Chetham is an English surname originating from the place name
Cheetham Cheetham may refer to:
People
* Cheetham (surname)
Places
* Cheetham and Altona Important Bird Area, Melbourne, Australia
* Cheetham Close, a megalith and scheduled ancient monument located in Lancashire, very close to the boundary with Greater Ma ...
near
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
, Lancashire. Variants include Cheetham, Cheatham, Chatan, Chitham, and Chitson. One early Chetham family was from Moston,
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
in the Middle Ages.
People
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Humphrey Chetham
Humphrey Chetham (10 July 1580 – 1653) was an English textile merchant, financier and philanthropist, responsible for the creation of Chetham's Hospital and Chetham's Library, the oldest public library in the English-speaking world.Crosby ...
(1580–1653), English merchant and philanthropist
See also
* Chetham's Hospital and Library, Manchester, founded by
Humphrey Chetham
Humphrey Chetham (10 July 1580 – 1653) was an English textile merchant, financier and philanthropist, responsible for the creation of Chetham's Hospital and Chetham's Library, the oldest public library in the English-speaking world.Crosby ...
in 1653:
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Chetham's School of Music
Chetham's School of Music () is an independent co-educational music school in Manchester, England. Chetham's educates students between the ages of 8 and 18, all of whom enter via musical auditions. Students receive a full academic education alon ...
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Chetham's Library
Chetham's Library in Manchester, England, is the oldest free public reference library in the English-speaking world.Nicholls (2004), p. 20. Chetham's Hospital, which contains both the library and Chetham's School of Music, was established in ...
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Chetham Society
The Chetham Society "for the publication of remains historic and literary connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester" is a text publication society and registered charity (No. 700047) established on 23 March 1843.
History
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Cheetham Cheetham may refer to:
People
* Cheetham (surname)
Places
* Cheetham and Altona Important Bird Area, Melbourne, Australia
* Cheetham Close, a megalith and scheduled ancient monument located in Lancashire, very close to the boundary with Greater Ma ...
, Manchester
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Cheetham (disambiguation)
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Cheetham (surname)
Cheetham is an English surname, probably derived from Cheetham in Lancashire, now part of Manchester.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Alan Cheetham (born 1928), American paleobiologist
*Alfred Cheetham (1867–1918), member of several ...
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Cheatham (disambiguation)
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Cheatham (surname)
Cheatham is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Benjamin F. Cheatham (1820–1886), Confederate general and California gold miner
*Boyd M. Cheatham (c. 1838-1876), Tennessee state congressman
* Charles Cheatham Cavanah (1871–19 ...
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Chitham
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Surnames