Kitchen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The New World beckoned as many of the settlers in Ireland, known as the Scotch/Irish, became disenchanted. 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." Amongst the early settlers who could be considered kinsmen of the Kitchen family, or who bore a variation of the surname Kitchen were

Kitchen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• John Kitchen, who settled in Salem in 1630
• Dorothy Kitchen, who arrived in Maryland in 1652 3
• Hugh Kitchen, who landed in Virginia in 1661 3

Kitchen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Matthew Kitchen, who arrived in New York in 1832 3
• Mathew Kitchen, who landed in New York in 1835 3
• A B Kitchen, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
• Edward Kitchen, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 3
• G W Kitchen, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 3
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Kitchen Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Andrew Kitchen, who landed in Alabama in 1918 3

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kitchen Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Richard Kitchen, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
• Mr. Kitchen Thomas U.E. who settled in New Brunswick c. 1784 we is listed as murdered in 1799 4

Kitchen Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Henry Kitchen, who landed in Canada in 1840
• John Kitchen, who arrived in Canada in 1841
• John G Kitchen, who arrived in Canada in 1841

Kitchen Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• William Kitchen, English convict from Southampton, who was transported aboard the "Asia" on September 3rd, 1820, settling in New South Wales, Australia 5
• Andrew Kitchen, English convict from Lancaster, who was transported aboard the "Asia" on July 29th, 1823, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 6
• Mr. William Kitchen who was convicted in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England for life, transported aboard the "England"on 31st March 1832, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 7
• Ann Kitchen, English convict from Lancaster, who was transported aboard the "Amphitrite" on August 21, 1833, settling in New South Wales, Australia 8
• Mr. William Kitchen who was convicted in Chester, Cheshire, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Duchess of Northumberland" on 1st October 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 9
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Kitchen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• John Kitchen, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Phoenix" in 1860

Kitchen Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

• Nicholas Kitchen, who settled in Barbados in 1654

• Curtis Kitchen (b. 1964), retired American professional basketball player
• Michael Kitchen (b. 1948), English actor, best known for his role as Detective Chief Superintendent Foyle in the drama series Foyle's War since 2002 and for his role as Bill Tanner in two James Bond films
• Ashley Kitchen (b. 1988), English footballer
• Michael Peter Kitchen (b. 1954), former English professional footballer
• Martin Kitchen, Professor Emeritus of history at Simon Fraser University
• Joseph Kitchen, English footballer
• Mr. John Kitchen, British sheriff, held the joint position of Sheriff of Nottingham, England from 1694 to 1695
• William Percy "Bill" Kitchen (1960-2012), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey player
• Michael "the Kitch" Kitchen (b. 1956), Canadian former defenceman and former head coach in the NHL, older brother of retired hockey player Bill Kitchen
• Walter Kitchen (1912-1988), Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics
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• The Kitchen Family by Lennie M. Carter.