Career
His compositions were mostly religious in theme. A financial worker by trade, he also wrote poetry. He lived in London for most of his life.
He moved to London around 1583 to work as an apprentice scrivener.
His work largely pertained to business matters. Often working as a moneylender or a financial broker.
He registered with the Company of Scriveners on 27 February 1599. Records show the couple had six children, three of whom reached adulthood.
The three surviving children were Anne, John Milton (the poet) and Christopher Milton (a judge who was later awarded a knighthood).
Similar to his first son of the same name, Milton wrote poetry. Two poems are known to have existed: a sonnet and a poem dedicated to John Lane—both unpublished. Milton"s main creative outlet, however, was composing music
Twenty musical compositions are verified as belonging to Milton.
All but one of his compositions contained a religious theme. In 1631 Milton and his family moved from Bread Street to Hammersmith where he resided until his retirement in 1636.
However, Sara died shortly after on 3 April 1637 and she was buried in the aisle of the parish church. He remained there until his death and was buried on 15 March 1647 in Street Giles Cripplegate.