Origins of surname
This name either referred to someone who worked in a kitchen, or, more likely, was derived from the Anglo-Saxon word cyta = 'wild cat', and indicated someone who behaved like this animal
Early records
The first appearance of this surname in Jersey records was the marriage of Charles Kitcher, son of George, to Marie Adelaide Maunowin, daughter of Pierre, in St Brelade, in 1848. Their first son, Charles, was baptised in the parish later that year, and four further children were baptised in St Peter in the 1850s
Variations
- Kitcher
Family records
Church records
- Kitcher baptisms in Jersey
- Kitcher marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Kitcher marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Kitcher burials in Jersey
Family trees
It is believed that all these trees originated in Hampshire and there is a strong possibility that they are related, but we have found no sources to support this
Great War service
Sons of Charles and Emelie Louise Rabasse
- Edward Henry Kitcher (1892- ) Gunner RGA
- Sydney Louis Kitcher (1894- ) Gunner RGA
- William George Kitcher (1890- ) Private RJGB
Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc
Occupation records
Family wills
This will created by a member of the Kitcher family is now held by Jersey Archive. By visiting the archive site and using the names, date and reference number shown here, it is possible to view a copy of each will. You will have to subscribe to the Archive's online service to do this. To find out more about this collection, which covers the period from 1663 to 1980, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page
- Ida Kitcher, 17 St Luke Crescent, widow of Louis Philip Maloret - 5 April 1939, D/Y/A/104
Burial records
Family album
Family gravestones
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