Cooke, Henry
Cooke, Henry (1788–1868), presbyterian leader and minister, was born 11 February 1788 at the Grillagh, near Maghera, Co. Londonderry, fourth and youngest child of John Macook, tenant farmer, and his second wife Jane (née Howe). Educated in local hedge schools and Glasgow…...
Cooper, Bob (Robert George)
Cooper, Bob (Robert George) (1936–2004), politician and civil servant, was born in Co. Donegal on 24 June 1936, elder son of William Hugh Cooper, schoolteacher, and his wife Annie (née Pollock). He was educated at Foyle College, Derry, then studied law at Queen's University, Belfast…...
Corkey, Robert
Corkey, Robert (1881–1966), presbyterian minister and politician, was born 20 May 1881 at Glendermott Manse, Co. Londonderry, seventh son among eight sons and three daughters of Rev. Joseph Corkey, MA, LLD,…...
Corkey, William
Corkey, William (1877–1964), presbyterian minister, was born 15 June 1877, sixth son among eight sons and three daughters of the Rev. Joseph Corkey, presbyterian minister of Glendermott, Co. Londonderry, and Isabella Corkey (née Sloane) from Edinburgh. The eight sons in the family…...
Craghead (Craighead), Robert, senior
Craghead (Craighead), Robert, senior (1633–1711), presbyterian minister, was born in Scotland, probably in the east of the country, and graduated MA (1653) from St Andrews university. He was licensed as a commonwealth minister in the parish church of…...
Craghead, Thomas
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Craighead, Alexander
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Craighead, Robert
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Craig, Samuel
Craig, Samuel (1816–1901), presbyterian minister, was one of at least four sons of the Rev. Samuel Craig of Crossroads, Co. Londonderry, who was prominent in the Seceding church, and his wife, a Gamble from Loughgilly. Two of her brothers were ministers; another of the sons, James…...
Crawford, Adair
Crawford, Adair (1748–96), doctor and chemist, was born in Ballytromery, near Crumlin, Co. Antrim, third son among four sons and two daughters of Thomas Crawford, presbyterian minister in Crumlin 1724–82, and Anne Crawford (née Mackay). His brothers were Thomas Crawford,…...
Crawford, James Sharman
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Crawford, William
Crawford, William (1740?–1800), presbyterian minister, Volunteer, and educationist, was born at Ballytromery, Crumlin, Co. Antrim, eldest son of Thomas Crawford (1696?–1782), minister there for fifty-eight years, and Anne (née Mackay); the youngest son was…...
Crofton, Zachary
Crofton, Zachary (1626?–1672), nonconformist minister, was born in Dublin, youngest son of Daniel Crofton (d. 1651?); his mother's name is unknown. He entered TCD (16 July 1641); presumably, despite the troubled political conditions of…...
Crombie, James
Crombie, James (1730–90), presbyterian minister and founder of Belfast Academy, was born in Perth, Scotland, on 6 or 16 December 1730, eldest son of James Crombie, stonemason, and May Crombie (née Johnstoun). James was seriously ill as a young child, and it was believed that he…...
Crookshanks, John
Crookshanks, John (d. 1666), presbyterian minister, was son of John Crookshanks, presbyterian minister of Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland, and his wife Janet (née Young), daughter of the previous minister of Redgorton. His father (with whom he has been confused) seems also to have…...
Croskery, Thomas
Croskery, Thomas (1830–86), presbyterian minister and theological author, was born 21 or 26 May 1830, son of Thomas Croskery and Agnes Croskery (née Cosby). The family moved from Carrowdore, Co. Down, to Downpatrick when Croskery was a small child, and he was educated there by…...
Crotty, William
Crotty, William (1808–56), catholic priest and presbyterian minister, was born at Broadford, Co. Clare, son of Patrick Crotty and his wife Sarah (née Vaughan), and educated at the Irish college, Paris, being ordained priest there on 12 January 1832. He was appointed curate in…...
Cuffe, Ellen Odette
Cuffe, Ellen Odette (1857–1933), countess of Desart, philanthropist, and senator, was born 1 September 1857 in London into a Jewish family, eldest daughter of Henri Louis Bischoffsheim (1829–1908), millionaire banker, and Clarisse Bischoffsheim (née Biedermann), and educated privately.…...
Cunningham, James Glencairn
Cunningham, James Glencairn (1903–96), Northern Ireland senator and newspaper proprietor, was born 15 May 1903 at Glencairn, Belfast, third son of Samuel Cunningham (qv), stockbroker and NI…...
Cunningham, Samuel
Cunningham, Samuel (1862–1946), stockbroker and Northern Ireland senator, was born 14 October 1862 at Glencairn, Belfast, third son of Josias Cunningham (qv) (1819–95) who founded the stockbroking firm of Josias Cunningham & Co…...
Cunningham, Sir Josias
Cunningham, Sir Josias (1934–2000), stockbroker and unionist, was born 20 January 1934, eldest son of Josias Cunningham (1899–1986) of Crookedstone, Co. Antrim, and Fernhill, Belfast, partner in the firm of Josias Cunningham & Co., and his wife, Isobel Mary Hazel, only daughter of…...
Cunningham, Waddell
Cunningham, Waddell (1728/9–1797), merchant and public figure in Belfast, was born at Ballymacilhoyle in the parish of Killead, Co. Antrim, the youngest son in the large family of John Cunningham and his wife, Jane, daughter of James Waddell of Islandderry, a townland in the…...
Davey, (James) Ernest
Davey, (James) Ernest (1890–1960), presbyterian scholar, was born 24 June 1890 in the manse of First Ballymena presbyterian congregation, Co. Antrim, eldest son among five sons and two daughters of Charles Davey, the minister there, and Margaret Davey (née Beatty). One of his…...
Davey, Ray (Robert Raymond
Davey, Ray (Robert Raymond ) (1915–2012), presbyterian minister and founder of the Corrymeela Community, was born on 10 January 1915 in Dunmurry, outside Belfast, the son of Robert Davey (d. 1946), presbyterian minister of Dunmurry, and Charlotte Davey (née Higginson). His parents…...
Davidson, Samuel
Davidson, Samuel (1806–98), biblical scholar, was born probably in September 1806 in Kellswater, Co. Antrim, son of Abraham Davidson, farmer, and Margaret Davidson (née Mewha), who had at least one other child, a daughter. Samuel attended a local school, for whose master, James…...