Kitchen of Kitchen Ground in Irton Parish and Descendants - 1
As there was no Parish Register available for the parish of Irton before 1680 then this history relies heavily upon the Probate records of the families involved.
Readers of this article which covers 10 generations of the Kitchen family must be aware that this article is the work of one researcher and as such must contain unintentional errors. As always - check everything.
The descendents of Christopher KITCHEN (c.1580-1622)
1. Christopher KITCHEN, was born in 1580 (estimated) in Irton. He was a Yeoman farmer. He married Elizabeth
UNKNOWN. He died in October 1622 at Kitchen Ground in Irton.
Elizabeth UNKNOWN died in January 1623. She and Christopher KITCHEN had the following children:
+2 Christopher KITCHEN (c.1605-1659)
+3 Elizabeth KITCHEN ( - )
The Second Generation
2. Christopher KITCHEN, son of Christopher KITCHEN and Elizabeth UNKNOWN, was born in 1605 (estimated) in Irton.
He was a Yeoman farmer. He died on 5 July 1659 in Irton. He married Unknown PERSON.
Unknown PERSON died before 1659. She and Christopher KITCHEN had the following children:
+4 Christopher KITCHEN (c.1625 - )
+5 John KITCHEN (c.1630-1682)
+6 Dorothy KITCHEN ( - )
3. Elizabeth KITCHEN was the daughter of Christopher KITCHEN and Elizabeth UNKNOWN.
The Third Generation
4. Christopher KITCHEN, son of Christopher KITCHEN and Unknown PERSON, was born in 1625 (estimated) in Irton. He died in Irton.
5. John KITCHEN, son of Christopher KITCHEN and Unknown PERSON, was born in 1630 (estimated) in Irton. He was a Yeoman farmer. He died in October 1682 at Kitchen ground, Irton. He married Joyce UNKNOWN.
Joyce UNKNOWN died on 6 January 1690 in Irton. She and John KITCHEN had the following children:
+7 John KITCHEN (c.1650-1696)
6. Dorothy KITCHEN, daughter of Christopher KITCHEN and Unknown PERSON, was born in Irton. She married John DIXON.
The Fourth Generation
7. John KITCHEN, son of John KITCHEN and Joyce UNKNOWN, was born in 1650 (estimated) in Irton. He was a Yeoman
farmer. He died on 22 April 1696 at Kitchen ground, Irton. He married Sarah UNKNOWN.
Sarah UNKNOWN died in Irton. She and John KITCHEN had the following children:
+8 John KITCHEN (c.1670-1696)
+9 Daughter KITCHEN (1640?- )
The Fifth Generation
8. John KITCHEN, son of John KITCHEN and Sarah UNKNOWN, was born in 1670 (estimated) in Irton. He was a Yeoman
farmer. He died on 15 May 1696 at Kitchen ground, Irton. He married Ann UNKNOWN.
Ann UNKNOWN and John KITCHEN had the following children:
+10 William KITCHEN (c.1670-1754)
+11 Henry KITCHEN (c.1670-1746)
+12 John KITCHEN (c.1670-1744)
+13 Elizabeth KITCHEN (c.1680 - )
+14 Jonathon KITCHEN (1690-1760)
+15 Ruth KITCHEN (1696- )
9. Daughter KITCHEN, daughter of John KITCHEN and Sarah UNKNOWN, was born in 1640 (estimated). She married
Christopher KITCHEN.
Christopher KITCHEN was born in 1675 (estimated).
The Sixth Generation
10. William KITCHEN, son of John KITCHEN and Ann UNKNOWN, was born in 1670 (estimated). He was a Yeoman farmer.
He married Elizabeth UNKNOWN in 1690 (approx.) in Unknown. He died on 21 May 1754 at Kitchen ground, Irton.
Elizabeth UNKNOWN and William KITCHEN had the following children:
+16 Ann KITCHEN (1692- )
+17 Henry KITCHEN (1695- )
+18 Isaac KITCHEN (1697-1763)
+19 Sarah KITCHEN (1700- )
+20 William KITCHEN (1703-1703)
+21 Dorothy KITCHEN (1704-1728)
+22 Ruth KITCHEN (1709- )
+23 Abraham KITCHEN (1712- )
+24 Daniel KITCHEN (1717-1727)
11. Henry KITCHEN, son of John KITCHEN and Ann UNKNOWN, was born in 1670 (estimated) in Irton. He married Jane
WALKER on 10 August 1690 in Irton. He died on 17 April 1746 in Irton.
Jane WALKER died on 13 April 1744 in Irton. She and Henry KITCHEN had the following children:
+25 John KITCHEN (1691- )
+26 Elizabeth KITCHEN (1694- )
+27 Barbara KITCHEN (1696- )
+28 Jane KITCHEN (1699- )
+29 Susannah KITCHEN (1702- )
+30 Hannah KITCHEN (1705-1706)
+31 Ann KITCHEN (1707- )
+32 Isaac KITCHEN (1708-1764)
12. John KITCHEN, son of John KITCHEN and Ann UNKNOWN, was born in 1670 (estimated) in Irton. He was a Yeoman farmer. He died on 29 June 1744 in Irton. a Singleman.
13. Elizabeth KITCHEN, daughter of John KITCHEN and Ann UNKNOWN, was born in 1680 (estimated) in Irton.
14. Jonathon KITCHEN, son of John KITCHEN and Ann UNKNOWN, was born on 6 October 1690 in Irton. He was born on 6
October 1690 in Unknown. He married Rebecca PONSONBY on 24 April 1715 in Drigg. He married Elizabeth
POSTLETHWAITE on 2 November 1721 in Irton. He died on 8 January 1760 in Drigg.
Rebecca PONSONBY died on 11 February 1716 in Drigg. She and Jonathon KITCHEN had the following children:
+33 Hannah KITCHEN (1716- )
Elizabeth POSTLETHWAITE died on 28 March 1735 in Drigg. She and Jonathon KITCHEN had the following children:
+34 Jane KITCHEN (1721- )
+35 John KITCHEN (1723- )
+36 Isabell KITCHEN (1724- )
+37 Jonathon KITCHEN (1726- )
+38 Isaac KITCHEN (1732- )
+39 William KITCHEN (1735- )
+40 Joseph KITCHEN (1738- )
15. Ruth KITCHEN, daughter of John KITCHEN and Ann UNKNOWN, was born on 15 November 1696 in Irton.
Nev.Ramsden, January 2014