Sydney's birth was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1871 in the Leeds district.[1] He was the son of James Kitson and Elizabeth Hutchinson.
In the 1881 census Sydney (age 9), Scholar, was a boarder in Yarlett Hall, Stone Road, Yarlett, Stafford, Staffordshire, England.[2]
Sydney was at Charterhouse school in 1889 in Godalming, Surrey, England.[3]
In the 1901 census Sydney (age 29), Architect, was the single son of Elizabeth Kitson in May Lodge, Filey Road, Scarborough, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (North Riding), England.[4]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Elizabeth Kitson
Head
Widowed
F
67
Living on own means
East Stoke, Nottinghamshire, England
Sydney D Kitson
Son
Single
M
29
Architect
Roundhay, Yorkshire, England
Annette A Kitson
Daughter
Single
F
27
Living on own means
Roundhay, Yorkshire, England
Thomas W Atterton
Servant
Single
M
35
Butler (domestic)
Durham, Durham, England
Maria A Graves
Servant
Single
F
34
Cook (domestic)
Bedale, Yorkshire, England
Alice Nelsey
Servant
Single
F
22
Housemaid (domestic)
Yorkshire, England
Mabel Cornforth
Servant
Single
F
16
Under housemaid (domestic)
Yorkshire, England
Sydney's marriage to Margaret Winifred Tetley was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1903 in the Leeds district.[5]
In the 1911 census Sydney (age 39), Architect, was the married head of household in Hillside Gledhow Lane Leeds, Leeds, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England.[6]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Sydney Decimus Kitson
Head
Married
M
39
Architect
Yorks Roundhay Leeds
Margaret Winifred Kitson
Wife
Married
F
32
Married woman
Yorks Headingley Leeds
Elisabeth Kitson
Daughter
F
6
Yorks Chapel Allerton Leeds
Alice Barbara Kitson
Daughter
F
3
Yorks Chapel Allerton Leeds
Amy Farrow
Servant
Single
F
35
Domestic servant parlourmaid
Grimsby Lincolne
Elizabeth Roberts
Servant
Single
F
32
Domestic servant cook
Salop Fordsheath Shrewbury
Selina Walker
Servant
Single
F
21
Domestic servant housemaid
Guisbro Yorks
Ethel Hammond
Servant
Single
F
20
Domestic servant nurse
Leeds Yorks
In the 1921 census Sydney (age 49), Architect, was the married head of household at Mount House, Boston Spa, Boston Spa, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.[7]
Name
Relation
Sex
Status
Age
Birth Place
Occupation
Employer
Sydney Decimus Kitson
Head
M
Married
49
Yorkshire, England
Architect
Employer
Margaret Winifred Kitson
Wife
F
42
Headingley, Yorkshire, England
Ethel Mary Whitten
Servant
F
20
Kirklington, Nottinghamshire, England
Private
Edith Emily Whitten
Servant
F
18
Kirklington, Nottinghamshire, England
Private
Sydney's death (age 66) was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1937 in the Ploughley district.[8]Sydney died on 1 July 1937 residing in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England and his estate passed probate on 13 October 1937 in London.[9]
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales Birth Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 13 July 2023)
Kitson, Sydney Decimus. GRO Reference: 1871 Jul-Aug-Sep in Leeds Volume 9b Page 511.
↑1881 Census:
"1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: RG11; Piece number: 2686; Folio: 53; Page: 16; Schedule: 333 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 July 2023)
Sydney Kitson (9), unmarried boarder, Scholar, in (Yarlett Hall), Stone Road, Yarlett in Stafford registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in England.
↑1889 School Records:
"Britain, School And University Students" FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 July 2023)
First name(s): Sydney Decimus; Last name: Kitson; Birth date: 26 Jun 1871; Year: 1889; Institution: Charterhouse School; Town: Godalming; County: Surrey; Country: England; Left year: 1889; Publication title: Charterhouse School Register; Year range: 1872-1900; Publication year: 1904.
↑1901 Census:
"1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: RG13; Piece number: 4532; Folio: 125; Page: 36; Schedule: 202 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 July 2023)
Sydney D Kitson (29), single son, Architect, in household of Elizabeth Kitson (67) in May Lodge, Filey Road in Scarborough registration district in England. Born in England.
↑Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriage Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 13 July 2023)
Kitson, Sydney Decimus. GRO Reference: 1903 Jan-Feb-Mar in Leeds Volume 9b Page 479.
↑1911 Census:
"1911 Census For England & Wales"
Series: RG14; Piece number: 26978; Schedule: 281 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 July 2023)
Sydney Decimus Kitson (39), married, Architect, head of household in Hillside Gledhow Lane Leeds in Leeds registration district in England. Born in Yorks Roundhay Leeds.
↑1921 Census:
"1921 Census Of England & Wales"
Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 21118; District reference: RD 490 RS 1 ED 22, 23, 30 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 12 August 2023)
Sydney Decimus Kitson (49), married, Authority, head of household at Mount House, Boston Spa, Boston Spa, Yorkshire (West Riding) in Wetherby registration district in England. Born in Yorkshire, England. Employed by Employer.
↑Death Registration:
"England & Wales Death Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 13 July 2023)
Kitson, Sydney D. (Age at death: 66). GRO Reference: 1937 Jul-Aug-Sep in Ploughley Volume 3a Page 1151.
↑Probate:
"England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019" FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 July 2023)
Sydney Decimus Kitson probate on 13 Oct 1937 in London. Died 1 Jul 1937 residing in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England.
Boswell, David M (1994) The Kitsons and the arts : a Leeding family in Sicily and the West Riding. PhD thesis, University of York. https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/14161/
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