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teulu CARTER Kinmel, . Edward Hughes - see the article Hughes, Hugh Robert, which brings the story of Kinmel down to 1911. It may be added here that Hugh S. B. Hughes died in 1918, and his brother and heir in 1940. The house (which had been rebuilt) was occupied by the War Department during the 1914-19 war, and was sold in 1934; but the greater part of the lands passed to the heir who, in 1953, deposited the family papers in
CAYO-EVANS, WILLIAM EDWARD JULIAN (1937 - 1995), political activist
CECIL-WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN LIAS CECIL (1892 - 1964), solicitor, secretary Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion and driving force behind the publishing of the Dictionary of Welsh Biography . In the words of Sir Thomas Parry-Williams, who was for a time President of the Society, Cecil-Williams maintained the office of secretary 'fiercely and untiringly to promote the welfare and protect the inheritance of Wales and the Welsh'. Although Professor R.T. Jenkins, together with Sir John Edward Lloyd and Sir William Llewelyn Davies, deserve the praise for the form and content of the DWB, it
CHARLES, DAVID (1762 - 1834), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and hymn-writer Born 11 October 1762 at Pant-dwfn, Llanfihangel Abercowin, Carmarthenshire, son of Rees and Jael Charles and brother of Thomas Charles. He was apprenticed to a flax-dresser and rope-maker at Carmarthen, and spent some time in Bristol learning his craft. He learned by heart Edward Young's Night Thoughts while still a mere boy and was converted through reading the sermons of Ralph Erskine
CHARLES, EDWARD (Siamas Gwynedd; 1757 - 1828), writer He was born at Clocaenog, Denbighshire - christened there 23 September 1757 - son of Edward (yeoman) and Margaret Charles. Hardly anything is known of his early life; it is said that he was schooled by David Ellis, curate of Derwen, and was afterwards apprenticed at Ruthin (Jenkins, Thomas Charles, ii, 390). In 1789 at latest he was working in a draper's shop in London. On 5 April 1790 he was
CHARLES, THOMAS (1755 - 1814), Methodist cleric of religion; they were paid £10 a year out of funds collected ad hoc by the Methodist societies in North Wales. Later on, Charles decided that such schools should meet weekly, on Sundays. Charles was not 'the founder of the Sunday School ' [even in Wales - see M. J. Rhys and Edward Williams (1750 - 1813) ], and indeed some Welsh Methodists opposed this innovation; but it was he, by his organizing
CHARLES, WILLIAM JOHN (1931 - 2004), footballer John Charles was born at 19 Alice Street, Cwmbwrla, Swansea, on 27 December 1931, the first of the three sons and two daughters of Edward Charles (1898-1972), a steel construction worker, and his wife Lily (née Burridge, 1902-1984). John Charles was a remarkable footballer and the first Welshman to win fame in the international arena. He was undoubtedly the finest player raised in Wales in the
teulu CHERLETON at Grey Friars, Shrewsbury, next to his wife, who died between 1345 and 1353?, being the second founder of the house. JOHN CHERLETON (1362 - 1401) Great-grandson of the above-mentioned John, was Justice of North Wales, 1387, and defeated Glyn Dwr, 1401. EDWARD CHERLETON (1371 - 1421), brother and heir of John, was commissioner for the defence of the Marches, 1403, defeated the earl of
teulu CLARE Llywelyn and the new king, Edward I. Gilbert does not figure largely in the Welsh war of 1277, but more is heard of him in that of 1282-3. He was commander of the royal armies in west Wales, and led them into Carmarthenshire, but on 6 June 1282 was so signally defeated near Llandilo that he had to retreat, and to lose his command. Yet we find him in January 1283 with the royal force which took
teulu CLARK, printers and publishers he settled at Chepstow (1823). A little later his son, WILLIAM EDWARD CLARK (died April 1891), became partner, and it was the firm of Clark and Son which began (23 June 1855) to print and publish The Chepstow Weekly Advertiser, which continued to appear until 1916. The business was continued by WILLIAM EDWARD NEW CLARK and EMMELINE CLARK, son and daughter of William Edward Clark; it was sold in
CLIVE, HENRIETTA ANTONIA (1758 - 1830), traveller and scientific collector Lady Henrietta Clive (née Herbert) was the daughter of Henry Arthur Herbert (Herbert), first earl of Powis (second creation) and his wife Barbara Herbert (née Herbert, 1735-1786). Henrietta was born on 3 September 1758 at her father's principal residence Oakley Park, at Bromfield, near Ludlow in Shropshire. The only sibling who reached maturity was her elder brother George Edward Henry Arthur
teulu CONWAY Botryddan, Bodrhyddan, -grandson of John, ' Aer Conwy Hen ' (died 1487), and his second wife, Jonet, daughter of Edward Stanley of Hooton, sat for his county in the queen's first parliament and again for the borough of Flint, 1562-7; he was also high sheriff, 1558-9. His son, yet another JOHN CONWAY (died 15 December 1606), who was high sheriff of Flintshire, 1584-5 and 1599-1600, is known to students of 16th century Welsh

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