Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ABADAM, ALICE (1856 - 1940), campaigner for women's rights and politically helpless, for her preparation to voice these things was made at the cost of self-sacrifice and personal service amongst them." (Irish Citizen, 26 April 1913, p.3) This report indicates that she had continued with her philanthropic work after her move to London and explains her vigorous championing of the low paid and women who were forced, through poverty, into prostitution. She was
ALBAN DAVIES, JENKIN (1901 - 1968), business man and philanthropist Born 24 June 1901, in Walthamstow, London, the eldest son of David Alban Davies and Rachel (née Williams) his wife, both of Cardiganshire. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, and gained a scholarship to St. John's College, Oxford, but could not afford to go there. He went to Cornell University, U.S.A., for two years to study agriculture and dairying and worked for a short while in
ALLCHURCH, IVOR JOHN (1929 - 1997), footballer was signed as an apprentice by his home club in 1944, becoming a full professional in 1946, after completing his national service. He made his first team debut in a second-division match against West Ham United at Upton Park on Boxing Day 1949 which the Swans lost 3-0. He soon developed a reputation as an elegant inside forward who would create chances for others with his incisive passes, but he
ANIAN (d. 1293), bishop of St Asaph He was not the immediate successor of Anian I, for in 1267 a certain John, of whom nothing is known, was consecrated to the see. By 5 January 1268 he was dead; on 24 September of that year it was announced that the royal assent had been given to the election of Anian, prior of the Dominican convent of Rhuddlan, as bishop of St Asaph. On 21 October he was consecrated at Southwark by archbishop
ANTHONY, DAVID BRYNMOR (1886 - 1966), school teacher and academic administrator , youngest daughter of George Tait Galloway Musson and his wife of Liverpool. They were married on 24 April 1918. There were two children, David Alan, and Lois Mary. He was made a freeman of the borough of Kidwelly in July 1924. He was an elder of Pembroke Terrace Presb. church, Cardiff, and was a member of the board of the Forward Movement of the Presbyterian Church of Wales. He believed firmly in the
AP GWYNN, ARTHUR (1902 - 1987), librarian and the third librarian of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth 'T. Gwynn Jones' (Yr Efrydydd, I (1950)), 'Thomas Gwynn Jones a David de Lloyd,' (Y Traethodydd, Ionawr 1971), 'I Aberystwyth Draw' (Taliesin, 24 (1972)). In 1950 he published jointly with his father his Geiriadur Cymraeg a Saesneg - Cymraeg (Caerdydd: Hughes a'i Fab a'r Educational Publishing Company), a revised edition of which appeared in 1953. In Taliesin, 16 (Nadolig, 1969, pp. 120-5, in his
ARNOLD family Llanthony, Llanvihangel Crucorney, verdict quashed, but recovered his seat on the Westminster and Middlesex benches (3 April 1690), maintaining his association with Oates, his coffee-house intrigues and his advanced political sentiments; but although he sat once more for Monmouth from 1695-8 he had no further influence in the House. After his death Llanthony and Llanvihangel were sold by his heir NICHOLAS ARNOLD (born 1669) to the Harley
ASHLEY, LAURA (1925 - 1985), designer and businesswoman ensure the comfort of the new home, Laura made a significant decision for one of her other children too, writing to Nick on 24 August 1985 to inform him of her decision to resign as Design Director of the Laura Ashley Group (which was about to be floated on the stock market) and to transfer the role to him. In accordance with her wishes, Laura's birthday was a private celebration, spent in the company
BACON family, iron-masters and colliery proprietors Though the Dowlais Iron Co. had been formed in 1759 and John Guest of Broseley had been engaged as its manager early in 1760, it was ANTHONY BACON (1717 - 1786) who was the real originator of the pre-eminence of Merthyr Tydfil as the iron-smelting centre of Great Britain, and who converted it from a hamlet into a flourishing manufacturing town. He was baptized on 24 January 1717 at St Bees
BADDY, THOMAS (d. 1729), Independent minister and author (according to John Evans's statistics of 1715) composed of people in very good circumstances; and tradition describes Baddy himself as being fashionably dressed and well mounted. He was a diligent translator of theological works (list in Ashton, Hanes llenyddiaeth Gymreig o 1651 O.C. hyd 1850, 167-77, and Williams, Llyfryddiaeth Sir Ddinbych, part 3). His original compositions, a metrical version of the
BANCROFT, WILLIAM JOHN (1871 - 1959), rugby player and cricketer his kick, and it was his penalty drop-kick which won the match against England in 1893, when Wales gained the triple crown for the first time ever. He led Wales to its second crown in 1900. He was one of the first to be employed as a professional player by Glamorgan Cricket Club (founded in 1888) in 1895 at £2 per week. He died 3 March 1959 at Swansea. His brother, JACK BANCROFT (1879 - 1942), was a
BARNWELL, EDWARD LOWRY (1813 - 1887), antiquary and schoolmaster , October 1887, also in Williams, Llyfryddiaeth Sir Ddinbych, part 3). After retiring from Ruthin in 1865, he lived at Melksham House, Wiltshire, where he died 9 August 1887; he was married, and had a son and a daughter.

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