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Robert Dadswell Minter

Male 1882 - 1950  (68 years)

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  • Name Robert Dadswell Minter 
    Birth 12 Mar 1882  Croydon, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christening 4 Feb 1884  Holy Trinity, Selhurst, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 876 
    _UID 1E792C4697744CEEB11D02062A460CB15113 
    Death Dec 1950  Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914 at findmypast.co.uk:
      Robert of Lahore Road was admitted to Sydenham Road Junior School on 2 Jun 1890 and stayed until 11 Mar 1892. He re-started at the same school on 3 October 1892 and stayed until 17 Mar 1893.

      1901 census: Robert (19, blacksmith) was a lodger at 82 Parsons Road, Croydon.

      1911 census (supplied by Gillian Green): at 24 South Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, 7 rooms, Robert (head, 30, marine store dealer on own account at home), Alice (wife, 27, married 9 years, 4 children from this marriage, all living), Jack (7), Arthur (6), Alice (4) and Charles (2). Plus 2 boarders, Louisa ELKINS (66, widow, born Cowes, IoW) and Edward STAINER (35, hawker on own account at home, born Newport, IoW).
      Louisa Elkins was Alice's mother. Edward Stainer is believed by Gillian Green to have been Louisa Elkins' illegitimate son (email 13 Jan 2009).

      1921 census: at 4, South Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire (all MINTER except as shown), Robert (head, 40y 3m, married, born Croydon, Surrey, wheelwright working with wood on own account at home), Alice (wife, 37y 9m, married, born Newport, IoW, home duties), Arthur (son, 16y 2m, born Newport, IoW, hawker of firewood, own account, no fixed place of work), Alice (daughter, 15y 1m, born Croydon, Surrey), Thomas ELKINS (son in law, 33y 5m, widower, born Newport, IoW, timber merchants labourer with H W Morny & Co, Newport), Edward STANER (boarder, 53, single, born Newport, IoW, hawker of flowers, own account, no fixed place of work), Charlie (son, 12y 1m, born Newport, IoW, whole time school), Ena (daughter, 8y 9m, born Newport, IoW, whole time school), Terrence (son, 7y 2m, born Newport, IoW, whole time school), Sidney (son, 5y 9m, born Newport, IoW, whole time school), Christopher (son, 3y 6m, born Newport, IoW, whole time school) and Lennard (son, 1y 3m, born Newport, IoW, whole time school).

      1939 Register (1): at 69 Pyle Street, Newport M.B., Isle of Wight
      Minter, Robert born 12 Mar 1881 (should say 1882), married, cutlery grinder
      1939 Register (2): at 129 Carisbrooke Road, Newport M.B., Isle of Wight
      Minter, Alice born 14 Sep 1883, married, unpaid domestic duties
      Minter, Jesse A G born 23 Apr 1905, single, bricklayer
      Minter, Sydney R born 17 Sep 1915, single, wood machinist
      Minter, later GOODRIDGE, Sylvia CF born 25 Dec 1922, single, ---- assistant (general)
      --- 1 closed record ---
      STEINER (originally Minter), Edward born 7 Mar 1864, incapacitated, OAP
      RICHARDS (originally Minter), Harry born (illegible, single, builders labourer


      Oct 2005: Caroline Wood on Genes Reunited provided evidence of the link to the Isle of Wight Minters.
    Person ID I876  Ash, Kent
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2023 

    Father George Minter,   b. Sep 1848, Ramsgate, Kent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1917, Croydon, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Annie KNIGHT,   b. Abt 1847, Tunbridge Wells, Kent Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1927, Croydon RD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Marriage 27 Sep 1875  All Saints, Upper Norwood, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    • Married after banns. George Minter, full age, bachelor, upholsterer of Norwood, father Edward Minter plasterer. Annie Knight, full age, spinster of Norwood, father John Knight carpenter. Both signed. Witnesses William Thornton, Mary Anne Thornton.
    Family ID F174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice Stainer ELKINS,   b. 14 Sep 1883, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1945, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jun 1902  St Saviours, Croydon, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Married after banns. Robert Dadswell Minter, 20, bachelor, blacksmith of 277 Whitehouse Road, Croydon, father George Minter, plasterer. Alice Stainer Elkins, 18, spinster of 277 Whitehouse Road, Croydon, father Thomas Elkins, bricklayers labourer. Both signed full names. Witnesses George Minter, Florence Amelia Revell.
    Children 
     1. Jack Thomas Minter,   b. 28 Dec 1903, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1977, Salisbury, Wiltshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Jesse Arthur George Minter,   b. 23 Apr 1905, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1971, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     3. Alice Louisa Minter,   b. 24 May 1907, Croydon, Surrey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1977, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     4. Charles Edward Minter,   b. 18 May 1909, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1998, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     5. Roland H Minter,   b. Jun 1911, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1916, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 5 years)
     6. Ena V Minter,   b. 16 Sep 1912, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1963, Isle of Wight RD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     7. Terence Leslie Minter,   b. 6 Apr 1914, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1995, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     8. Sydney Robert Minter,   b. 27 Sep 1915, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1994, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     9. Christopher William Minter,   b. 18 Dec 1917, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1989, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     10. Leonard Dadswell Minter,   b. 3 Mar 1920, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1994, Pontypool, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     11. Sylvia Christabella Minter,   b. 20 Dec 1922, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1997, West Surrey RD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     12. Donald Maurice Minter,   b. Dec 1925, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1944, WW2 casualty Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 18 years)
    Family ID F204  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2020 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S25] BMD list.

    2. [S419] Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912 at ancestry.com.

    3. [S3] BMD index.

    4. [S365] Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937, ancestry.com, May 2016 and later.