CHURSTON, John Yarde-Buller, 1 Baron (2 son of Sir Francis Buller-Yarde 2 baronet 1767–1833). b. Dilhorne hall, Staffs. 12 April 1799; ed. at Oriel coll. Ox.; succeeded 17 April 1833; M.P. for South Devon 13 Jany. 1835 to 2 Aug. 1858 when created Baron Churston of Churston Ferrers and Lupton, Devon; lieut.-col. of South Devon militia 1845; special deputy warden of the stannaries 1852; changed his name from Buller-Yarde to Yarde-Buller by royal license 13 Feb. 1860. d. Lupton near Brixham 4 Sep. 1871. I.L.N. xxxvii, 191, 208 (1860), portrait, lix, 259, 530 (1871).
CHURTON, Venerable Edward (2 son of Ven. Ralph Churton 1754–1831, archdeacon of St. David’s). b. Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire 26 Jany. 1800; ed. at Charterhouse 1810–18 and Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A. 1821, M.A. 1824; head master of Hackney church of England school 1830–4; R. of Crayke, Yorkshire 1835 to death; preb. of York cath. 1841 to death; archdeacon of Cleveland 21 Jany. 1846 to death; edited with Rev. W. Gresley The Englishman’s Library, for which he wrote The early English Church 1840; author of Lays of faith and loyalty 1847; The book of Psalms in English verse 1854; Gongora, an historical and critical essay on the times of Philip iii and iv of Spain with translations 2 vols. 1863. d. Crayke 4 July 1874. Poetical remains of Edward Churton 1876, portrait.
CHURTON, Edward. Bookseller and publisher as 26 Holles st. Cavendish sq. London many years. d. Wanganui, New Zealand 24 July 1885 aged 73.
CHUTE, James Henry. b. Gosport 4 July 1810; played at Bristol theatre as Mr. Chew; performed on the York and Lincoln circuits; played at T.R. Dublin 7 years; joined the Bristol stage about 1842; lessee of the Old theatre, King st. Bristol, Sep. 1853 to death, of the new theatre Bristol to death; made his last appearance 6 April 1876. d. Bristol 23 July 1878. Era 28 July 1878 p. 4, col. 4, 4 Aug. p. 10, col. 1.
CHUTE, Sir Trevor (3 son of Francis Chute of Chute hall, Tralee, co. Kerry, who d. 12 Aug. 1849). b. Spa, Tralee 31 July 1816; ensign Ceylon rifle regiment 10 Aug. 1831; captain 70 foot 8 Nov. 1839, lieut. col. 14 Dec. 1849 to 12 May 1863 when placed on h.p.; brigadier general Bengal 1858–9 and 1860–1; brigadier general Australia 1863–5; major general New Zealand 1865–7; major general Australia 1867–70; col. 22 foot 6 May 1873 to death; general 1 Oct. 1877; placed on retired list 1 July 1881; C.B. 3 April 1846, K.C.B. 13 March 1867. d. Egmont, Bracknell, Berks. 12 March 1886. Sir J. E. Alexander’s Bush fighting (1873) 267–305.
CHUTE, William Lyde Wiggett. b. 16 June 1800; sheriff of Norfolk 1832; M.P. for West Norfolk 29 July 1837 to 23 July 1847. d. The Vyne near Basingstoke 6 July 1879.
CIANCHETTI, Pio (2 son of Francesco Cianchetti of Rome). b. London 11 Dec. 1799; performed a sonata of his own composition in the opera concert room, London 1805; performed in Germany, Holland and France; spoke the English, French, German and Italian languages at 8 years old; composed instrumental pieces including a grand concerto which he executed at a concert in London 1809; acted as composer and conductor of Madame Catalani’s concerts in England 1822; composed concertos, pianoforte music and songs; edited an edition in score of symphonies and overtures by Mozart and Beethoven. d. Cheltenham 21 July 1851.
CLAIRMONT, Clara Mary Jane (dau. of Mr. Clairmont, who d. about May 1798, by Mary Jane, who m. (2) Wm. Godwin the author). b. 27 April 1798; ed. at Walham Green; went to France with her half sister Mary Godwin, when she eloped with the poet Shelley 28 July 1814; introduced herself to Lord Byron early in 1816, became his mistress, her daughter Allegra was born at Bath 12 Jany. 1817 and d. in the convent of Bagna-Cavallo near Ravenna 19 April 1822; a governess in Russia about 1823–9; lived in Italy and Paris. d. Florence 19 March 1879. C. K. Paul’s Life of Wm. Godwin ii, 108, 213, 217, 247–8, 280 (1876); Moore’s Life of Lord Byron (1847) 389, 557, 567. Dowden’s Life of P. B. Shelley i, 439–522 (1886).
CLANCARTY, William Thomas Le Poer Trench, 3 Earl of. b. Castletown, co. Kildare 21 Sep. 1803; lieut.-col. of Galway militia 1830–65; succeeded 24 Nov. 1837. d. Salt hill near Dublin 26 April 1872.
CLANMORRIS, John Charles Robert Bingham, 4 Baron (eld. son of Denis Arthur Bingham, 3 Baron Clanmorris 1808–47). b. Moyode castle, co. Galway 28 Nov. 1826; ed. at Rugby; succeeded his father 24 Feb. 1847. d. at his seat in West of Ireland 5 April 1876.