Robert Kitchin
British merchant, Alderman and Mayor of Bristol in the 16th century
About Robert Kitchin
Sir Robert Kitchen (alt. Kytchen) was Alderman of Bristol. He died on 19 June 1594. He gifted one of the four bronze 'nails' (merchants' counting tables) to The Exchange in Bristol.
Abel Kitchin, later Mayor of Bristol, was one of his four executors. It is not known if Robert Kitchin, who was originally from Kendal, was Abel Kitchin's father or uncle.
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Who was Robert Kitchin?
British merchant, Alderman and Mayor of Bristol in the 16th century
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Robert Kitchin died in 1594.
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