kitEDWARD.doc file last edited 12 Jun 2005

Edward Kitto (senior - b.1804) was a miner of Redriver in Cornwall. His origins are believed to be from Breage before moving to the area around Redruth. His parents are likely James KITTO b. 1763 Breage and Mary CARTER b.c1774 Breage. His son, also Edward, married twice, and with second wife Grace (nee Thomas) migrated to the Moonta mines in South Australia around 1870. The preliminary information was supplied by Mrs Leonie Arnold 10 Apr 1991 with as much accuracy as she could determine. This is my updated file.

EDWARD KITTO

bp. 4 Nov 1832 Breage, Cornwall, Eng. (s/o Edward KITTO & Elizabeth PASCOE)

son of Edward KITTO (1804), miner of Redriver, Cornwall and Elizabeth PASCOE (1802)

Edward (junior) was a miner who resided in Rinsey of Breage and then Redruth, Cornwall

first marriage, m1. 7 Feb 1858 Breage, Cornwall, Eng.

d. 12 Feb 1894 East Moonta, SA. (#217/43 Dal) bd. Moonta Cemetery, SA. aged 55 years m/to

Alice CADDY

b. 1838 Cornwall, Eng.

d. 1867 Tuckingmill? Redruth, Con, Eng. (Q1 1867 #5c/308) aged 32 years.

one child only has been so far identified, but I am sure there will be others.

1.

Elizabeth Ann KITTO bp. 3 Aug 1858 Rinsey, Breage, Con, Eng. There are two or three

Elizabeths who died shortly after this period.

a possible marriage

Elizabeth Ann KITTO b. c1860 Eng. m. 1888 Vic. (#7103/1888 Vic. ) m/to

George Colley CLARKSON b. cc1860

more children ? Fred ? see below

second marriage of Edward KITTO m2. 25 Dec 1867 Tuckingmill Parish Church, Con, Eng. (Q4 1867 #5c/389 Redruth) (then a widower aged 30 years, and tin miner of Illogan)

GRACE THOMAS

b. c1846 Breage, Cornwall.

d. 16 Jul 1916 and buried in Moonta Cemetery

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It is suspected that at least two children of the first or second marriage of Edward died on the voyage out, and there were likely two Edward KITTOs

1.

Edward KITTO bp. 8 May 1868 Illogan, Con, Eng. (Q2 1868 #5c/276 Redruth) d. 16 Dec 1886 Moonta, SA. drowned in a tank.

2.

Elizabeth Jane KITTO b. 1 Nov 1870 Breage, Con, Eng. (Q4 1870 #5c/243 Redruth)

3.

Joseph Thomas KITTO b. 2 Nov 1871 (one possible is Thomas James Q2 1871 #5c/231 Redruth) d. 27 Nov 1921 Broken Hill, NSW (s/o Edward & Grace, #18143/1921 NSW)

4.

Sayahin KITTO b. 10 Sep 1872 (one possible is Sarah Ann Q4 1872 #5c/248 Redruth)

5.

Annie KITTO b. 12 Jun 1876 SA. (#168/36 SA.)

6.

Edward KITTO b. 11 Jun 1878 SA. (#204/96 SA.) d. 5 Jan 1885 East Moonta, SA. (#143/296 Dal) aged 7 years bd. Moonta, SA.

7.

Lillian May KITTO b. 12 Oct 1879 SA. (#229/433 SA.)

8.

Frederick KITTO b. Dec 1880 SA. d. 5 Feb 1881 East Moonta, SA. (#109/85Dal) aged 7 weeks

9.

Catherine KITTO b. 9 Apr 1881 East Moonta SA. (#276/110 SA.)

10.

Frederick William KITTO b. 26 Mar 1884 East Moonta, SA. (#324/61 SA.)

10.

Sarah KITTO b. 2 Dec 1887 East Moonta, SA. (#407/432 SA.)

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first child of Edward and Grace

Elizabeth Jane KITTO b. 1 Nov 1870 Breage, Con, Eng. (Q4 1870 #5c/243 Redruth) (d/o Edward KITTO and Grace THOMAS of Breage) m. 11 May 1889 Primitive Methodist Parsonage, Moonta Mines, SA. (#159/546 SA) d. 30 Nov 1920, bd. Moonta Cemetery, SA.

Thomas Henry WILLIAMS b. 19 Jun 1870 Moonta, SA.(s/o Thomas Henry WILLIAMS) d. 16 Mar 1939 Moonta, SA. occ: stableman of East Moonta, SA.

four children - only one reached adulthood.

1.

Ethel WILLIAMS b. 22 Jul 1900 East Moonta SA. M. 19 Apr 1919 d. 10 Jan 1979 m/to

Willliam BURGESS b. 5 Aug 1898 Tickera, SA. d. 7 Jan 1975 Walleroo, SA.

A. Goldia Aileen BURGESS b. 8 Apr 1921 Moonta, SA. m. 5 Dec 1942 Preston, Vic.

m/to Lindsay Maurice ELLIS b. 21 Jun 1921 Preston, Vic.

2.

Lilly May WILLIAMS b. 6 May 1890 East Moonta, SA. (#457/425 SA.) d. 14 May 1906 bd. Moonta Cemetery, aged 16

3.

Joseph Henry WILLIAMS b. 12 Jul 1892 East Moonta, SA. (#504/127 SA.)

4.

Ernest Garfield WILLIAMS b. 27 May 1895 East Moonta, SA. (#564/245 SA.)

5.

Ethel WILLIAMS b. 25 Jul 1900 East Moonta, SA. (#662/150 SA.)

6.

(twin) Gladys Pearl WILLIAMS b. 10 Jun 1910 East Moonta, SA. and d. 20 Jun 1910 SA. bd. 1910 Moonta Cemetery, aged 2 weeks.

7.

(twin) Thomas James WILLIAMS b. 10 Jun 1910 East Moonta, SA. and d. 13 Jan 1911 bd. Moonta Cemetery, aged 7 months.

8.

Stanley WILLIAMS b. 14 Apr 1912 East Moonta, SA.

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second child of Edward and Grace

Joseph Thomas KITTO b. 2 Nov 1871 (possibly Q1 1874 #5c/239 Redruth) m. 13 Jan 1900 Primitive Methodist Manse, Moonta Mines, SA. (wit: Sarah PARKINSON Moonta Mines & Sarah WATT Port Broughton - M/cert, #202/158 SA.) d. 27 Nov 1921 Broken Hill. occ: miner (26) bachelor of East Moonta in 1900

Kate LEARMOUTH b. 1872 (d/o William LEARMOUTH) likely d. 1942 Broken Hill, NSW. (d/o William & Isabella, #16209/1942 NSW) occ: spinster (28) of Moonta in 1900

1.

Stanley KITTO b. 23 Mar 1902 Ballarat Row, SA. (Dal District) m. 1924 Broken Hill, NSW. (#16913/1924 NSW) d. 1943 Broken Hill, NSW. (s/o Joseph & Kathleen, #25924/1943 NSW) m/to

Kathleen HEAD b. cc1902

2.

Lillias KITTO b. 15 Nov 1903 East Moonta, SA. (Dal District) m. 1923 Broken Hill, NSW. (#16532/1924 NSW) m/to

Harold E HENDERSON b. cc1903

3.

Elsie KITTO b. 12 Sep 1905 East Moonta, SA. (Dal District) d. 17 Jan 1907 East Moonta, SA. (#323/102 Dal) aged 1 year

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fourth child of Edward and Grace

Annie KITTO b. 12 Jun 1876 SA. (#168/36 SA.) m. 25 Jan 1898 Primitive Methodist, Moonta Mines, SA. (#194/292 SA) d. 11 Nov 1899 East Moonta, SA.

James BURNELL b. 2 Aug 1872 Rapid Bay (Second Valley), SA. (s/o Joseph BURNELL & Mary McARTHUR) d. 5 May & bd. 6 May 1946 Moonta Mines, SA.

1.

Edward KITTO b. bef 1898 (s/o Annie before marriage in 1898)

2.

Athur James BURNELL b. 4 Nov 1898 East Moonta, SA. d. 16 Dec 1899 Moonta, SA.

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sixth child of Edward and Grace

Lillian May KITTO b. 12 Oct 1879 (#229/433 SA.) m. 21 Feb 1898 All Saints Church, Moonta, SA. (#194/724 SA.) d. 7 Feb 1943 Moonta, SA. m/to

James SIMMONS d. 22 Mar 1944 (s/o James SIMMONS)

two children

1.

Cyril SIMMONS d. aged 21 years

2.

Hilda SIMMONS m/to

Edward KRIEG farmer of Brinkwell

A. Heather June KRIEG b. 1935 m. Ronald J ALLEN of Kadina, SA.

B. Graham KRIEG b.

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seventh child of Edward and Grace

Catherine KITTO b. 9 Apr 1881 East Moonta SA. (#276/110 SA.) m. 3 Feb 1904 res of T.H WILLIAMS, East Moonta, SA. (#213/442 SA.) d. 9 Dec 1945 bd. Kardinia Cemetery, SA. m/to

Edward STEVENS b. 1877 (s/o Edward STEPHENS) of Wallaroo Mines, SA.

three children

1.

Lillias STEVEN m/to

James Arnold PETHERICK b.

A. Wesley PETHERICK b.

B. Rosemary PETHERICK (m/to KENCHINGTON)

(Rosemary helped to compile some of the data (c1998) that eventually found its way to me)

2.

Clare STEVENS b.

Mr ROSE b.

A. Marlene Janette ROSE (m/to LUTZ)

B. Valma Dawn ROSE (m/to CAMERON)

C. Donald Steven ROSE b.

Clare remarried ROWE

3.

Doris STEVENS d. aged 4 years of Diptheria

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eighth child of Edward and Grace

Frederick William KITTO b. 26 Mar 1884 (#324/61 SA.) East Moonta, SA. m.1 Dec 1917 at residence of W. ARNOLD in Wallaroo, SA. d. 30 Sep 1939 bd. Moonta Cemetery, SA. m & sep to

May Eliza AUNGER b.c1899 dau of Simon AUNGER of Brinkworth - two children

1.

Frederick Allan KITTO b. 1920 m. & res. 48 Fletcher Rd, Birkenhead, SA. bd. Moonta Cemetery, SA. m/to

Veronica Mary SLATER b.

2.

Venus May KITTO b. 1 May 1918 d. 19 Jan 1927 drowned, bd. Moonta Cemetery SA. aged 8 years

 

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ninth child of Edward and Grace

Sarah KITTO b. 2 Dec 1887 East Moonta, SA. (#407/432 SA.) m. 8 Apr 1911 at residence of Mrs J SIMMONS, East Moonta, SA. (#247/73 SA.) d. 29 Apr 1967 Cheltenham, SA. m/to

William John Smith ARNOLD b. 8 Jul 1899 Wallaroo, SA. (s/o William Smith ARNOLD) d. 1 Mar 1969 Royal Adelaide Hospital. bd. Cheltenham Cemetery, SA.

four children

1.

William Allan ARNOLD b. 1912 d. Jan 1991

A. Brian Allan ARNOLD b. m/to Leonie b.

B. Robert Dennis ARNOLD b.

C. Graham Trevor ARNOLD b.

D. Gaye Lorene ARNOLD (m/to COOPER)

2.

Elsie Venus ARNOLD b. 1913 res. Shell Harbour, NSW. d. Feb 1991 m/to

Mr LUSCOMB b.

A. Beverley Joy LUSCOMB b.

B. Barry Arthur LUSCOMB b.

C. Wendy Sue LUSCOMB b.

3.

Laurel May ARNOLD b. 1916 d. 1934

4.

Stanley Gordon ARNOLD b. 1921

A. Rodney ARNOLD b.

B. Lorraine ARNOLD b.

C. Allan ARNOLD b.

D. Leanne ARNOLD b.

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a child of Edward in first marriage (?)

Mary KITTO b. 7 Feb 1859 SA.

1.

Alice KITTO b. Jul 1880 d. 2 Oct 1880 East Moonta, SA. (d/o Mary KITTO, #106/189 Dal) aged 10 weeks

later marriage of Mary KITTO m. 21 Mar 1881 res of District Registrar, Moonta, SA. (d/o Edward KITTO, #126/1206 SA.) m/to

William PARKIN b. 1856 SA. (aged 25 years, s/o Absolom PARKIN)

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strays from Broken Hill

Michael & Maria of Broken Hill

1.

Elizabeth KITTO b. d. 1924 Broken Hill, NSW (d/o Michael & Maria, #12931/1924 NSW)

Norman Lindsay KITTO of Broken Hill

Alice Eleanor

1.

Stanley John KITTO b. d. 1948 Broken Hill, NSW (s/o Norman Lindsay & Alice Eleanor, #11243/1948 NSW)

Lois Aiken KITTO of Broken Hill m. 1950 Broken Hill, NSW (#11225/1950 NSW) m/to

Ronald Albert RICHARDS

Mary Elizabeth KITTO of Broken Hill m. 1950 Broken Hill, NSW (#4682/1950 NSW) m/to

Joseph MUSGAT

another stray

Frederick William KITTO of Adelaide

1.

Frederick KITTO b. Oct 1890 d. 6 Feb 1891 Adelaide, SA. (s/o Frederick William KITTO, #191/263 Adelaide) aged 4 months

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An E A KITTO arrived in Adelaide 25 Nov 1869 on the "Orient" according to the ‘SA Register’, but this doesn’t seem to meet the birth / baptisms of children

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Frederick KITTO b. 1866 bd. 10 Nov 1932 Tuckingmill, Con, Eng. (Q4 1932 #5c/228 Redruth & Tuckingmill burials-Camborne OPC) aged 66 years m/to

Mary Jane RULE b. 1870 bd. 2 Nov 1941 Tuckingmill, Con, Eng. (as May Jane, w/o (1) Thomas H RULE, (2) Frederick KITTO, Q4 1941 #5c/532 Redruth & Tuckingmill burials-Camborne OPC) aged 71 years

(first marriage of Mary Jane to Thomas Rule b. 1873 bd. 7 Jan 1906 Tuckingmill, Con, Eng. (OPC Camborne) aged 33 years)

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