John Francis Kitson (9 March 1818 – 29 July 1907) was an English cleric and

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er, an alumnus of

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. s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Kitson, John Francis Born in Crediton, Devon, he was the son of the Rev. John Lane Kitson. He matriculated at Exeter College in 1837, graduating B.A. in 1841. He played one first-class cricket match for

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on 24 May 1838. An opening-batsman of unknown handedness, he scored a

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– two scores of zero – against the

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who were victorious by 47 runs. Kitson became vicar of

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. He died in

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. In 1866 he married Charlotte Henrietta Edmonstone, daughter of

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. They had eight sons and four daughters.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitson, John 1818 births 1907 deaths People from Crediton Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Oxford University cricketers English cricketers 19th-century English Anglican priests