Dictionary of Welsh Biography

CATHERALL, JONATHAN (1761 - 1833), industrialist and philanthropist The youngest of three sons of John and Martha Catherall of Buckley, Flintshire. He was studying in London for the legal profession when his father died, 7 December 1777, and he came home to assist his mother in the pottery business established by the family in the 17th century. When his mother died in 1792 he took over the sole management of and greatly extended the business. In 1792 also he
CAYO-EVANS, WILLIAM EDWARD JULIAN (1937 - 1995), political activist Cayo Evans was born on 22 April 1937 at Glandenys, Silian, a mansion on the main road two miles west of Lampeter. His father, John Cayo Evans (1879-1958), was Professor of Mathematics at St David's College, Lampeter and he was High Sheriff of Cardiganshire in 1941-42. His mother was Freda Cayo Evans (née Cluneglas) from Cellan, Ceredigion. Cayo Evans was educated at Millfield School in Somerset
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 Born 14 October 1892 in Paddington, London, one of two children of John Cadwaladr Williams, a doctor, and Catherine (née Thomas) his wife. (The son adopted the hyphenated name of Cecil-Williams by deed-poll in 1935). The family came from Uwch Aled. He was educated first in London and, for a year or so, in the village school at Cerrigydrudion. Returning to London he attended the City of London
CEMLYN-JONES, Sir ELIAS WYNNE (1888 - 1966), public figure Born 16 May 1888 in Gwredog, Amlwch, Anglesey, son of John Cemlyn Jones, a solicitor from Caerphilly, and Gaynor Hannah, daughter of John Elias Jones, from Penmaen-mawr (and through his wife, of Gwredog, Amlwch), a prominent figure in the public life of Anglesey and an ardent Liberal. His father died when he was a child and he was educated privately: at Mostyn School, Parkgate, Cheshire, at
CHAMBERS, JOHN GRAHAM (1843 - 1883), athlete - see CHAMBERS, WILLIAM
CHAMBERS, WILLIAM (1774 - 1855), industrialist and public figure By the will of Sir John Stepney, dated 9 August 1802 (recited in ' An Act to enable William Chambers…to grant leases of certain estates,' 1840, copy in Cardiff Public Library), his property, in twenty-four parishes, was devised not to his brother, Thomas (who succeeded to the baronetcy on Sir John Stepney's death, 3 October 1811), nor to the heirs of his two sisters, but to six legatees
CHANCE, THOMAS WILLIAMS (1872 - 1954), minister (B) and principal of the Baptist College, Cardiff Erwood and later in the neighbourhood of Cathedin. He was baptised 17 April 1887 in Hephzibah church, Erwood, and at the urging of his pastor, John Morgan, he began to preach. He resumed his education, spending 2 years at a grammar school held by Daniel Christmas Lloyd (Congl. minister), in his home, Hampton House, Glasbury, and then at the Baptist College and University College, Cardiff, where he
CHARLES, EDWARD (Siamas Gwynedd; 1757 - 1828), writer history of London Welshmen and of their societies. Better known are his controversial writings. Though he was one of the closest friends of John Jones, Glan-y-gors, he agreed not at all with the latter's political opinions, and in the Geirgrawn, edited by David Davies of Holywell, in 1796 he and others attacked John Jones's Seren tan Gwmmwl. Fiercer still was his hatred of Methodism. In 1793 he had
CHARLES, GEOFFREY (1909 - 2002), photographer Geoff Charles was born on 28 January 1909 in Brymbo near Wrexham. His father John Charles (1870-1941) served as Secretary of the Brymbo Water Company from 1912-1941. His mother Jane Elizabeth (née Read) (1874-1968) was a Queen's Nurse. He grew up with younger brother Hugh and sister Margaret in the Old Vicarage, a house near the railway, a subject for which he soon developed a life-long
CHARLES, JOHN ALWYN (1924 - 1977), minister (Cong.) and college lecturer Alwyn Charles was born at Colombia Row, Llanelli, 18 December 1924, the son of David John Charles and his wife. He received his elementary education at St. Paul and Lakefield, Llanelli, prior to entering Woodend Secretarial College. From that college he went to serve as a clerk at the solicitors' office of Jennings and Williams. He began to preach at Capel Als, Llanelli, where the Reverend D. J
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
CHERLETON family 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

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