID	I856	North Suffolk, Suffolk
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	James Minter,   b. 17 May 1857, Ashby, Geelong, Victoria, Australia d. 1937, North Essendon, Victoria, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Anne RILEY,   b. 28 Feb 1855, Ironbark, Victoria, Australia d. 5 Sep 1940, North Essendon, Victoria, Australia (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1876	St John's Presbyterian Manse, Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia   [2]
  	James was 21 [in fact he was only 19], bachelor, a wood carter of Bank Creek, Sandhurst. Mary Anne was also 21, spinster of Kenrick Street, Sandhurst. The marriage was by licesnse according to the form of the Presbyterian Church. Both parties signed the register.
  Family ID	F115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Archer TAYLOR,   b. 1894, Victoria, Australia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1914	Victoria, Australia   [1]
  Divorce	1920  [3]
  Children	1. Robina Naomi Minter,   b. 1914, Essendon, Victoria, Australia d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Frances O'HALLORAN   d. 1973, Victoria, Australia
  Marriage	1926	Victoria, Australia   [1]
  Children	1. George Francis Minter,   b. Abt 1927, Victoria, Australia d. 25 Sep 2021, Victoria, Australia (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

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  [S50] Victoria BMD index, July 2008 and later. [S25] Australian marriage record. [S94] http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/custom/jsp/daPublicBaseContainer.jsp, November 2010, Case number 360, 1920. Jane the petitioner, George Edward the respondent. (Reliability: 3).