KITCHIN OF
COOKRIDGE AND WETHERBY
George
and Grace (Kitchin) Turner of Wetherby had a son Edward Turner who lived in Leeds.
Edward Turner was a witness at the marriage of William Crosland and Sarah
Kitchin at Leeds in 1845, Sarah being a daughter of Kelita and Sarah
(Wilkinson) Kitchin. This supports the placement of Grace (Kitchin) Turner in
this family.
There
is also corroboration from DNA matches, with Ruth Margaret (Daniels) Davies, a
descendant of George and Grace (Kitchin) Turner, having a 20 cM match with a descendant of Johnson and Elizabeth
(Hornshaw) Kitchin and a 9 cM match with a descendant
of Kelita and Sarah (Wilkinson) Kitchin.[1]
Thomas
Kitchin or Kitching of Cookridge and later of Lineham, both in the parish of Adel, died in November 1747
and was said to have been in the seventy-second year of his age, indicating a
birth around 1676.[2]
There are some Kitchin entries in the Adel parish registers in the seventeenth
century but no plausible baptism for Thomas. A search for other possible family
members reveals that a licence was issued in May 1710 for Maudlin Kitching of “Cookrick” in “Addle” (Cookridge
in Adel), aged twenty-one, to marry Robert Parkin of East Ardsley.[3]
A Magdalen, daughter of William Kitchin, was baptised at Mirfield on 11 August
1687 but she was buried there on 12 November the same year.[4]
The other obvious candidate for the Maudlin married in 1710 is Magdalen,
daughter of John Kitching of Cracoe, who was baptised
on 11 August 1689 at Rylstone. There is no further trace of her at Rylstone and
further investigation supports the proposal that her family moved to Cookridge. In particular, a Thomas, son of John Kitching of
Cracoe, baptised on 30 September 1677, is a close
match in age for Thomas of Cookridge. A Nicholas, son
of John Kitching, was baptised at Rylstone in 1685 and a Nicholas Kitchin was
buried at Adel in 1705. John, son of John Kitching of Cracoe,
was baptised in 1682/83 and a John Kitchin of the parish of Adel was married at
Guiseley in 1711 to Ann Moss, sister of Elizabeth Moss who married Thomas
Kitchin of Cookridge. Furthermore, John Kitching of Cracoe had a daughter with the more unusual name of
Abigail, baptised in 1691/92. She does not appear later in the Rylstone
registers but an Abigail Kitchen married Thomas Parker of Rothwell at St Peter,
Leeds, in 1717/18. Leeds was an adjacent parish to Adel and was where the
marriage of Maudlin Kitching and Robert Parkin took place.
When
John Kitchin had a licence to marry Ann Cookson or Cockson
in 1675, his age was given as thirty. A John, son of Roger Kitchin, was
baptised at Rylstone on 4 January 1644/45 but was buried there in 1654. A John,
son of John Kitchin of Rylstone, was baptised there on 16 April 1646 and a
John, son of John Kitchin of Cracoe, was baptised at
Rylstone on 3 December 1647.
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KITCHIN
1 JOHN KITCHIN of Cracoe,
Yorkshire, yeoman, was born ca 1645[5]
and died ca 1697.[6] He
married on 11 September 1675 at Skipton, ANN COCKSON,[7]
daughter of John and Magdalen (Windle) Cockson (see here). She was
baptised on 1 January 1651/52 at Rylstone and buried on 1 December 1702 at
Adel.
Children of John and Ann
(Cockson) Kitchin:
i ELIZABETH KITCHIN, bap 30 Jul
1676, Rylstone.[8]
2 ii THOMAS
KITCHIN (1677-1747); m ELIZABETH MOSS.
iii ANN KITCHIN, bap 16 Feb 1678/79, Rylstone.[9]
iv MARY KITCHIN, bap 20 Feb 1680/81, Rylstone;[10]
m(1) 11 Aug 1701, Adel, EDWARD WILSON;[11]
m(2) 18 Apr 1718, St Peter, Leeds, WILLIAM TYAS.[12]
v JOHN KITCHIN of Adel, bap 4 Feb
1682/83, Rylstone;[13]
m 26 Aug 1711, Guiseley, ANN MOSS.[14]
vi NICHOLAS KITCHIN, bap 1685, Rylstone,[15]
bur 29 Apr 1705, Adel.[16]
vii MAGDALEN KITCHIN, bap 11 Aug 1689,
Rylstone,[17]
bur 27 Dec 1763, Rothwell;[18]
m 29 May 1710, St Peter, Leeds, ROBERT PARKIN.[19]
viii ABIGAIL KITCHIN, bap 13 Mar 1691/92,
Rylstone,[20]
bur 10 Nov 1720, Rothwell;[21]
m 11 Jan 1717/18, St Peter, Leeds, THOMAS PARKER.[22]
2
THOMAS KITCHIN of Cookridge, husbandman, was baptised on 30 September 1677 at
Rylstone,[23]
died on 22 November 1747 and was buried on 25 November 1747 at Adel.[24]
He married on 27 May 1703 at Guiseley, ELIZABETH MOSS,[25]
daughter of Matthew and Rosamund (Harrison) Moss (see here). Elizabeth was
baptised on 21 January 1683/84 at Otley, died on 14 February 1769 and was
buried on 17 February 1769 at Adel.
Children of Thomas and Elizabeth (Moss)
Kitchin:[26]
i ANN
KITCHIN, bap 2 Jul 1704, Adel;[27]
m 23 Oct 1728, Adel, JOHN CHAPMAN.[28]
3 ii THOMAS
KITCHIN (1706-1760); m MARTHA RAYNER.
iii JOHN KITCHIN of Adel and of
Newport, Eastrington, yeoman, bap 20 Feb 1708/09,
Adel,[29]
d ca 1791;[30] m
1 Jan 1733/34, Otley, MARY MOSS.[31]
iv JANE KITCHIN, bap 1 Nov 1711, Adel,[32]
bur 18 Jan 1797, Adel;[33]
m 10 Jan 1739/40, Adel, JAMES HARRISON.[34]
v MARY KITCHIN, bap 29 Mar 1714,
Adel,[35]
bur 8 Oct 1719, Adel.[36]
vi ELIZABETH KITCHIN, bur 26 Jul 1773,
Adel;[37]
m 17 Aug 1741, Adel, SAMUEL INGHAM.[38]
vii BENJAMIN KITCHIN of Wibsey, farmer,
bap 10 Jul 1720, Adel,[39]
d 20 Feb 1805,[40]
bur 24 Feb 1805, Wibsey;[41]
m 9 Feb 1762, Tong, ELIZABETH SEED.[42]
viii JAMES KITCHIN of Acaster Selby,
farmer, bap 24 Aug 1723, Adel,[43]
d 11 Nov 1789, bur 13 Nov 1789, Adel;[44]
m 8 May 1759, Adel, HANNAH (PRINCE) PORTINGTON.[45]
ix BARBARA KITCHIN, bap 25 Apr 1726,
Adel,[46]
bur 15 May 1726, Adel.[47]
x TIMOTHY KITCHIN, bap 23 Oct 1727,
Adel,[48]
bur 29 Oct 1727, Adel.[49]
3
THOMAS KITCHIN of Wetherby,
miller, was baptised on 6 October 1706 at Adel[50]
and buried on 23 November 1760 at Spofforth.[51]
He married on 17 January 1733/34 at Bradford, MARTHA RAYNER,[52]
daughter of Zechariah and Dorothy (Bentley) Rayner (see here). Martha was
baptised on 24 December 1712 at Bradford and buried on 25 May 1756 at
Spofforth.
Children of Thomas and Martha (Rayner)
Kitchin:
i ELIZABETH
KITCHIN, bap 8 Dec 1734, Otley;[53]
m 10 Jan 1754, Spofforth, MATTHIAS STANDBANK.[54]
ii KELITA KITCHIN of Thorp Arch,
paper maker, bap 13 Jun 1736, Otley,[55]
bur 5 Oct 1821, Escrick;[56]
m(1) 8 Jan 1770, Doncaster, SARAH LIGHTOWLER;[57]
m(2) 25 Apr 1782, Bramham, MARTHA (BECKETT) RICARD.[58]
iii DOLLY KITCHIN, bap 6 Mar 1737/38,
Spofforth,[59] d
29 May 1800, bur 1 Jun 1800, Spofforth;[60]
m(1) 20 Jun 1759, Spofforth, CHRISTOPHER TREWIT;[61]
m(2) 13 Jan 1777, Spofforth, JOHN TURLEY.[62]
4 iv JOHNSON
KITCHIN (1739/40-1821); m ANN ROBSHAW.
v JAMES KITCHIN of Wetherby, collar
maker, bap 21 Sep 1744, Wetherby;[63]
m 19 Nov 1775, Spofforth, MARTHA WRIGHT.[64]
vi SARAH KITCHIN, bap 29 Aug 1746,
Wetherby,[65]
bur 28 Jun 1747, Spofforth.[66]
vii MALLY KITCHIN, bap 4 Jan 1748/49,
Wetherby,[67]
bur 14 May 1751, Spofforth.[68]
4
JOHNSON KITCHIN of Wetherby,
joiner, was baptised on 18 January 1739/40 at Spofforth[69]
and buried on 19 August 1821 at Spofforth.[70]
He married on 8 September 1766 at Spofforth, ANN ROBSHAW,[71]
daughter of Richard and Grace Robson alias Robshaw (see here). Ann was
baptised on 14 September 1743 at Wetherby and buried on 4 March 1827 at
Spofforth.
Illegitimate child of Johnson Kitchin and
Elizabeth Potter:
i JOHN, bap 2 Jun 1760, Walton.[72]
Children of Johnson and Ann (Robshaw)
Kitchin:
ii MARY KITCHIN, bap 5 Feb 1768,
Wetherby.[73]
iii MARTHA KITCHIN, b ca 1770,
Wetherby,[74]
bur 19 Mar 1854, Clifford;[75]
m 14 Mar 1796, Bramham, WILLIAM WADDINGTON.[76]
iv ANN KITCHIN, bap 5 Aug 1772,
Wetherby.[77]
v GRACE KITCHIN, bap 26 Apr 1775,
Wetherby,[78] d
18 Dec 1845, Wetherby;[79]
m 23 Sep 1799, Felkirk, GEORGE TURNER[80]
(see here).
vi THOMAS KITCHIN, bap 9 Nov 1777,
Wetherby,[81]
bur 23 Jul 1779, Spofforth.[82]
vii DOROTHY KITCHIN, bap 6 Aug 1780,
Wetherby,[83] d
22 Oct 1781, bur 24 Oct 1781, Spofforth.[84]
viii JOHNSON KITCHIN of Wetherby,
millwright, b Wetherby, bap 29 Sep 1782, Wetherby,[85]
bur 14 Jul 1858, Wetherby;[86]
m(1) 26 Nov 1804, St Michael le Belfry, York, ANN KITCHIN;[87]
m(2) 1 May 1806, Thorp Arch, ELIZABETH HORNSHAW.[88]
ix DOROTHY KITCHIN, bap 20 Mar 1785,
Wetherby,[89] bur
2 Mar 1787, Spofforth.[90]
x KELITA KITCHIN of Collingham,
joiner, b Wetherby, bap 16 Mar 1788, Wetherby,[91]
d 11 May 1873, Wetherby;[92]
m(1) 5 Jun 1813, St Peter, Leeds, SARAH WILKINSON;[93]
m(2) 15 Dec 1831, St Peter, Leeds, JANE HAMMOND;[94]
m(3) 20 Dec 1842, Bramham HANNAH JENKINSON.[95]
[1] Results from AncestryDNA.
[2] Monumental inscription at Adel.
[3] Archbishop of York Marriage Licences Index, 1613-1839 (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[4] Mirfield parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[6] John’s date of death can be narrowed down by the dates of baptism of his children and the description of Ann as a widow at her burial in 1702. He might be the John Kitching buried at Rylstone on 18 Aug 1700 but there was more than one of the name in the area.
[7] Skipton parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); John W. Clay, ed., Paver’s Marriage Licences, vol. 3 (Worksop, 1912), 11.
[8] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[9] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com). She may be the Anne Kitchin buried on 12 Feb 1705/06 at Adel.
[10] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[11] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[12] St Peter, Leeds, parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); Archbishop of York Marriage Licences Index, 1613-1839 (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[13] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[14] Guiseley parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[15] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com). The exact date is unclear.
[16] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[17] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[18] Rothwell parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[19] St Peter, Leeds, parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); Archbishop of York Marriage Licences Index, 1613-1839 (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[20] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); Rylstone bishop’s transcripts (online at www.ancestry.com).
[21] Rothwell parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[22] St Peter, Leeds, parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[23] Rylstone parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[24] Monumental inscription at Adel; Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); will dated 21 Nov 1747, proved 16 Jan 1747/48 (Borthwick Institute).
[25] Guiseley parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[26] The will of Thomas Kitchin names his grandson James Walker but the exact connection is unclear. A James, son of Richard Walker, was baptised at Adel on 19 Feb 1734/35; a James, son of Charles Walker, was baptised at Adel on 26 Jun 1737; and a James, son of Jeremiah Walker, was baptised there on 7 Mar 1738/39.
[27] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[28] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[29] Adel bishop’s transcripts (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[30] Will dated 6 Mar 1790, proved 27 Oct 1792 (Borthwick Institute).
[31] Otley bishop’s transcripts (online at www.findmypast.co.uk); Archbishop of York Marriage Licences Index, 1613-1839 (online at www.findmypast.co.uk). The marriage of John and Mary’s daughter Ann Kitchin to Peter Moss on 25 Feb 1762 was witnessed by Matthias Standbank, son-in-law of Thomas and Martha (Rayner) Kitchin (Bardsey parish registers, online at www.ancestry.com).
[32] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[33] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[34] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[35] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[36] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); Adel bishop’s transcripts (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[37] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[38] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com). The will of Thomas Kitchin names his daughter Elizabeth Ingham.
[39] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[40] Transcription of monumental inscription at Low Moor (www.sblha.com/htlm_mon.html). Will dated 21 Jan 1803, proved 6 May 1805 (Borthwick Institute).
[41] Wibsey parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[42] Tong parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[43] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[44] Monumental inscription at Adel; Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); will dated 19 Mar 1785, proved Jan 1790 (Borthwick Institute).
[45] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); Garforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); George Denison Lumb, ed., The Registers of the Parish Church of Adel (Leeds, 1895), 206.
[46] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[47] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[48] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[49] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[50] Adel parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[51] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[52] Bradford parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[53] Otley bishop’s transcripts (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[54] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[55] Otley bishop’s transcripts (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[56] Escrick parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk); will dated 14 Jul 1821, proved Mar 1822 (Borthwick Institute).
[57] Doncaster parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[58] Bramham parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk); Owston parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[59] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[60] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[61] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[62] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com). The bride is described as a spinster in the marriage entry but there does not seem to be anyone other than Dolly (Kitchin) Trewit who could be the woman in question.
[63] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com). He may be the James Kitchen buried at Bramham in 1791.
[64] Spofforth bishop’s transcripts (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[65] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[66] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[67] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[68] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[69] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[70] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[71] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[72] Walton parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[73] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[74] Brian Jones, ed., Population Listing for the Township of Wetherby in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1776 (Bradford, 1996), 7; 1851 census returns, Clifford (National Archives, HO 107/2352, fol. 338).
[75] Clifford parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[76] Bramham parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[77] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com). Her name is given as Nancy in her baptism entry.
[78] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[79] Death certificate.
[80] Felkirk parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[81] Spofforth bishop’s transcripts (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[82] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[83] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[84] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[85] Spofforth parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); 1851 census returns, Wetherby (National Archives, HO 107/2283, fol. 529).
[86] Wetherby parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[87] St Michael le Belfry, York, parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[88] Thorp Arch parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[89] Spofforth bishop’s transcripts (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[90] Spofforth bishop’s transcripts (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
[91] Wetherby parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com); 1851 census returns, Collingham (National Archives, HO 107/2352, fol. 368).
[92] Grant of probate.
[93] St Peter, Leeds, parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[94] St Peter, Leeds, parish registers (online at www.ancestry.com).
[95] Bramham parish registers (online at www.findmypast.co.uk).
