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KINGSTON , the See also:capital and See also:chief See also:port of See also:Jamaica, See also:West Indies. Pop. (1901), 46,542, mostly negroes. It is situated in the See also:county of See also:Surrey, in the See also:south-See also:east of the See also:island, See also:standing on the See also:north See also:shore of a See also:land-locked See also:harbour—for its See also:size one of the finest in the See also:world—and with its suburbs occupying an See also:area of Io8o acres. The See also:town contains the See also:principal See also:government offices. It has a See also:good See also:water See also:supply, a See also:telephone service and a supply of both See also:gas and electric See also:light, while electric trams ply between the town and its suburbs. The See also:Institute of Jamaica maintains a public library, museum and See also:art See also:gallery especially devoted to See also:local interests. The old See also:parish 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 in 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:Street, dating probably from 1692 was the See also:burial-See also:place of See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
Hall (1699) and See also:Admiral See also:Benbow (1702). The suburbs are remarkable for their beauty. The See also:climate is dry and healthy, and the temperature ranges from 930 to 66 ° F. Kingston was founded in 1693, after the neighbouring town of Port Royal had been ruined by an See also:earthquake in 1692. In 1703, Port Royal having been again laid See also:waste by See also:fire, Kingston became the commercial, and in 1872 the See also:political, capital of the island. On several occasions Kingston was almost entirely consumed by fire, the conflagrations of 1780, 1843, 1862 and 1882 being particularly severe. On the 14th of See also:January 1907 it was devastated by a terrible earthquake. A See also:long See also:immunity had led to the erection of many buildings not specially designed to withstand such shocks, and these and the fire which followed were so destructive that practically the whole town had to be rebuilt. (See JAMAICA.)
KINGSTON-ON-See also:THAMES, a See also:market town and municipal 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 in the Kingston See also:parliamentary See also:division of Surrey, See also:England, 11 m. S.W. of Charing See also:Cross, See also:London; on the Londonand South-Western railway. Pop. (19o1), 34,375• It has a frontage with public walks and gardens upon the right See also:bank of the Thames, and is in See also:close proximity to See also:Richmond and Bushey Parks, its pleasant situation rendering it a favourite residential See also:district. The See also:ancient wooden See also:bridge over the See also:river, which was in existence as See also:early as 1223, was superseded by a structure of See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone in 1827. The parish church of All See also:Saints, chiefly Perpendicular in See also:style, contains several See also:brasses of the 15th See also:century, and monuments by See also:Chantrey and others; the See also:grammar school, rebuilt in 1878, was originally founded as a See also:chantry by See also:Edward Lovekyn in 1305, and converted into a school by See also:Queen See also:Elizabeth. Near the parish church stood the See also:chapel of St See also:Mary, where it is alleged the Saxon See also:kings were crowned. The ancient stone said to have been used as a See also:throne at these coronations was removed to the market-place in r85o. At Norbiton, within the borough, is the Royal See also:Cambridge See also:Asylum for soldiers' widows (1854). At Kingston 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 is an See also:industrial and training school for girls, opened in 1892. There are large market gardens in the neighbourhood, and the town possesses oil-See also:mills, See also:flour-mills, breweries and See also:brick and See also:tile See also:works. The borough is under a See also:mayor, 8 aldermen and 24 councillors. Area, 1133 acres.
The position of Kingston (Cyningestun, Chingestune) on the Thames where there was probably a See also:ford accounts for its origin; its later prosperity was due to the bridge which existed in 1223 and possibly long before. In 836 or 838 it was the See also:- MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)
meeting-place. of the See also:council under See also:Ecgbert, and in the loth century some if not all of the West Saxon kings were crowned at Kingston. In the 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 of Edward the See also:Confessor it was a royal See also:manor, and in 1086 included a church, five mills and three See also:fisheries. Domesday also mentions bedels in.Kingston. The See also:original charters were granted by See also:John in 1200 and 1209, by which the See also:free men of Kingston were empowered to hold the town in See also:fee-See also:farm for ever, with all the liberties that it had while in the king's hands. 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 III. sanctioned the gild-See also:merchant which had existed previously, and granted other privileges. These charters were confirmed and extended by many succeeding monarchs down to See also:Charles I. Henry VI. incorporated the town under two bailiffs. Except for temporary surrenders of their corporate privileges under Charles II. and 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. the government of the borough continued in its original See also:form until 1835, when it was reincorporated under the See also:title of mayor, aldermen and burgesses. Kingston returned two members to See also:parliament in 1311, 1313, 1353 and 1373, but never afterwards. The market, still held on Saturdays, was granted by James I., and the Wednesday market by Charles II. To these a See also:cattle-market on Thursdays has been added by the See also:corporation. The only remaining See also:fair, now held on the 13th of See also:November, was granted by Henry III., and was then held on the morrow of All Souls and seven days following.
KINGSTON-UPON-See also:HULL, EARLS AND See also:DUKES OF. These titles were See also:borne by the See also:family of See also:Pierrepont, or Pierrepoint, from 1628 to 1773.
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