William Brown Kitchiner
William Brown Kitchiner | |
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| Born | 23 June 1804 London, England |
| Died | 30 May 1861 (aged 56) Ostend, Belgium |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Spouse | Georgiana Macdonnell Edgeworth |
| Children | Georgina Kitchiner Julia Macdonnell Kitchiner |
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William Brown Kitchiner (23 June 1804 – 30 May 1861) was a British poet and the acknowledged illegitimate son of William Kitchiner MD (1778–1827), a celebrated cook, and author of The Cook's Oracle. He is the author of Fancy's First, or Tender Trifles (1829), a collection of poetry published in London by J. Moyes.[1]
Life
Kitchiner was the son of William Kitchiner MD and Elizabeth Friend, with whom his father lived for the remainder of his life following the breakdown of his marriage. He was educated at Cambridge, funded by his father, and was intended as the principal heir to his father's estate. William Kitchiner MD died on 26 February 1827, the day before he was due to change his will to remove his son, and William Brown accordingly inherited the bulk of the estate.[2]
In 1829, the same year he published his poetry collection, Kitchiner also wrote the preface to his father's posthumous work The Housekeeper's Oracle.[3]
On 2 September 1828, he married Georgiana Macdonnell Edgeworth, daughter of Major Thomas Edgeworth of the 35th Regiment and Elizabeth Greig, at St George's, Hanover Square, London.[4] They had two daughters, Georgina Kitchiner and Julia Macdonnell Kitchiner. His wife subsequently divorced him. He died in poverty at Ostend, Belgium, on 30 May 1861.
Legacy
His daughter **Julia Macdonnell Kitchiner** (1831–) married William Reade of Kilkenny, son of Redmond Reade, the first Catholic Mayor of Kilkenny. Their son was Essex Reade (1855–1908), agent of Baring Brothers in Buenos Aires during the aftermath of the Baring crisis of 1890, making William Brown Kitchiner the great-grandfather of Essex Reade and the great-great-grandfather of Arthur Essex Edgeworth Reade DSO MC, an officer of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War.[5]
Publications
- Fancy's First, or Tender Trifles. J. Moyes, London, 1829.
- Preface to The Housekeeper's Oracle by William Kitchiner MD. 1829.
References
- ↑ Kitchiner, William Brown (1829). Fancy's First, or Tender Trifles. London: J. Moyes.
- ↑ https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-15690.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Gulielmus Kitchiner". Latin Wikipedia. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ "Marriages". The Gentleman's Magazine: 195. June 1853. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ Husain, Tehreem; Buchnea, Emily (23 October 2024). "Agents, brokerage and Argentinian railways 1880–1905". Business History. Taylor & Francis. doi:10.1080/00076791.2024.2410871.