Edward MINISTER ⁴⁷⁷

  Events

• Edward's birth took place on Saturday, 27th September 1828.

• Edward, at the time of the 1851 Census, taken on the evening of Monday 31 March 1851, was living with his parents, Robert (62, also a tailor) and Sarah (59).

Edward was 21, and a Tailor. There were no other siblings living with them. Edward was as yet, unmarried.

Young Edward must have been a late coop-flyer, as none of his sisters were living at the family home by this time.

• Edward is noted as being a Carpenter on his daugher Clara's birth certificate of 4th June 1853.

• Edward is noted as being a Carpenter Journeyman on his daughter Julia's birth certificate of 29th May 1857.

• Edward was noted on his daughter Clara's wedding certificate as a Carpenter.

Pictured here is the Harp Inn, Thurlton, Norfolk.

• Edwd. MINISTER was 52 years old, a Carpenter, born in Thurlton, Norfolk, and head of the household at Weston Longville. He was present on the evening of Sunday 3rd April for the 1881 British Census.

Also in the household was his wife, Ann, age 47, born in Lishfield, Stafford, England.

• Edward was a Carpenter, noted both in his daughter's wedding certificate in 1875, and in the Census in 1881.

• In 1881, Edward lived at Weston Longville, Norfolk, a distance of approximately 35 kilometres from his birthplace of Thurlton.

• Edward was seventy-two when he died at St Faiths, England.

St. Faith's district was created 1st July 1837, and contains Alderford, Attlebridge, Beeston St. Andrew, Booton, Brandiston, Catton, Crostwick, Drayton, Felthorpe, Frettenham, Great Witchingham, Hainford, Haveringland, Hellesdon, Honingham, Horsford, Horsham St. Faith's, Horstead with Stanninghall, Little Witchingham, Morton on the Hill, Newton St. Faith's, Rackheath, Ringland, St. Mary in the Marsh, Salhouse, Spixworth, Sprowston, Swannington, Taverham, Weston Longville and Wroxham.

Edward married Mary Ann HALL, daughter of William HALL and Unknown, 7th November 1852 in Norwich, England.⁴⁷⁶ (Mary Ann HALL was born Apr 1830 to Apr 1831 in Lishfield, Stafford or Norwich, Norfolk, England ^478,484 and died after 1881 ⁴³⁸.)