Person:William Keyte (1)

William Keyte was baptised on 26th March 1797 at Chatham in Kent, son of a William and Sarah Keyte. His parents appear to have had two other sons baptised there too: Richard in 1796 and John in 1798.

William’s father was a sergeant in the Royal Artillery, and was originally from Shipston-on-Stour in Worcestershire. William’s father retired from the army in 1809 and it seems likely that the family then returned to the Shipston area. William’s older brother, Richard, married at Shipston in 1818. It has yet to be established when William’s mother died.

On 2nd November 1820, aged 23, William married Sarah Miles at Broadway in Worcestershire, about eleven miles west of Shipston. She was 24 and from Broadway.

William and Sarah had six children in Broadway between 1822 and 1838. The 1841 census finds the family living on High Street in Broadway. William worked as a painter and glazier, whilst Sarah was a dressmaker.

William’s father died in 1845 at Epsom in Surrey.

Sometime between 1841 and 1851, William and Sarah 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, whose husband had recently died, 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 at Broadway on 17th September 1884, aged 87.

1. ↑ Church of England. St. Mary's Church (Chatham, Kent). Parish registers, 1568-1974. (Maidstone, England: Kent Archives Office, 1988).

   1797: March - baptized
   Kite: William S[on] of William & Sarah - 26
   Medway CityArk

   This baptism has been identified on the basis that it is in the right place and time to match the age and place of birth William gave in the censuses, and one of the witnesses to William's marriage in 1820 was a Richard Keyte - and the William baptised in 1797 had an older brother named Richard who also appears to have moved to the west of the country, appearing in Warwickshire in the 1861 census.

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
   1884 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
   1189	Seventeenth October 1884 Broadway Wor[cester]shire R.S.D.	William Keyte	Male	87 years [1796/7]	Painter and Glazier	Old age Debility Certified by F. Beadles M.R.C.S.	E. Horne daughter present at the death Broadway	Twenty first October 1884	Robert Smith Registrar