My great grandfather Francis Patrick Kitchen emigrated to South Australia in 1876.
The accompanying file summarises what I have been able to find out. I would love to be able to fill in the blanks.
Tony Andrews
Tony:
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!
I checked Roots Ireland and found the five baptismal records on your file so I assume you also used Roots. Since some of the births were in the "barracks" does that mean the military or possibly the RIC? I was not able to locate a marriage record on Roots. I checked the Tithe Applotment listings from the 1820s/1830s and there were 11 Kitchen records mostly in Co. Clare although the Northern Ireland counties are not included on the Tithe listings maintained by the National Archives.
Roger McDonnell
Roger
Thank you for your kind welcome and for your efforts on my behalf. I did indeed find the baptisms on Roots Ireland some time ago, and downloaded some images recently when FindMyPast had a free weekend.
The two mystery female births are as a result of the marriage notice for Elizabeth Mary Catherine Kitchen in the paper in 1883, where it states that she was the only surviving of four daughters. (By the way, the family name became Kitchin soon after the arrival in Australia.)
My great great uncle Joseph Kitchen did join the army, and he turned out to be a bit of a lad. In Family Search I have discovered that he was before the courts in 1863 and 1867, the latter for desertion. I got images for the desertion from the free weekend on FindMyPast. He died in India in 1871 while in the army.
I found a reference to an appearance by him in 1861, but I am unable to read the article without joining FindMyPast. This is in the attachment.
Tony
Tony:
I read the article. Basically, a large stone was thrown into a house. A boy named Peter Clements was taken into custody and Joseph Kitchen and another boy were given a summons. Clements was found guilty but Joseph Kitchen and the other boy were acquitted.
Roger
Roger
Thanks once again. He sounds like a tearaway.
Tony