Researching Harold Kitching
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1737 people with the Kitching surname? In that year Kitching was ranked number 2002 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Harold means "army-power" and is of English origin.
Records of Harold Kitching on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Harold Kitching and the Kitching Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 3509 people with the Kitching surname in the UK? Kitching is now ranked number 1614 for popularity in the UK. |
Kitching Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Harold Kitching
Harold Kitching
Harold Edward Kitching (31 August 1885 – 18 August 1980) was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and served as High Sheriff of Durham.
Kitching was born at Great Ayton, Yorkshire, the son of Alfred Edward Kitching and his wife Annie Backhouse Richardson. He was educated at Cambridge University and rowed for Cambridge in the Boat Race in 1908. The Cambridge crew made up a boat in the eights which won the bronze medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Kitching also rowed in the 1909 Boat Race.
Kitching served in the First World War, being made second lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry on 10 October 1914. He reached the rank of lieutenant colonel, and when he retired from the army he acquired Elmwood at Hartburn, Stockton-on-Tees where his former batman (Wilfred Young, father of Muriel who later found fame in television) became his chauffeur. He was awarded MBE and was appointed High Sheriff of Durham in 1941. He was active in agricultural affairs, being chairman of Stokesley Agricultural Society
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