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Kitching History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Kitching History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

Not surprisingly, the Kitching surname is thought to have originally been an occupational name for a cook, deriving from the Old English word "cycen."

Early Origins of the Kitching family

The surname Kitching was first found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early rolls revealed Henry atte Kychene c. 1300 and Richard del Kechin. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 lists Johannes del Kechyn; Johannes del Kuchyn; and Thomas del Kichyn. 1

Early History of the Kitching family

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Kitching Spelling Variations

The name, Kitching, occurred in many references, and from time to time, it was spelt Kitchen, Ketchin, Kitching, Kitchiner, Kitchener and others.

Early Notables of the Kitching family

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Migration of the Kitching family to Ireland

Some of the Kitching family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kitching migration to the United States +

The New World beckoned settlers from the Scottish-English borders. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Among the early settlers bearing the Kitching surname who came to North America were:

Kitching Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Kitching, who landed in Virginia in 1699 2

Kitching Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

George Kitching, who arrived in New York, NY in 1831 2
Caroline Kitching, aged 57, who settled in America, in 1894

Kitching Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Fred Kitching, aged 35, who landed in America from Bradford, England, in 1907
Margaret A. Kitching, aged 30, who landed in America from Liverpool, England, in 1910
Dorris M. Kitching, aged 7, who immigrated to the United States from Liverpool, England, in 1910
Edith M. Kitching, aged 9, who immigrated to the United States from Bradford, England, in 1910
Bertha Kitching, aged 3, who landed in America from Liverpool, England, in 1910
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Kitching migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Kitching Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. George Kitching, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "John Scott" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 7th March 1858 3
Mrs. Rachael Kitching, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "John Scott" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 7th March 1858 3
I. Kitching, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Phoenix" in 1860
Phillip Kitching, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Phoenix" in 1860

Contemporary Notables of the name Kitching (post 1700) +

Audrey Lynn Kitching (b. 1985), American fashion blogger, model, and fashion designer
Phillip John "Phil" Kitching (b. 1967), English former professional footballer who played in the 1980s
Mark Stephen Kitching (b. 1995), English professional footballer
Jack Kitching (b. 1921), English professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, '40s and '50s
Arthur Leonard Kitching (1875-1960), English Anglican missionary, bishop and author
Albert George Kitching (1840-1919), English stockbroker and a Liberal politician, Member of Parliament for Maldon (1885-1886)
William Kitching (d. 1850), English co-founder of the Hope Town Foundry in Darlington in 1832 with his brother Alfred (1808-1882), which built steam locomotives at Darlington, England, in the 19th century
Wilfred Kitching CBE (1893-1977), English 7th General of The Salvation Army (1954-1963)
Kimberley Jane Elizabeth Kitching (1970-2022), Australian politician, lawyer, and trade unionist, Senator for Victoria from October 2016 until her death
Mrs. Margaret Kitching M.B.E., British Chief Nurse for North Region at NHS England, was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire on 29th December 2018 for services to Nursing 4
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Kitching family +

RMS Titanic

Mr. Arthur Alfred Kitching (d. 1912), aged 30, English Saloon Steward from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 5

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
"Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html