The ledgers in our collection provide an insight into Chatham’s role as an operational Royal Dockyard and the workforce that sustained it.
They include Victorian-era lists of hired workmen of all trades , a record of some of the first women working in the Ropery and Sail & Colour Loft, salary lists, accident books, movement logs, post-war ship repairs and a small collection of apprentice lists.
Our transcribed ledgers can be found here:
Apprentices
Dockyard Apprentices June 1975 – Sept 1980
Engine Fitter and Armament Fitter Apprentices, 1878 – August/September 1958
Artificers
Artificers No.14 Description Book 1861
Employee Registers – Captain of the Dockyard
CD DEPT EMPLOYEES. LEDGER 4 1954-55
Employee Registers – Finance
Expense Accounts Department_1940-1980
Employee Registers – General
LEDGER M. C. D. II_1940s-1960s
Salaried Officers, Clerks etc_c.1878
Employee Registers – Hired Lists
Hired List_ 1865_ Register 14A & 14B Ordered Alphabetically
Hired List_ 1865_ Register 14A Part Two
Employee Registers – Officers
D14 Service Register of Officer’s Servants on day pay 1892 – 1950
Salaried Officers Register 1838-1880
Employee Registers – Sail & Colour Loft
Employee Registers – Trades
Dockyard Trades number 42_1881-1920s
Construction Dept. D.192A.M.209A.S.472A Staff.
CANDIDATES FOR RECORDERS 1903-1967
Engineering Dept. Employees 1894-1950
Engineering Dept. Employees 1894-1950
Employee Registers – Works Dept.
REGISTER WORKS DEPT. WORKMEN No 2_1881-1930s
REGISTER OF WORKS DEPT WORKMEN REGISTER No 3_1930-1933
REGISTER OF WORKS DEPT WORKMEN No1_1850s-1920
Index of Workmen to No. 2 Register_no dates
Works Department Workmen no.2 plus mechanics_1921-1926
Hurt Books & Medical
Ledger No.2(1) Medical Staff Etc_1904-1920
Ledger No2 continued Medical Staff
Ships & Stores Ledgers
As with the rest of the world, Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust is closely monitoring the situation around the global pandemic of COVID-19.
It is with sadness that following UK Government guidelines we have closed our visitor attraction to the public until further notice.
This closure also extends to Call the Midwife Official Location Tours.
Whilst outside of our control, we apologise for any inconvenience caused during this difficult time and would like to thank all our visitors for their understanding during this challenging period.
Last updated: 11 May 2020
