Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GREY family (POWIS, lords of), Grey de Powes chivaler ' between 1482 and 1491. His wife (married after 14 February 1471) was Anne, daughter of William Herbert, earl of Pembroke. He died in the autumn of 1494 and was followed by his son, JOHN GREY (c. 1483 - 1504), 3rd baron. The latter's son, EDWARD GREY, 4th baron, died 2 July 1551 without legitimate issue. His estates passed by will to his illegitimate son, EDWARD GREY, who sold
GREY, THOMAS (1733 - 1810), Independent minister chapels and Associations. He established Nonconformist churches at New Quay, Llanarth, Ffos-y-ffin, and Llanddewi Aberarth. Upon his death, 2 June 1810, his churches joined the Calvinistic Methodist presbytery, and the nucleus of the older nonconformity in the upper reaches of the Ayron valley was lost. Grey is said to have been remarkable for his wisdom, and to have been of great service to the
GRIFFITH family PENRHYN, family, together with a share of her family's lands in Anglesey. By her brother's will, dated 1375, her son, Griffith ap Gwilym (died 1405 - see (2) below) inherited further lands in Anglesey and Caernarvonshire. GRIFFITH AP GWILYM (died 1405) He married (c. 1360) Generys, daughter and heiress of Madog ap Goronwy Fychan who was third in descent from Ednyfed Fychan through his son, Goronwy, ancestor of
GRIFFITH, DAVID (1792 or 1794 - 1873), Independent minister , Llanddeiniolen, and at Liverpool. He founded Moriah chapel, Portdinorwic. In 1873 he was appointed minister of the church at Dolgelley; he retired in 1889 and went to live at Degannwy and later at Bryntirion, Bethel, where he died in 1913; he was buried in Llanfair-is-gaer churchyard. He is said to have been the ablest of the family. He delighted in literature, edited Dysgedydd y Plant (1871-8), and was
GRIFFITH, EDWARD (1832 - 1918), antiquary Born at Barmouth 2 January 1832, son of David and Lowrie Griffith. His parents soon moved to Dolgelley to keep first the 'Crown' and then the 'Angel' inns. He had very little schooling, but learnt much in the two or three years he attended the British School, Dolgelley, where the headmaster was Daniel Evans, who had been promoted to the post when the school opened in 1840. At Dolgelley he
GRIFFITH, GRIFFITH WYNNE (1883 - 1967), minister (Presb.) and author a daughter. After retiring he lived in Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll. He died 2 February 1967 in his son's home, Huw Wynne Griffith, a minister (Presb.) in Aberystwyth, and was buried in Dwyran chapel graveyard, Anglesey. He was an elegant and powerful preacher in his day, and became one of the leaders of his denomination. He was Moderator of the Association in the North (1952), and of the General
GRIFFITH, JAMES MILO (1843 - 1897), sculptor (1888). In 1885 he designed the silver shield presented to the prince and princess of Wales on their jubilee. His model of ' Sheridan's March ' attracted considerable attention in the Chicago Fair. After having spent some time as a teacher of sculpture at San Francisco he returned to London in 1896 and died there 8 September 1897. Several of his works are in the National Museum of Wales.
GRIFFITH, JOHN (1863 - 1933), schoolmaster and musician Born at Rhiw, Llŷn, 18 April 1863, the eldest son of Siôn Griffith, shoemaker, of Pen-y-groes, Rhiw, and Martha Griffith, Pen Nebo, Rhiw. He was educated at Botwnnog grammar school, was a pupil teacher at Nebo, Llanllyfni, and a student at Bangor Normal College, 1881-2, and became headmaster of the British Schools at Glanwydden and Machynlleth. He married Dorothy, daughter of Owen Jones, Siop
GRIFFITH, MORGAN WILLIAM (Pencerdd Mynwy; 1855 - 1925), musician , ' Chwi feibion dewrion,' together with anthems and other forms of church music. He was interested in the opera and at one time formed a company at Dolgelley. He died 2 September 1925 at the Southern hospital, Liverpool, and was buried in S. Mary's churchyard, Dolgelley.
GRIFFITH, RICHARD (Carneddog; 1861 - 1947), poet, writer, and journalist inexhaustible store of local lore, collected books and manuscripts (see NLW MS 7234-7253 and NLW MS 8404B), and was always ready to give information to inquirers and to his numerous correspondents - he was, in short, an excellent example of the knowledgeable and cultured country-man writer. He married 11 January 1889 Catherine, daughter of Cadwaladr Owen, Nantmor and they had 2 sons. He died 23 May 1947 at
GRIFFITH, ROBERT (1847 - 1909), musician home of Idris Vychan who taught him to play the harp and to sing 'pennillion'. His greatest contribution to the literature of music was his Cerdd Dannau, a treatise on harp music and harpists, published in 1913, two years after his death; his wife, Isabella Davies, niece of Robert Thomas (Ap Vychan, 1809 - 1880,), gave him much help in compiling the material for his work. He died 8 October 1909 and
GRIFFITH, ROGER (d. 1708), Presbyterian minister and tutor, afterwards archdeacon He seems to have been born at Abergavenny. In 1690-2 he was being supported by the 'Common Fund' (Presbyterian and Congregational) at Bishop's Hall, Bethnal Green, where Charles Owen was a fellow-student. Griffith then (1693) went to Utrecht university, again at the charges of the fund. In or about 1695 he became minister at Abergavenny; and in 1697, on the death of Samuel Jones (1628 - 1697) of

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