William Robert Scott Minter

1844 - 1919  (74 years)

• Name	William Robert Scott Minter
  Birth	Dec 1844	Walmer, Kent   [1]
  Christening	29 Dec 1844	St Mary Walmer, Kent   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	6417111510ED4854B0A7FDD3F8D69F1AE823
  Death	21 Aug 1919	Upper Walmer, Kent   [1]
  Notes	1871 census: in Castle Street, Walmer, William R (26, coachman), Jane (24) and George H (1). Appeared in the Post Office Directory of 1878 as William Robert Minter, 'The Drum', Upper Walmer. An article headed HOW ELECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN ENGLAND appeared in the New Zealand Tuapeka Times on 22 December 1880. It reported on official enquiries into election regularities in several English constituencies including Sandwich, Kent. The article carried the following statement: "Nearly, if not all, the publicans seem to have been " squared." Mr W. R. Minter, of the Drum, at Walmer, said he had received L 129 for voters, and had paid L2l to sandwich boys for carrying boards. " The article appears in full at http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TT18801222.2.9&srpos=729&e=-------100--651----0minter-all 1881 census: at The Drum, Walmer, William J (36, fly proprietor & inn keeper), Jane (34), George H (11, scholar), John W (9, scholar), William J (8, scholar) and Martha J (6, scholar). Also staying with them William's mother Mary A (68, widow) and his brother John W. (40, unmarried, pensioner RN). Appeared in Kelly's Directory of Kent, 1882 as William Robert Minter, jobmaster, Upper Walmer. 1891 census: at The Drum, Walmer, William (46, licensed victualler and fly proprietor), Jane (44), William Jas (18, fly driver) and Martha Jane (16, barmaid). Appeared in the Deal, Walmer & Sandwich Directory, 1898 as W R Minter, fly proprietor, The Drum, Drum Hill, Upper Walmer. There's also an entry for W Minter junior, Castle Street, Upper Walmer, possibly refers to William's son. Appeared in Kelly's Directory for Kent, 1899 as William Robert Minter, coal & coke merchant and job master, Wharf Railway Station, Upper Walmer. 1901 census: no trace (the census records for Walmer are lost). Appeared in Kelly's Directory of Kent, 1909 as private resident, William Robert Minter, Clarence Villa, Dover Road, Upper Walmer, Deal, Kent. 1911 census: at Clarence Villa, Upper Walmer, Kent (7 rooms), William Robert (head, 66, married 2 years no children, retired publican & coal merchant, born Walmer, Kent) and Mary Eliza (wife, 48, born Uxbridge, Middlesex). Form signed William Robert Minter William died before the next census. 1921 census: at Clarence Villa, Dover Road, Walmer, Kent. Mary Eliza MINTER (head, 58y 2m, widowed, born Uxbridge, Middlesex, letter of firnished apartments, working from home. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941 (at Ancestry.co.uk, Nov 2010): MINTER William Robert of Clarence Villa Upper Walmer Kent gentleman died 21 August 1919 Probate Canterbury 2 October 1919 to George Henry Minter mercantile clerk and John William Minter retired licensed victualler. Effects £2992 1s 4d. London Gazette 21 Oct 1919: late of Clarence Villa, Upper Walmer, in the county of Kent, Gentleman, ... whose will was proved in the Canterbury District Registry of the Probate Division of His Majesty's High Court of Justice, on the 2nd day of October, 1919, by George Henry Minter and John William Minter, the executors therein mamed ....
  Person ID	I962	Ickham, Kent
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	William Whitehead Minter,   b. Bef 17 Oct 1813, Walmer, Kent d. Bef 20 Sep 1852, Walmer, Kent (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Mary ERRIDGE,   b. 1815, Kingsdown, Kent d. 12 Aug 1886, Walmer, Kent (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1838	St Mary, Walmer, Kent   [3]
  	William Minter full age bachelor builder of Walmer father John Minter builder and Mary Erridge full age spinster of Walmer father Robert Erridge labourer, sign/her mark. Witnesses James Ansell (sign), Eliza Green (sign)
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jane SPINNER,   b. Abt 1846, Ringwould, Kent d. Jun 1907, Eastry RD (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1869	Eastry RD   [1]
  Children	1. George Henry Minter,   b. Sep 1869, Walmer, Kent d. 25 Apr 1934, Whitechapel, London (Age 64 years)   2. John William Minter,   b. 29 Apr 1871, Walmer, Kent d. 20 Oct 1950, Hospital, Orpington, Kent (Age 79 years)   3. William James Minter,   b. 2 Oct 1872, Walmer, Kent d. 26 Jun 1934, St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth, London (Age 61 years)   4. Martha Jane Minter,   b. 4 Jul 1874, Walmer, Kent d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Eliza WEATHERLEY,   b. Abt 1863, Uxbridge, Middlesex d. 24 Aug 1937, Walmer, Kent (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1908	Eastry RD   [1]
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

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  [S3] BMD index. [S58] Ciff Minter, from rewritten Parish Register, May 2007. [S109] Cliff Minter from Walmer PR, Novemeber 2009, Q4 1838 Eastry 5/249. (Reliability: 3).