Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, SAMUEL (Gomerydd; 1793 - 1856), editor Liberal journalists of his day. In 1852 he removed to the office of William Owen of Cardiff, where he edited Seren Cymru till it ceased publication at the end of 1852 and Y Bedyddiwr from 8 November 1854 till his death. He was also a Welsh scholar [and in 1830 was elected an honorary member of the London Gwyneddigion ]. In 1839 he published a revised edition of William Richards of Lynn's Welsh
EVANS, SAMUEL JAMES (1870 - 1938), schoolmaster, educationalist, and author headmaster of the County School for Boys, Welshpool, and in 1897 the first headmaster of the County School, Llangefni, a position which he held until he retired in 1935. He afterwards lived at Menai Bridge, where he died on 2 April 1938; he was buried in the adjacent churchyard of Llandysilio. For over forty years S. J. Evans was a prominent figure in the educational life of Wales. From 1934 to 1937 he was
EVANS, THOMAS (Telynog; 1840 - 1865), poet Born 8 September 1840 at Cardigan, son of Thomas Evans, boatmaker of that town. At the age of eleven he went to sea in a coastal vessel but, not liking this life, he ran away to Aberdare, where he worked as a miner in Cwm-bach. At an early age he started writing poetry, gaining his first success with a pryddest entitled 'Gostyngeidd-rwydd' in an eisteddfod held under the auspices of the Baptist
EVANS, THOMAS (1844 - 1922), Congregational minister Born 1 November 1844 at Y Ffatri, Pen-y-bont-fawr, Montgomeryshire. He worked in his father's factory for some time. Influenced by the Welsh religious revival of 1859 he started to preach. He was at Bala Independent College, 1865-8, ministering afterwards at Betws-y-coed and Salem (Capel Garmon), 1868-74, and at Amlwch, 1874-1922. He was considered a diligent pastor and a preacher with a kindly
EVANS, THOMAS JOHN (1863 - 1932), journalist Born in the parish of Cellan, Cardiganshire, 2 December 1863, the son of Evan Evans of Glanrhyd, Llanfair Clydogau, and Jane, formerly Hughes, of Pensingrig, Cellan. He began his career as a teacher in the school of his native parish but went to London to work as a clerk in 1882 and for fifty years was actively associated with Welsh life in the metropolis. He did much to revivify and popularize
EVANS, TITUS (1809 - 1864), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster of Llandysul and worked in a lawyer's office at Llandysul and Swansea. Life as a lawyer's clerk did not, however, appeal to him and, once again, he sought out Owen Evans, who was now at Cefn-coed-y-cymer - the two were related to each other. He had already changed his tenets. He passed into Carmarthen College, where he remained for four years (1844-8). He was ordained minister of Rhyd-y-parc, near
EVANS, WALTER JENKIN (1856 - 1927), principal of Carmarthen Presbyterian College Born 1 April 1856 at Carmarthen, son of Titus Evans and grandson of John Jeremy. He was educated at Parc-y-felfed school, at Carmarthen grammar school where he gained the principal scholarship, at Carmarthen Presbyterian College (1870-3), Jesus College, Oxford (B.A. 1878, M.A. 1880) and Manchester College, Oxford (1876-8), under James Martineau. He discovered that nature had not intended him to
EVANS, WILLIAM (1800 - 1880), hymnist , and in 1857 gave up his occupation (he was a butcher) and retired to Ambleston (Treamlod), the place generally associated with his name. As Ambleston is about two miles from Woodstock chapel, Evans built a house in the village for religious meetings - after his death, a chapel was built there. He died 2 April 1880, and was buried with his wife in Ford chapel graveyard; he had had two sons and seven
EVANS, WILLIAM (1838 - 1921), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author moderator of the South Wales Association, 1897-8, and of the General Assembly, 1908. He died at Pembroke Dock 11 February 1921. He wrote Cofiant William Evans, Tonyrefail (Newport, 1892); An Outline of the History of Welsh Theology (London, 1900); The History of the South Pembrokeshire Calvinistic Methodist Churches (Wrexham, 1913), with O. S. Symond; Souvenir of the Dawkins Family, Pembroke, 1916; Memoir
EVANS, WILLIAM (1734 - 1805), early Calvinistic Methodist exhorter , Evan and David. There, he fell ill, and died 2 April 1805 at David's house, 110 Pembroke-street, Plymouth Dock; he was buried in Stoke Damerel churchyard on 5 April; his age was then given as 70. William Evans's eldest son EVAN (1760 - 1815), a surgeon in the Navy for a short time, and assistant-surgeon to French prisoners-of-war at Devonport, founded a noteworthy line of medical men. His son WILLIAM
EVANS, WILLIAM (1823 - 1900), cleric of Llandaff, and became prebendary of Llandaff cathedral, 1878. He was joint editor of Y Cyfaill Eglwysig from 1864 to 1866, when he became the sole editor; he continued to edit this monthly until the end of 1893, when he resigned owing to ill-heath. He died 8 August 1900.
FARRINGTON, RICHARD (1702 - 1772), cleric and antiquary he became the rector of Llangybi, and twenty years later he was made chancellor of Bangor cathedral. He married (1) Mary, daughter of Richard Ellis and Mary (Barker) of Cheltenham - she died in 1750, (2) Eleanor Richardson, Chester. By his first marriage he had four children - Mary, who married William Bridge of Eglwys-bach, Elizabeth, Richard (died 1750), Roger (died in infancy). Descendants of

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