Chaigneau, William
Chaigneau, William (1709–81), army agent and novelist, was born 23 December 1709 at Back Key, Dublin, and baptised at St John's, Dublin, on Christmas eve, second son among thirteen children of John Chaigneau, vintner, and Margaret Chaigneau (née Martyr), both of Dublin and of huguenot…...
Chichester, Arthur
Chichester, Arthur (1563–1625), soldier, politician, and lord deputy of Ireland, was born at Raleigh, Devon, in May 1563, the second son (of the seven sons and nine daughters) of Sir John Chichester of Raleigh and his wife, Gertrude, the daughter of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham…...
Churchill, Fleetwood
Churchill, Fleetwood (1808–78), obstetrician and medical writer, was born 21 February 1808 in Nottingham, England, third among four sons (the first two of whom died in infancy) and one daughter of Fleetwood Churchill (1772–1811), mercer, and Hannah Churchill (née Page). He was…...
Churchill, Frances Anne Emily
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Churchill, John
Churchill, John (1650–1722), 1st duke of Marlborough and general, was born in Devon, son of Sir Winston Churchill (qv), a commissioner of the 1662–3 court of claims, and educated at St Paul's School. Commissioned (1667) as an…...
Clarke, Joseph
Clarke, Joseph (1758–1834), physician, was born 8 April 1758 at Tamnadoey in the parish of Desertlin, Co. Londonderry, second son of James Clarke, well-to-do farmer; his mother may have been a Maconchy. He attended local schools and was taught Latin by a clergyman; his mother's…...
Clements, Nathaniel
Clements, Nathaniel (1705–77), treasury official, property developer, architect, and MP, was third of four surviving sons of Robert Clements (1664–1722), landowner, of Rathkenny, Co. Cavan, and Abbotstown, Co. Dublin, and his wife Elizabeth (d. 1742), daughter of…...
Clifford, Sir Conyers
Clifford, Sir Conyers (d. 1599), soldier and administrator, was the eldest son of George Clifford and Ursula Clifford (née Finch) of Bobbing Court, Kent. He distinguished himself under the command of the earl of Essex (qv) in the…...
Clossy, Samuel
Clossy, Samuel (c. 1724–1786), pioneering anatomist, was born in Dublin, son of Bartholomew Clossy, a prosperous city merchant, and Anne Ogle. After early schooling in Cashel, Co. Tipperary, he entered TCD (1739) under the…...
Cochrane, Jean Crawford
Cochrane, Jean Crawford (1914–2013), educator and activist for women's education, was born on 27 June 1914 in Lifford, Co. Donegal, the eldest daughter of Hugh Crawford Cochrane, a solicitor and under-sheriff for the county, and Lucy Cameron Cochrane (née Boyd). Jean attended school…...
Colclough (Colcloght), Sir Anthony
Colclough (Colcloght), Sir Anthony (d. 1584), military governor of Co. Wexford, was the eldest son of Richard Colclough, of Woolstanton, Staffordshire, and Eleanor, daughter of Sir John Draycote, of Paynesley. He moved to Ireland about 1538, presumably as a soldier. From that…...
Cole, Sir William
Cole, Sir William (1571?–1653), English soldier and planter, was the only son of Emmanuel Cole, third son of Thomas Cole of London, and appears to have been raised in Devonshire. He may have studied at Cambridge, graduating BA and…...
Colles, Abraham
Colles, Abraham (1773–1843), surgeon, was born 23 July 1773 at Millmount, Co. Kilkenny, second son among three sons and one daughter of William Colles, owner of Kilkenny marble quarries, and Mary Anne Colles (née Bates). Educated at Kilkenny College, he entered…...
Collis, Peter
Collis, Peter (1929–2012), artist, was born in London on 16 November 1929, the son of Herbert Collis, an architect, and Phyllis Collis (née Clark). Growing up in Guildford, Surrey, and later at Esher, Surrey, he received a formal academic training in oil painting at Epsom College (…...
Colthurst, John Colthurst Bowen-
Colthurst, John Colthurst Bowen- (1880–1965), army officer and murderer, was born John Colthurst Bowen in Cork on 12 August 1880, eldest son of Robert Walter Travers Bowen JP (who changed the family name to Bowen-Colthurst in 1882 to meet the…...
Connor (O'Connor), Bernard
Connor (O'Connor), Bernard (c.1666–1698), royal physician, anatomist, and historian, was born into a catholic family in Co. Kerry, one of at least three children of Bernard O'Connor, possibly a member of the branch of the lords of Kerry, whose seat was at Carrigafoyle;…...
Conolly, Katherine (Catherine)
Conolly, Katherine (Catherine) (c. 1662–1752), political hostess, landowner, and philanthropist, was the eldest child among four daughters and six sons of Sir Albert Conyngham (qv), later a Williamite general of ordnance, and…...
Conolly, Lady Louisa
Conolly, Lady Louisa (1743–1821), society woman and public benefactor, was born 5 December 1743, perhaps at Goodwood House, Sussex, fifth child of Charles Lennox , 2nd duke of Richmond, and his wife Lady Sarah Cadogan. After her parents’ deaths (1750, 1751) Lady Louisa and two…...
Conolly, Thurloe
Conolly, Thurloe (1918–2016), artist, was born in Cork city on 21 July 1918, the younger of two sons to William Joseph Conolly, a structural engineer, and his wife Constance Elizabeth Conolly (née Jeffares). According to family lore, the Conollys were descended from the eighteenth-…...
Conway, Henry Seymour
Conway, Henry Seymour (1719–95), soldier and politician, second son of Francis Seymour Conway (Baron Conway and Killultagh, Co. Antrim) and Charlotte Conway (née Shorter), was baptised 12 August 1719 at Ragley, Warwickshire, and educated at Eton. He began military life as…...
Conyngham, Sir Albert
Conyngham, Sir Albert (d. 1691), Williamite officer, was born at Mount Charles, Co. Donegal, son of the Very Rev. Alexander Conyngham, dean of Raphoe, and Maria Conyngham (née Murray). On the restoration of King Charles II (1660) he was made lieutenant-general of the ordnance in…...
Coote, Charles
Coote, Charles (1712/13–1796), clergyman and philanthropist, was third son among six sons and one daughter of the Rev. Chidley Coote, DD, of Ash Hill, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, and Jane Coote (née Evans). He was taught by Dr McDonnell of…...
Coote, Sir Charles
Coote, Sir Charles (c.1609–1661), 1st earl of Mountrath , lord president of Connacht, and military commander, was the eldest of the four sons of Sir Charles Coote (qv), provost-marshal of Connacht, and his wife Dorothea,…...
Coote, Sir Eyre
Coote, Sir Eyre (1759–1823), general and MP, was born c.20 May 1759, second son of the Rev. Charles Coote (qv) of Shaen Castle, Queen's Co. (Laois), dean of Kilfenora, Co. Clare, and Grace Coote (née Tilson). Educated at Eton (…...
Corbet, Thomas
Corbet, Thomas (1773?–1804), United Irishman and French soldier, was born at Ballythomas, Co. Cork, one of eight children of Frederick Corbet, protestant farmer and schoolteacher; his mother was a Purcell. Educated by his father, he entered …...