Robert Kitching 1791

Robert Kitching (abt 1791 - )

Robert Kitching was born between 1786 and 1796 in Yorkshire - this is based upon the 1841 census record. We have been unable to locate confirmed baptismal records

We have been unable to locate marriage records for Robert or any birth records for his children. The first source of information about Robert Kitching is the 1841 census record where Robert is living at 6 Barret's Yard, Templar St, Leeds. He is noted as being 50 years old and working as a wool comber. There are 2 "families" living at number 6 Robert and what appears to be 3 children:

• Joseph Kitching born abt 1822 ; married Mary Brown Lumsden ; died 1866
• Hannah Kitching born abt 1826 ; died 1855
• Edward Kitching born abt 1833 ; died 1844 

There is also a woman Mary Roberts aged 25 living with them, and what appears to be her child Emma Lawrence (aged 5). I suspect that this is another daughter.

At the time this district appears to be home to a lot of clothing workers including shoemakers, dressmakers, tailors and drapers, but it is also in close proximity to the workhouse - which had been located here for over 100 years at this point.

We had at one point believed Robert to be the sone of Peter Kitching and Jane Clarke of Guisborough, however this does NOT appear to be the case.

We know little about Robert or his life, even whether he is actually the childrens father. What we do know is that by June 1844 the youngest child Edward had passed away in Leeds and by 1846 Joseph was living in Berwick, Scotland.

• 1841 - Robert was wool comber in 1841 living at 6 Barrets Yard, Templar St. 
• 1851 - Hannah and Joseph were living elsewhere and Edward had passed away

Edward Kitchen who dies on seventeenth of April 1844 at 6 Barret Yard is noted as being the son of George Kitchen Hair Dresser (Deceased). The death was notified by Mary Churnley - present at the death, 2 Barret Yard Templar St. Mary Churnly was living at 2 Barret Yart at the time of the 1841 census (she is 35 and a Female Servant, living with her 2 children John 6 and Thomas 2). Edward was baptised on 11 March 1833. (born on 7 January) the sone of George Kitching Hairdresser and Mary Ann McGuire. They were living at Armley at the time. George and Mary Ann were married via Bans on 22 Oct 1832 (3 months prior to Edwards birth). All of these records have the same occupation for George - Hairdresser  

Based on this information we know that Edward is NOT Roberts son, but may however be his grandson. But we cannot find a death record for Charles, or any information that links him to Robert, nor can we determine what has happened to his wife - Mary Ann McGuire

There is a Robert - as married Elizabeth and has children in Leeds in the same time frame, specifically ; Ann ; Charles; Esther ; Priscilla ; Charlotte ; William ; Joshua ... I believe these are the children associated with Elizabeth - widow. in the 1841 and 1851 census but the children and the widow are too old to be our Robert - it would have his date of birth around 1786. There is a birth Record for an Ann Kitching in Sep 1826 in Leeds Yorkshire to a Robert Kitching and Elizabeth thats this family.

DNA Research

DNA research has identified a number of individuals with shared ancestry. These include

• Hannah Kitchin (abt 1719) and William Barnes (USA)
• Valentine Kitchen (abt 1780) and Ann Brooks (of Finningley, Nottinghamshire)
  • Joseph Kitchen and Elizabeth Greenwood
    • Valentine Kitchin and Mary Littlewood
• Joseph Kitchen (abt 1778 East Retford - bef 1851) and Micah Daltry of West Retford Nottinghamshire
  • Elizabeth Kitchin (1815 - 1881) and Robert Slack
• William Kitchen Yorkshire
  • Isabella Kitchen (1778 - 1856) and William Lofthouse
• Roger Kitchen
  • Ann Kitchen (1729 - 1808) Whalley, Lancashire 
• Timothy Kitchingman (1698 - ?) Leeds
  • James Kitchingman (1729 - ?) Leeds
    • Richard Kitchingman (1775 - 1852) Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire)
• Richard Kitchen (1855 - 1896) Ulverston, Lancashire
  • Sarah Ann Kitchen

The shared segment is an 11.ocm or 6656 SNP segment on chromosome 3

We are still working to find a common ancestry line for these Kitchins and other modern day descendants that my fill the gap on those lines 

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