Person:Sarah Miles (21)

Sarah Miles was baptised on 3rd January 1796 at Broadway in Worcestershire, daughter of Elizabeth Miles, formerly Rastall, and her husband, Stephen Miles, a slater and plasterer. Sarah grew up in Broadway. She appears to have been the second of seven children, although her elder brother died when he was six years old in 1799, making Sarah effectively the eldest child.

On 2nd November 1820, aged 24, Sarah married a painter and glazier named William Keyte. He was 23 and had been born at Chatham in Kent, where his father had been based whilst serving in the army. William’s father was originally from Shipston-on-Stour, about eleven miles east of Broadway, and the family presumably returned to the Shipston area sometime after his father retired from the army in 1809.

Sarah and William had six children in Broadway between 1822 and 1838. The 1841 census finds the family living on High Street in Broadway. Sarah was working as a dressmaker. Sometime between 1841 and 1851, the family moved to the nearby market town of Evesham. Both the 1851 and 1861 censuses find Sarah and William living on Port Street in the Bengeworth area of Evesham. In 1861 they had their daughter Elizabeth living with them with her daughter.

By 1871, the family had moved back to Broadway. In the later censuses, no occupation was given for Sarah, whilst William continued to work as a painter and glazier. By 1881, William described himself as ‘formerly painter and glazier’.

Sarah died at Broadway on 19th September 1881, aged 85. Her cause of death was given as paralysis and debility. William outlived her by just over three years and died in 1884, aged 87.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Registers of Broadway, 1539-1966. (Worcester: Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service).

   1796: Jan[ua]ry 3d Sarah Dau[ghte]r of Stephen & Elizabeth Miles

   This baptism has been linked to the Sarah Miles who married William Keyte in 1820 on the basis that it matches the date and place of birth given by the adult Sarah Keyte in the censuses, plus in the 1841 census Sarah's son Richard was living with a Stephen Miles who was brother to the Sarah baptised in 1796 and next door to Stephen and Sarah's parents, Stephen and Elizabeth.

2. ↑ England. 1841 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 HO107; Piece 1204; Book 10; Folio 48; Page 3, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: High Street, Broadway, Worcestershire
   William Keyte, male, 44 [1796/7], Painter J[ourneyman], not born in county
   Sarah Keyte, female, 45 [1795/6], dress m[aker], born in county
   Sophia Keyte, female, 19 [1821/2], born in county
   Charles Keyte, male, 16 [1824/5], M[ale] S[ervant], born in county
   William Keyte, male, 12 [1828/9], M[ale] S[ervant], born in county
   Elizebeth Keyte, female, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   Helen Keyte, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Louisa Thomson, female, 4 [1836/7], not born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Folio 2044; Folio 58; Page 13, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Port Street, St Peter Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire
   William Keyte, head, married, male, 53 [1797/8], Painter, b. Chatham, Kent
   Sarah Keyte, wife, married, female, 55 [1795/6], Dressmaker, b. Broadway, Worcestershire
   Elizabeth Keyte, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1832/3], Dressmaker, b. Broadway, Worcestershire
   Ellen Keyte, daughter, unmarried, female, 12 [1838/9], Scholar, b. Broadway, Worcestershire

4. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 2100; Folio 62; Page 24, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Port Street, Bengeworth, Evesham, Worcestershire
   William Keyte, head, married, male, 64 [1796/7], Painter & Glazier, b. Chatham, Kent
   Sarah Keyte, wife, married, female, 66 [1794/5], b. Broadway, Worcestershire
   Helen Keyte, daughter, unmarried, female, 22 [1838/9], Milliner & dressmaker, b. Broadway, Worcestershire
   Clara Keyte, granddaughter, female, 6 [1854/5], Scholar, b. Evesham, Worcestershire
   Elizabeth Hughes, border, widow, female, 28 [1832/3], b. Broadway, Worcestershire
   Clara Hughes, daughter, female, 2 [1858/9], b. Bleddington, Gloucestershire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 3061; Folio 29; Page 11, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: High Street, Broadway, Worcestershire
   William Keyte, head, married, male, 74 [1796/7], Painter & Glazier, b. Chatham, Kent
   Sarah Keyte, wife, married, female, 75 [1795/6], b. Broadway, Worcestershire
   Elizabeth Hughes, daughter, widow, female, 38 [1832/3], Dressmaker, b. Broadway, Worcestershire
   Sarah M. Hughes, granddaughter, female, 12 [1858/9], Scholar, b. Bleddington, Gloucestershire
   Arthur L. Hughes, grandson, male, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Evesham, Worcestershire

6. ↑ 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 39; Page 26, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Main Street, Broadway, Worcestershire
   William Keyte, head, married, male, 84 [1796/7], Formerly Painter & Glazier, b. Chatham, Kent
   Sarah Keyte, wife, married, female, 85 [1795/6], b. Broadway, Worcestershire

7. ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   REGISTRATION DISTRICT EVESHAM
   1881 DEATH in the Sub-district of Broadway in the Counties of Worcester & Gloucester
   No.	When and where died	Name and surname	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
   241	Nineteenth September 1881 Broadway Wor[cester]shire R.S.D.	Sarah Keyte	Female	86 years [1794/5]	Wife of William Keyte Painter	Paralysis Debility Certified by F. Beadles M.R.C.S.	Elizabeth Horne daughter present at the death Broadway	Twenty fourth September 1881	Robert Smith Registrar