Elijah Kitchingman was born on 19 September 1790, the son of John Kitchingman. He was baptised on 22 September 1790 at St Matthew’s Church in Chapel Allerton.

Elijah died on 30 March 1818 and was buried in the old graveyard of St Matthew’s Church on 5 April 1818.

Gravestone of John Kitchingman, Martha and Elijah

Here
Rests John Kitchingman who
Died Apriel 8th 1818 Agd 74Years
Also Martha his Wife who Died
March 11th 1818 Aged 64 Years
Also Elijah Kitchingman their
Son who Died March 30th 1818
Aged 26 Years
Our friends in sure and cerain hope
Have laid their bodys down
They knew that Christ would ……