James
"1st Baron Airedale"
Kitson
Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of James Kitson
and Ann (Newton) Kitson
Brother of
Frederick William Kitson, Ann Kitson, Henry Kitson, Henry Kitson, Mary Ann (Kitson) Clark, John Edward Kitson, Emily (Kitson) Playfair, John Hawthorn Kitson, Charles Henry Kitson, Arthur Octavius Kitson, Francis Reginald Kitson [half], Eva Maragret (Kitson) Swayne [half], Sydney Decimus Kitson [half] and Annette Amelia (Kitson) Matthews [half]
Husband of
Emily Christiana (Cliff) Kitson
— married
20 Sep 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Husband of
Mary Laura (Smith) Kitson
— married
1 Jun 1881 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Albert Ernest Kitson, James Clifford Kitson, Emily Kitson, Alice Hilda Kitson, Edward Christian Kitson, Roland Dudley Kitson MC and Olive Mary (Kitson) Kingsley
Died
at age 75
in Paris, Seine, France
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James Kitson was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Biography
James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale PC, DSc (22 September 1835 – 16 March 1911) was a British politician of the Liberal Party, first a Member of Parliament and then a peer.
He was the son of James Kitson of Elmete Hall (1807-1885) and Ann Newton. He was baptised on 16 October 1835 in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.[1]
In the 1851 census James (age 15), Scholar, was the unmarried son of James Kitson at 18, Blenheim Terrace, Leeds, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England.[2]
In the 1871 census James (age 35) was the head of household at Oatley Road Spring Bank House, Headingley cum Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England.[3]
He was created a baronet on 28 Aug 1886 and on 17 July 1907 was raised to the peerage as Baron Airedale, of Gledhow, Yorkshire.
He married (1) Emily Cristina Cliff on 20 Sep 1860,[4] 3 sons, 3 daughters and (2) Mary Laura Smith on 1 June 1881[5] 1 son 1 daughter.
He died 16 March 1911 at the Hotel Maurice, Paris,[6], succeeded by his son Sir Albert Ernest Kitson, 2nd Baron Airedale (1863-1944).
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
"Yorkshire Baptisms"
Archive: Borthwick Institute for Archives; Page: 183
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 9 July 2023)
James Kitson baptism on 16 Oct 1835, son of James & Ann, in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire (West Riding), England. - ↑
1851 Census:
"1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: HO107; Piece number: 2321; Folio: 1046; Page: 14; Schedule: 47
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 9 July 2023)
James Kitson (15), unmarried son, Scholar, in household of James Kitson (43) at 18, Blenheim Terrace in Leeds registration district in England. Born in England.Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place James Kitson Head Married M 43 Engineer Leeds, Yorkshire, England Ann Kitson Wife Married F 44 Leeds, Yorkshire, England F Wm Kitson Son Unmarried M 21 Engineer Leeds, Yorkshire, England James Kitson Son Unmarried M 15 Scholar Leeds, Yorkshire, England Emily Kitson Daughter F 9 Scholar Leeds, Yorkshire, England John H Kitson Son M 7 Scholar Leeds, Yorkshire, England Arthur Kitson Son M 2 Leeds, Yorkshire, England Harriett Appleyard Servant Unmarried F 28 Cook Lincolnshire, England Sarah Reed Servant Unmarried F 23 Housemaid Yorkshire, England Harriett Moorhouse Servant Unmarried F 21 Nurserymaid Adwalton, Yorkshire, England - ↑
1871 Census:
"1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: RG10; Piece number: 4569; Folio: 38; Page: 7; Schedule: 22
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 10 July 2023)
James Kitson (35) head of household at Oatley Road Spring Bank House, Headingley cum Burley in Leeds registration district in England. Born in England.Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place James Kitson Head M 35 Yorkshire, England Emily Christana Kitson Wife F 33 Yorkshire, England Albert Ernest Kitson Son M 7 Yorkshire, England James Clifford Kitson Son M 6 Yorkshire, England Emily Kitson Daughter F 4 Yorkshire, England Rose Wood Servant F 34 Scotland Jessie Murray Servant F 31 Scotland Fanny Steele Servant F 25 Yorkshire, England Hannah Smith Servant F 15 London, Middlesex, England - ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriage Index"
FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 10 July 2023)
Kitson, James.
GRO Reference: 1860 Jul-Aug-Sep in Leeds Volume 9b Page 550. - ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriage Index"
FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 25 July 2023)
Kitson, James.
GRO Reference: 1881 Apr-May-Jun in Dudley Volume 6c Page 30. - ↑
Probate:
"England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019"
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 26 July 2023)
James Baron Airedale probate on 31 Mar 1911 in Wakefield. Died 16 Mar 1911.
- Debrett, John, C. F. J. Hankinson, and Arthur G. M. Hesilrige. Debretts peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage ...: comprises information concerning persons bearing hereditary or courtesy titles, privy councillors, knights, companions of the various orders, and the collateral branches of all peers and baronets. London: Odhams Press, 1947.
- wikipedia:James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p2919.htm#i29182
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