CHATHAM  , a See also:

• PORT

port and municipal and See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough of See also:

• KENT
• KENT, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• KENT, JAMES (1763-1847)
• KENT, WILLIAM (1685-1748)

Kent, See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, on the right See also:

• BANK

bank of the See also:

• MEDWAY

Medway, 34 M . E.S.E. of See also:

• LONDON

London by the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South-Eastern & Chatham railway . Pop . (1891) 31,657; (1901) 37,057 . Though a distinct borough it is See also:

• UNITED

united on the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west with See also:

• ROCHESTER
• ROCHESTER, JOHN WILMOT, 2ND EARL
• ROCHESTER, LAWRENCE HYDE, EARL OF (1641-1711)

Rochester and on the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east with See also:

• GILLINGHAM

Gillingham, so that the three boroughs See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form, in See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance, a single See also:

• TOWN

town with a See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population which in 1901 exceeded 110,000 . With the exception of the See also:

• DOCKYARDS

dockyards and fortifications there are'" few See also:

• OBJECTS

objects of See also:

• INTEREST

interest . St See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary's See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church was opened in 1903, but occupies a site which See also:

• BORE

bore a church in Saxon times, though the previous See also:

• BUILDING

building dated only from 1786 . A See also:

• BRASS
• BRASS (O. Eng. braes)

brass commemorates See also:

• STEPHEN
• STEPHEN (1097?-1154)
• STEPHEN (ISTVAN) BATHORY (1533-1586)
• STEPHEN, SIR JAMES (1789-1859)
• STEPHEN, SIR JAMES FITZJAMES, BART
• STEPHEN, SIR LESLIE (1832-1904)

Stephen Borough (d . 1584), discoverer of the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern passage to See also:

• ARCHANGEL (ARCHANGELSK)
• ARCHANGEL (ARCHANGELSx)

Archangel in See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia (1553) . St See also:

• BARTHOLOMEW, JOHN (1831-1893)
• BARTHOLOMEW, SAINT

Bartholomew's See also:

• CHAPEL

chapel, 'originally attached to the See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital for lepers (one of the first in England), founded by Gundulph, See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop of Rochester, in 1070, is in See also:

• PART

part See also:

• NORMAN
• NORMAN, SIR HENRY WYLIE (1826-1904)

Norman . The funds for the See also:

• MAINTENANCE (Fr. maintenance, from maintenir, to maintain, support, Lat. manu tenere, to hold in the hand)

maintenance of the hospital were appropriated by decision of the See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court of See also:

• CHANCERY

chancery to the hospital of St Bartholomew erected in 1863 within the boundaries of Rochester . The See also:

• ALMSHOUSE

almshouse established in 1592 by See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• HAWKINS, CAESAR HENRY (1798-1884)
• HAWKINS, or HAWKYNS, SIR JOHN (1532-1595)
• HAWKINS, or HAWKYNS, SIR RICHARD (c. 1562-1622)
• HAWKINS, SIR JOHN (1719-1789)

Hawkins for decayed See also:

• SEAMEN, LAWS RELATING TO

seamen and shipwrights is still extant, the building having been re-erected in the 19th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century; but the fund called the Chatham See also:

• CHEST (Gr. Kiarl, Lat. cista, O. Eng. cist, test, &c.)

Chest, originated by Hawkins and See also:

• DRAKE, NATHAN (1766-1836)
• DRAKE, SIR FRANCIS (c. 1545-1595)

Drake in 1588, was incorporated with See also:

• GREENWICH

Greenwich Hospital in 1802 .

In front of the Royal See also:

• ENGINEERS, MILITARY

Engineers' See also:

• INSTITUTE (from Lat. instituere, to establish or set up)

Institute is a statue (1890) of See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

General See also:

• GORDON
• GORDON, ADAM LINDSAY (1833—1870)
• GORDON, ALEXANDER (c. 1692—c. 1754)
• GORDON, CHARLES GEORGE (1833-'885)
• GORDON, LEON
• GORDON, LORD GEORGE (1751-1793)
• GORDON, PATRICK (1635–1699)
• GORDON, SIR JOHN WATSON (1788—1864)

Gordon, and near the railway station another (1888) to See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas Waghorn, See also:

• PROMOTER

promoter of the overland route to See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India . In 1905 See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King See also:

• EDWARD

Edward VII. unveiled a See also:

• FINE

fine memorial See also:

• ARCH
• ARCH, JOSEPH (1826– )

arch commemorating Royal Engineers who See also:

• FELL
• FELL, JOHN (1625-1686)

fell in the South See also:

• AFRICAN

African See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War . It stands in the See also:

• PARADE (Fr. parade, an adaptation from Ital. parada; cf. Span. parada, from Lat. parade, to prepare, equip, furnish)

parade ground of the See also:

• BROMPTON

Brompton See also:

• BARRACKS (derived through the French from the Late Lat. barra, a bar)
• BARRACKS, CAMP

barracks, facing the See also:

• CRIMEAN

Crimean arch . There are numerous brickyards, See also:

• LIME
• LIME (O. Eng. lim, Lat. limes, mud, from linere, to smear)

lime-kilns and See also:

• FLOUR

flour-See also:

• MILLS, JOHN (d. 1736)
• MILLS, ROGER QUARLES (1832– )

mills in the See also:

• DISTRICT

district neighbouring to Chatham; and the town carries on a large See also:

• RETAIL

retail See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade, in See also:

• GREAT

great measure owing to the presence of the See also:

• GARRISON
• GARRISON, WILLIAM LLOYD (1805-1879)

garrison . The fortifications are among the most elaborate in the See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom . The so-called Chatham Lines enclose New Brompton, a part of the borough of Gillingham . They were begun in 1758 and completed in 1807, but have been completely modernized . They are strengthened by several detached forts and redoubts . Fort See also:

• PITT, THOMAS (1653-1726)
• PITT, WILLIAM (1759-1806)

Pitt, which rises above the town to the west, was built in 1779, and is used as a general military hospital . It was regarded as the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal See also:

• ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

establishment of the See also:

• KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind in the See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country till the See also:

• FOUNDATION (Lat. fundatio, from fundare, to found)

foundation of See also:

• NETLEY

Netley in See also:

• HAMPSHIRE (or COUNTY OF SOUTHAMPTON, abbreviated HANTS)

Hampshire . The lines include the Chatham, the Royal Marine, the Brompton, the Hut, St Mary's and See also:

• NAVAL

naval barracks; the garrison hospital, See also:

• MELVILLE, ANDREW (1545-1622)
• MELVILLE, ARTHUR (1858-1904)
• MELVILLE, JAMES (1556-1614)
• MELVILLE, SIR JAMES (1535-1617)

Melville hospital for sailors and See also:

• MARINES (from Lat. mare, sea)

marines, the See also:

• ARSENAL

arsenal, gymnasium, various military See also:

• SCHOOLS

schools, convict See also:

• PRISON (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. prehensio, seizure)

prison, and finally the extensive dockyard See also:

• SYSTEM

system for which the town is famous . This dockyard covers an See also:

• AREA

area of 516 acres, and has a See also:

• RIVER

river frontage of over 3 in .

It was brought into its See also:

• PRESENT

present See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state by the extensive See also:

• WORKS

works begun about 1867 . Before that See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time there was no See also:

• BASIN, or BASON (the older form bacin is found in many of the Romanic languages, from the Late Lat. baccinus or bacchinus, probably derived from bacca, a bowl)
• BASIN, THOMAS (1412—1491)

basin or wet-See also:

• DOCK

dock, though the river Medway to some extent answered the same purpose, but a portion of the adjoining See also:

• SALT (a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch zout, Ger. Salz, Scand. salt; cognate with Gr. &Xs, Lat. sal)
• SALT, SIR TITUS, BART

salt-marshes was then taken in, and three basins have been constructed, communicating with each other by means of large locks, so that See also:

• SHIPS

ships can pass from the See also:

• BEND

bend of the Medway at Gillingham to that at Upnor . Four graving docks were also formed, opening out of the first (Upnor) basin . Subsequent improvements included dredging operations in the Medway to improve the approach, and the See also:

• PROVISION (Lat. provisio)

provision of extra dry-dock See also:

• ACCOMMODATION (Lat. accommodare, to make fit, from ad, to, cum, with, and modus, measure)

accommodation under the Naval Works Acts . The parliamentary borough returns one member . The town was incorporated in 1890, and is governed by a See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor, six See also:

• ALDER

alder-men and eighteen councillors . Area, 4355 acres . The borough includes the suburb (an ecclesiastical See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish) of See also:

• LUTON

Luton, in which are the waterworks of Chatham and the adjoining towns . Chatham (Ceteham, Chetham) belonged at the time of the Domesday Survey to See also:

• ODO

Odo, bishop of See also:

• BAYEUX

Bayeux . During the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle ages it formed a suburb of Rochester, but See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry VIII. in See also:

• FOUNDING (from Lat. fundere, to pour)

founding a See also:

• REGULAR

regular See also:

• NAVY

navy began to establish dockyards, and the See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour formed by the deep channel of the Medway was utilized by See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth, who built a dockyard and established an arsenal here . The dockyard was altered and improved by See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles I. and Charles II., and became the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief naval station of England . In 1708 an See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act was passed for extending the fortifications of Chatham .

During the excavations on Chatham See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill after 1758 a number of tumuli containing human remains, pottery, coins, &c., suggestive of an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

settlement, were found . Chatham was constituted a parliamentary borough by the Reform See also:

• BILL

Bill of 1832 . In the time of Edward III. the See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord of the See also:

• MANOR

manor had two fairs, one on the 24th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August and the other on the 8th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September . A See also:

• MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market to be held on Tuesday, and a See also:

• FAIR

fair on the 4th, 5th and 6th of May, were granted by Charles II. in 1679, and another provision market on Saturday by See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James II. in 1688 . In 1738 fairs were held on the 4th of May and the 8th of September, and a market every Saturday .