Dictionary of Welsh Biography

KADWALADR, SION (fl. 1750-1765), writer of ballads and interludes stealing half-a-crown, says Ioan Pedr. His interludes appear to have been written after his return; they are: (1) 'Einion a Gwenllian' (NLW MS 552B), written c. 1756 - the suggestion that it was written jointly with Huw Jones may be dismissed; (2) 'Gaulove a Clarinda' between 1756 and 1762 (Cwrtmawr MS 39B); (3) Y Brenin Dafydd a Gwraig Urias, published at Chester c. 1765, written jointly with Huw Jones
KATHERYN of BERAIN (Mam Cymru, The mother of Wales; 1534/5 - 1591) words in Christ Church MS. 184 (photostat in NLW MS 6496C). (3) Sometime before January 1573, to Maurice Wynn of Gwydir as his third wife, thus becoming the step-mother of Sir John Wynn of Gwydir. A child marriage between her son Thomas Salusbury, and Margaret, daughter of Maurice Wynn by his first wife, was arranged in 1574. This led to trouble over the wardship of Thomas, who upon the death of his
KEMBLE, CHARLES (1775 - 1854), actor Born 25 November 1775 at Brecon, eleventh child of Roger Kemble and Sarah Ward. The company of itinerant actors managed by his parents played on a circuit that is indicated by the birthplaces of their celebrated children: Sarah Siddons, born Brecon, 1755; JOHN PHILIP, born Prescott, 1757; STEPHEN, born Kington, 1758; FRANCES Twiss, born Hereford, 1759; ELIZABETH WHITLOCK, born Warrington, 1761
KEMEYS family Cefn Mabli, of the afore-mentioned Rhys of Llanvair Castle. He served as sheriff of Monmouthshire, 1631-2, and of Glamorgan, 1638-9. He was also M.P. for Monmouthshire, 1628-9. In 1642 he was created a baronet. An ardent Royalist, he took an active part in the Civil War, and died in defence of Chepstow Castle, 25 May 1648. His son, CHARLES KEMEYS, who had been student at Jesus College, Oxford, and had been
KENRICK family Wynn Hall, Bron Clydwr, two years earlier but at that time the newly-formed Welsh Association did not possess a trophy. Kenrick organized the first international association football match between Wales and Scotland; this was played at Glasgow on 25 March 1876. He played in this match as a full-back, and he appeared for Wales on four subsequent occasions. He was a member of the first Welsh team to defeat England at
KENYON family Gredington, Peel Hall, National Society, and built the ' Madras School ' at Penley, Flintshire, the first school to be opened by the Society in Wales. He died at Gredington, 25 February 1855 and was succeeded by his eldest son LLOYD KENYON, 3rd lord Kenyon (1805 - 1869) Born at Gredington 1 April 1805, and educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated 1823, and graduated B.A. 1826 (M.A. 1829). He was M.P
KILMISTER, IAN FRASER (1945 - 2015), musician while as Jimi Hendrix's roadie before joining the band Hawkwind as a bassist in 1971. Lemmy sang on their most successful single, 'Silver Machine', which reached number 3 in the charts in 1972. Hawkwind was infamous for its excessive use of drugs, and it is rather ironic that Lemmy was expelled from the band in 1975 after his arrest for possession of drugs in Canada when the band was on tour there
KILVERT, ROBERT FRANCIS (1840 - 1879), cleric and diarist Born 3 December 1840 at Hardenhuish, near Chippenham, where his father (Robert) was parson; graduated from Wadham College, Oxford, in 1862 (M.A. 1866). After serving as curate to his father, he became curate at Clyro (Radnorshire) in 1864, remaining there till 1876, when he became vicar of S. Harmon's (Radnorshire). In 1877, he was appointed vicar of Bredwardine, Herefordshire, where he died 23
KITCHIN, ANTHONY (1477 - 1563), bishop of Llandaff 'extremely small payments.' He took one lease to London and lost it. Lack of business capacity rather than greed seems to have been his failing. He was surrounded by men hungry for land, while some of his officials gave rise to suspicion. The confiscation of the chantries (1548) and of church goods (1552-3) was the work of the laymen on the royal commission, and devastated the diocese. His organisation and
KNIGHT, WILLIAM BRUCE (1785 - 1845), Welsh scholar, ecclesiastic, and administrator the three other Welsh dioceses, produced in 1841. Bruce was the outstanding cleric in Llandaff diocese during that period of absentee and semi-absentee bishops. He was made, by successive bishops, canon of Llandaff cathedral, examining chaplain, chancellor of the diocese and of the cathedral, archdeacon of Glamorgan, and, when the office of dean was revived by Parliament 3 and 4 Vict., he became the
KYFFIN, EDWARD (c. 1558 - 1603), cleric and composer of metrical psalms , states that Kyffin had composed about fifty metrical psalms before he fell a victim to the plague in 1603. In one only of the three variant forms of the preliminary pages of Psalmae y Brenhinol Brophvvyd Dafydh … by Wiliam Middelton, 1603, there appears, on pp. 3-4, an elegy to the author, 'Mawl-gerdh farwnad i gapten William Middelton,' by Kyffin. It is not certain whether he or another of the same
LAKE, MORGAN ISLWYN (1925 - 2018), minister and pacifist Alltwen Hospital, Tremadog on 25 November 2018 at the age of 93.

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