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CLAY, JOHN CHARLES (1898 - 1973), cricketer Johnnie Clay was born at Bonvilston, Glamorgan, on 18 March 1898, the son of Charles L. Clay and his wife Margaret (née Press). A member of a prominent sporting family in the Chepstow area, his father's shipping business was based on Cardiff Docks. He was educated at Winchester School and married Gwenllian Mary, the daughter of Colonel Homfray of Penlline castle. A fast bowler in his youth, he
CLIVE, HENRIETTA ANTONIA (1758 - 1830), traveller and scientific collector (1785-1848), the eldest, was followed by Henrietta Antonia Clive (1786-1835)). Known in the family as 'Harry' she became a proficient harpist and later married Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (1772-1840). Another daughter, Charlotte Florentia Clive (1787-1866) known as 'Charly', was born in Florence and later became governess to Queen Victoria. Finally there arrived another son, Robert Henry Clive (1789-1854
teulu CLOUGH Plas Clough, Glan-y-wern, Bathafarn, Hafodunos, son-in-law Richard Butler Clough (whose wife Catherine inspired the dedication of Old Colwyn church, near the family seat of Plas Min-y-don) to found at Denbigh (c. 1794) one of the pioneer banks of North Wales. Its failure during the slump of 1814 involved the sale of other industrial properties in which the partners had invested, and the payment in full of the creditors (1822) meant a heavy drain
CLOUGH, Sir RICHARD (bu farw 1570), merchant, and (for a period) 'factor' for Sir Thomas Gresham in Antwerp , Denbighshire; he was Katherine's second husband. Of this marriage there were two daughters, among their descendants being Hester Lynch Salusbury and Sir Robert Salusbury (died 1818), baronet, of Cotton Hall, Denbighshire, and Llan-wern, Monmouthshire. (Clough had, by Catherine Muldert of Antwerp, a son named Richard, from whom were descended the Cloughs described in the article on that family.) About the
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
COOMBES, BERT LEWIS (1893 - 1974), coal miner and writer B. L. Coombes was born on 9 January 1893 in Wolverhampton, the only child of James Coombs Griffiths - then a grocer - and his wife Harriett (née Thompson). He was christened Bertie Louis Coombs Griffiths, but the family subsequently adopted the surname Cumbes or Coombes. Coombes spent most of his childhood in Herefordshire; however, when he was around ten years old, he lived for a period in
COPPACK, MAIR HAFINA (1936 - 2011), author and columnist Hafina Clwyd was born on 1st July 1936 in Gwyddelwern, Meirionethshire, the eldest of four children of Alun Jones (1907-1980), a farmer, and his wife Morfydd (née Jones, 1910-1971). She was brought up on Cefnmaenllwyd farm, and attended primary school at Gwyddelwern and Bala Girls' Grammar School. The family moved to Rhydonnen near Llandyrnog, Denbighshire, in 1953, and Hafina went to Brynhyfryd
CORBET, Sir RICHARD (1640 - 1683), baronet and member of parliament One of the CORBET family of Leighton, Montgomery, a son of EDWARD CORBET (who died before his father in 1653), and grandson of Sir EDWARD CORBET, the first baronet. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, 1658. He was Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury 1677-81 and chairman of the elections committee. He was a close friend of Lord William Russell whose execution in 1683 may have hastened Sir
teulu CORY Two distinct families of industrialists in South Wales have borne this surname. This family, who founded Cory Brothers and Company Ltd., is to be differentiated from the family of John Cory I and his sons, who founded John Cory and Sons, Ltd. JOHN CORY (1828 - 1910), shipowner, coalowner, and philanthropist Business and Industry Philanthropy Born 28 March 1828 at Bideford, Devon, eldest son of
teulu CORY Two distinct families of industrialists in South Wales have borne this surname. This family, John Cory and Sons, Ltd. is to be differentiated from the family of Richard Cory I and his sons who founded the business Cory Brothers Ltd. JOHN CORY I (died 1891), Business and Industry of S. Julian's, near Newport, Monmouth, head of the firm of 'John Cory, Sons and Co.', was born at Padstow, Cornwall
COSLETT, COSLETT (Carnelian; 1834 - 1910), collier and poet Born 15 April 1834 at Nantyceisiaid or Nantygleisiaid, near Machen; the family (related to the old Methodist exhorter, Edward Coslet) soon afterwards removed to Bedwas. He took to writing poetry under the tutelage of Caledfryn, who was then minister of Groes-wen, and began competing at eisteddfodau, though he never succeeded at the national eisteddfod. He died 25 April 1910, at Pontypridd, and

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