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Family of Joseph James MINETT and Eleanor Sears ROBINSON

Husband: Joseph James MINETT (1855-c. 1901)
Wife: Eleanor Sears ROBINSON (1857-1938)
Children: Sophia Eleanor MINETT (1879-1945)
Joseph Frederick MINETT (1884-1943)
Alphonso George Edward MINETT (1886-1962)
Marriage Oct 1877 Islington, London

Husband: Joseph James MINETT

Name: Joseph James MINETT
Sex: Male
Father: Alphonse Frederick MINETT (1825-1896)
Mother: Sophia COOKE (1822-1893)
Birth 19 Sep 1855 St Pancras, Middlesex
Baptism 2 Mar 1856 (age 0) St Pancras, Middlesex
Occupation Traveller in Soap
Census 1881 (age 25-26) Islington, London
6 Jackson Road
Living with wife Eleanor and daughter Sophia E
Residence 1885 (age 29-30) Islington, London
2 Anchor Dwellings
Electoral Register gives this information. No other members of his family mentioned
Census 1891 (age 35-36) Islington, London
9 Cornelia Street
Living on his own. Described as married
Death c. 1901 (age 45-46)

Wife: Eleanor Sears ROBINSON

Name: Eleanor Sears ROBINSON
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 1857 Doncaster, Yorkshire
Census 1891 (age 33-34) Islington, London
Minettes House, Maude Terrace
Living with her children Sophia and Alphonse at the home of her parents in law. Alphonse and Sophia MINETT
Residence 1898 (age 40-41) Islington, Middlesex
Soap Works, Maude Terrace
Electoral Register shows her living alone.
Census 1901 (age 43-44) Lambeth, London
Living with her daughter Sophia and son Alphonso. Described as married living on her own means.
Census 1911 (age 53-54) Willesden, Middlesex
173 High Road, Kilburn
Living with her son Alphonso George and his wife Violet. Described as married.
Death Jul 1938 (age 80-81) Surrey North Eastern

Child 1: Sophia Eleanor MINETT

Name: Sophia Eleanor MINETT
Sex: Female
Spouse 1: Harold PENNY (1874-1959)
Spouse 2: John Joseph CLEARY (1867-1940)
Birth 6 Nov 1879 Islington, London
Occupation Actress
Census 1881 (age 1-2) Islington, Middlesex
6 Jackson Road
Living with parents
Census 1891 (age 11-12) Islington, Middlesex
Minettes House, Maude Terrace
Living with Grandparents and brother Alphonse
Census 1901 (age 21-22) Lambeth, Surrey
5 Western Road
Living with Mother
Census 1911 (age 31-32) ?
Cannot find Harold or Sophia on the 1911 census
Residence btw 1935 and 1936 (age 55-57) Battersea, London
116 Clapham Road
John J Cleary also resident
Census 1939 (age 59-60) Surbiton M B, Surrey
Living with husband John J.
Death 5 Jun 1945 (age 65) Kilburn, Middlesex
25 Tennyson Road
Died in St Bernards Hospital, Southall. Probate to George Edward MINETT, Engineer

Child 2: Joseph Frederick MINETT

Name: Joseph Frederick MINETT
Sex: Male
Spouse: Amy Josephine MEECHAM (1882-1943)
Birth 7 Mar 1884 Islington, London
Census 1911 (age 26-27) Wandsworth London
105 Tranmere Road
Living with wife Amy and son Joseph
Census 1939 (age 54-55) Maldon & Coombe M B; Surrey
Living with wife Amy
Death 29 Mar 1943 (age 59) New Malden, Surrey
Rose Bank, 78 Westbury Road
Died at Royal Northern Hospital, Holloway

Child 3: Alphonso George Edward MINETT

Name: Alphonso George Edward MINETT
Sex: Male
Spouse: Violet Louisa LEVETT (1880-1960)
Birth 10 Mar 1886 Islington, London
Occupation Manager - Cycle Accessories
Census 1901 (age 14-15) Brixton, London
5 Western Road
Living with his Mother and sister Sophie
Census 1911 (age 24-25) Willesden, Middlesex
173 High Road, Kilburn
Living with his wife and Mother
Census 1939 (age 52-53) Willesden M B, Middlesex
Living with wife Violet
Death Jun 1962 (age 76) Kensington, London