Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BOWEN, IVOR (1862 - 1934), K.C., county court judge Born at Bridgend, Glamorganshire, son of J. Bowen Jones, Independent minister. After leaving school he entered the service of a bank in London, and from September 1883 dropped the surname Jones and adopted that of Bowen. He was admitted a student of Gray's Inn, 3 November 1886, was called to the Bar 3 July 1889, and for some years practised at Cardiff, being revising barrister (South Wales
BOWYER, GWILYM (1906 - 1965), minister (Congl.) and college principal a dangerous driver I was! Gwilym Bowyer's literary output was not extensive though he was a master of a lively Welsh style. He published Yr eglwys wedi'r rhyfel (Welsh Pacifist Pamphlets, 1944) and Ym mha ystyr y mae'r Beibl yn wir? (1954) and about 25 articles, sermons and reviews. His strength lay in the spoken word. He spoke quickly, forcefully and clearly and he was one of the most popular and
BRAOSE family during the campaign in Kerry, but was released on payment of a ransom. He further agreed to the marriage of his daughter, Isabel, with David, son of Llywelyn. Later, on a visit to Llywelyn's court, he was involved in an intrigue with Llywelyn's wife and was hanged (3 May 1230). With his death the male line of this, the main, branch of the family ceased, and the inheritance was divided between his four
BREEZE, EVAN (1798 - 1855), poet these volumes was Yr Odlydd Cysurus, cyfaill i'r trallodus yn cynnwys amrywiol ddyriau, cofiant am amrai anwylion…carolau…emynau, etc., 1839, published by H. Jones, Llanrwst. He died at Llanerfyl on 3 April 1855 and was buried there.
BRIDGEMAN, GEORGE THOMAS ORLANDO (1823 - 1895), cleric, antiquary and genealogist rectory of Wigan, remaining there till his death, 25 November 1895. He wrote a book on the history of Wigan. But he was also keenly interested in his family connections with the Welsh Border. He contributed to Archæologia Cambrensis, 1863, a paper on 'The Ancient Lords of Mechain,' and to Collections, historical & archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire, 1868, two papers, 'The Princes of Upper Powys
BRIGSTOCKE, THOMAS (1809 - 1881), portrait painter family. He married a widow, a Mrs. Cridland, who predeceased him, as did his only child, who died in infancy. He died 11 March 1881 at 3 Welbeck Street, Cavendish Square, London, and was buried at Kensal Green. Brigstocke was known mainly for his portraits of members of well-known South Wales families and of notable military figures, although he also painted historical pictures. He exhibited sixteen
BRUCE, CHARLES GRANVILLE (1866 - 1939), mountaineer and soldier father being a most complete lover of his own valleys and hills.' Before joining the army he had walked with (Sir) Rhys Williams of Miskin 'from South to North Wales' and had become a 'worshipper of the wild Welsh mountain scenery' (p. 25). His teacher in rural matters was a farmer from the valley and according to Longstaff, Bruce used to sing Welsh airs with gusto. He married Finetta Madeline Julia
BRUCE, HENRY AUSTIN (1815 - 1895), 1st baron Aberdare to see this hope realized and to be chosen as first chancellor of the University. He died a fortnight later, that is, 25 February 1895. Lord Aberdare was twice married. The second son of his second marriage, William Napier Bruce, is separately noticed. Lord Aberdare knew Welsh, and translated some of the poems of Taliesin ab Iolo and of Owen Gruffydd into English.
BRYN-JONES, DELME (1934 - 2001), opera singer National Eisteddfod in Haverfordwest, taking the name Delme Bryn. In 1963 he married Carolyn (née Savory), with whom he had two children, Emma and Tom. Carolyn died in 1996. The family, which from necessity had been based in London, moved back to Wales in 1977 and settled at Y Bwthyn, Llanarth, Ceredigion. It was there that he died on 25 May 2001 of a pulmonary embolism. He was cremated and his ashes
BULKELEY-OWEN, FANNY MARY KATHERINE (1845 - 1927), author movements and received the bardic title of Gwenrhian Gwynedd. In 1927 she published a history of the parish of Selattyn (Oswestry, n.d.) which includes the Ormsby-Gore seat of Brogyntyn. She also supplied the Welsh Land Commission in 1894 with a detailed memorandum on the history of Maelor Saesneg. She died 25 November 1927 at Shrewsbury.
BURTON, IAN HAMILTON (Archimandrite Barnabas) (1915 - 1996), Orthodox priest Ian Burton was born on 3 September 1915 in Pennal, Meirionethshire, the second of four children of Peter Jones Burton (1883-1956), a stonemason, and his wife Margaret (née Latham, b. 1878). He first language was Welsh, and he spoke little English in his early years. He attended the village school, before passing the scholarship examination to go to Tywyn Grammar School. Following a dispute with
BURTON, RICHARD (1925 - 1984), stage and film actor portrayal of Richard Burton. Marriages: i) Sybil Williams, 5 February 1949. They had two daughters: Kate (born 1957) and Jessica (born 1959). Divorced 5 December 1963. ii) Elizabeth Taylor, 15 March 1964. Divorced 26 June 1974. iii) Elizabeth Taylor, 10 October 1975. Divorced 30 July 1976. iv) Suzy Hunt, 21 August 1976. Divorced January 1983. v) Sally Hay, 3 July 1983. He was made a CBE in 1970; he won

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