Person:George Keyte (1)

George Prescott Keyte was born on 24th July 1877 at Broadway in Worcestershire, son of a domestic servant and gloveress named Ann Keyte, who was 22. George's baptism names his father as George Prescott, but he has yet to be identified. The 1881 census finds George living with his mother and her parents and siblings at Springfield Road in Broadway. By 1891 he was living just around the corner at China Square, still with his mother and her parents. George's mother Ann eventually married at the age of 38, to a painter named Dennis William Haines, who was only five years older than George. The 1901 census finds George living with his mother, stepfather and siblings.

Shortly after the 1901 census, George married Selina Jane Ravenhall.

George went on to become a postman, and was awarded a medal for 46 years' unblemished service when he retired in 1937. He lived to be 97 years old.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. George Prescott KEYTH [sic], September Quarter 1877, Evesham Registration District, Vol. 6c, page 349

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. George Prescott KEYTE, December Quarter 1874, Evesham Registration District, Vol. 29, page 228, b. 24 Jul 1877

3. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 2927; Folio 37; Page 21, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address	Springfield Road, Broadway, Worcestershire
   Name	Relation to head	Marital status	Sex	Age	Implied birthdate	Occupation	Birthplace
   Richard Keyte	head	married	male	58	1822/3	Slater	Broadway, Worcestershire
   Mary Keyte	wife	married	female	59	1821/2	formerly Shoe Binder	Evesham, Worcestershire
   Anne Keyte	daughter	unmarried	female	26	1854/5	Servant (domestic)	Broadway, Worcestershire
   Walter W. Keyte	son	unmarried	male	16	1864/5	Slater's Labourer	Broadway, Worcestershire
   Emma M. Keyte	daughter		female	12	1868/9	Scholar	Broadway, Worcestershire
   George P. Keyte	grandson		male	3	1877/8	Scholar	Broadway, Worcestershire

4. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 2337; Folio 111; Page 25, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address		China Square, Broadway, Worcestershire
   Rooms occupied		4
   Name	Relation to head	Marital status	Sex	Age	Implied birthdate	Occupation	Status	Birthplace
   Richard Keyte	head	married	male	68	1822/3	Slater & Plasterer	employer	Broadway, Worcestershire
   Mary Keyte	wife	married	female	70	1820/1			Evesham, Worcestershire
   Ann Keyte	daughter	single	female	36	1854/5	Gloveress	employed	Broadway, Worcestershire
   George Keyte	grandson		male	13	1877/8			Broadway, Worcestershire
   William Keyte	grandson		male	6	1884/5	Scholar		Broadway, Worcestershire

5. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 2790; Folio 115; Page 12, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address		North Street, Broadway, Worcestershire
   Rooms occupied		Five or more
   Name	Relation to head	Marital status	Sex	Age	Implied birthdate	Occupation	Status	Birthplace
   Dennis Haines	head	married	male	25	1875/6	Painter-house	worker	Buckland, Gloucestershire
   Ann Haines	wife	married	female	30	1870/1			Broadway, Worcestershire
   Mildred Haines	daughter	single	female	6	1894/5			Broadway, Worcestershire
   Frank Haines	son	single	male	2	1898/9			Broadway, Worcestershire
   George Keyte	stepson	single	male	23	1877/8	Postal messenger	worker	Broadway, Worcestershire
   Wilson Keyte	stepson	single	male	15	1885/6	Grocers Assistant	worker	Broadway, Worcestershire

6. ↑ Roman Catholic Church. St Saviour's Catholic Church Registers. (Worcester: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service).

   No. 299: George Prescot Kyte, Broadway
   Die 24 Julii 1877 natus et die 1 Augusti 1877 baptizatus est Georgius Prescott Keyte filius Annie Keyte et George Prescot (olim [blank]) [here the word 'conjugum' crossed out]: a me Gabriel O'Hanlon Nisp. Apd.
   Patrimus fuit [blank] Matrina fuit Jane Bean

7. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
   29 Sep 1939.

   3 Bibsworth Avenue, Broadway, Evesham R.D., Worcestershire
   Keyte, George P. / male / 24 Jul 1877 / married / Postman (Retired)
   Keyte, Selina J. / female / 26 Dec 1874 / married / Domestic duties

8.   Cheltenham Chronicle, Saturday 7 August 1937
   MEDAL FOR POSTMAN
   Presentation Ceremony at Broadway
   In recognition of his 46 years' service as a postman at Broadway Post Office, Mr. George Prescott Keyte, of Bibsworth-avenue, Broadway, was on Saturday presented with an Imperial Service Medal by Mr. W.J.B. Stone (Head Postmaster of Evesham). The presentation, which took place at Broadway Sorting Office, was attended by nearly all the local postal staff, including Mr. J.C. Cross (Broadway Postmaster).
   In presenting the medal, Mr. Stone said: "On this occasion I am representing his Majesty the King, and it is a very pleasant duty which I am about to perform. These medals are not just dished out, they have to be worked for, and those who get them can feel themselves highly honoured. Mr. Keyte has completed 46 years' service with the Post Office, and he has gone out with an unblemished record."
   Mr. J.C. Cross paid a glowing tribute to Mr. Keyte, and wished him and his wife many years of health and happiness. In thanking Mr. Stone for the medal, Mr. Keyte said he had always tried to do his best for everybody.