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teulu CHERLETON JOHN CHERLETON (1268 - 1353) Son of Robert, lord of Cherleton in Wrockwardine, Salop. In 1309 he married Hawise Gadarn ('the Hardy'), sister and heir of Gruffydd ab Owain (died 1309 - see under Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn), lord of Powys; thus the Cherletons were lords of this part of Wales in the 14th and early 15th century. The occupation of Powys by John Cherleton was opposed by Gruffydd ap
CHURCHEY, WALTER (1747 - 1805), attorney and versifier Born at Brecon 7 November 1747, of a Somerset family domiciled at Brecon since the early 17th century, and prominent in that town. He was one of the earliest pillars of (English) Wesleyan Methodism at Brecon, became a personal friend of John Wesley and corresponded with him [and though his claim to have been the first to suggest to Wesley the publication of the Arminian Magazine has been
CLARK, GEORGE THOMAS (1809 - 1898), engineer and antiquary ., expanding it in 1846), and for a time in India. Later, he became inspector under the short-lived General Board of Health (his reports on various towns included some in South Wales), and afterwards one of the three commissioners. In 1852 he accepted the position of trustee of the will of Sir Josiah John Guest, and from then until 1897 he was the effective controller of the famous Dowlais iron-works. The
CLAY, JOHN CHARLES (1898 - 1973), cricketer , which had been laid out in the grounds of his family home at Piercefield Park in the 1920s. A long-distance steeplechase is held there annually in his memory. John Charles Clay died at St. Hilary on 11 August 1973.
teulu CLOUGH Plas Clough, Glan-y-wern, Bathafarn, Hafodunos, women's education and first principal of Newnham, both of whom resided for a time at Min-y-don (now destroyed). On the brief connection with Hafodunos, see under John Lloyd (1749 - 1815).
COBB, JOSEPH RICHARD (1821 - 1897), antiquary ) at Brecon (see his Short Account of S. John the Evangelist … at Brecon, 1874), and of Manorbier castle; and he bought and thoroughly restored the castle of Caldicot, near Chepstow. He died 6 December 1897, at Brecon, and is commemorated by a memorial in Brecon cathedral.
COFFIN, WALTER (1784 - 1867), colliery pioneer Llandaff Court 15 February 1867. Coffin was a man of advanced views in theology. His father was the sole surviving trustee of the 'Old Meeting' at Bridgend when (soon after 1806) dissensions arose there; and Coffin was in this way enabled in 1816 to secure the election of John James (1779 - 1864) as pastor - the Old Meeting thus becoming Unitarian. At Dinas, too, Coffin's influence afforded Unitarianism
COKE, THOMAS (1747 - 1814), Wesleyan Methodist minister became John Wesley's chief lieutenant, superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Church of America, and the 'father' of Methodist missions. He died at sea on 12 May 1814, while on his way to India to establish a mission there. In 1800 he was chiefly responsible for establishing Welsh Wesleyan Methodism as a part of the missionary work of the Methodist connexion, in much the same way as preachers had
COLLINS, WILLIAM LUCAS (1815 - 1887), cleric and author , 308, 394-5). Collins was born at Oxwich in Gower, son of the Rev. John and Elizabeth Collins ', and christened 23 May 1815. He was and was at Jesus College, Oxford; his father and grandfather held various benefices in Gower (Foster, Alumni Oxonienses); his great-grandfather may have been the 'John Collins of Swansea, gent.' named in Foster. He himself was rector of Cheriton in Gower, 1840-67. He
CONSTANTINE, GEORGE (c . 1500 - 1560?), cleric executed with Anne Boleyn. Constantine was brought to S. Davids diocese by bishop Barlow, who made him vicar of Llawhaden. Following some unguarded remarks to John Barlow in 1539, Constantine was denounced to Cromwell as a 'sacramentary' and was lodged in the Tower. He regained favour, however, and became registrar of S. Davids in 1546, royal visitor of the diocese in 1547, archdeacon of Carmarthen in
teulu CONWAY Botryddan, Bodrhyddan, predecessors, JENKYN CONWAY (died about 19 September 1432), grandson of Richard, married a Welshwoman, Marsli, daughter of Maredudd ap Hywel ap Dafydd of Cefn-y-fan, ancestor of the Wynn family of Gwydir, and the accession of Elizabeth I found the family firmly established as an integral part of Flintshire society. JOHN CONWAY (died 1578), grandson of Thomas Conway (died before 1526), and great-great
CONWAY, JOHN (c.1545 - 1606), high sheriff - gweler CONWAY

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