Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PUGH, JOHN (1846 - 1907), Calvinistic Methodist minister, founder and first superintendent of the C.M. Forward Movement died 24 March (Palm Sunday) 1907. While he was superintendent he started forty-eight mission-halls and a home for destitute women (Kingswood Treborth Home) at Cardiff. In order to ensure the necessary publicity he started a monthly of which, for many years, he was editor-in-chief - The Christian Standard, 1891-3; The Forward Movement Herald, 1897; The Forward Movement Torch, 1899-1904.
PULESTON family Emral, Plas-ym-mers, Hafod-y-wern, Llwynycnotiau, Richard Puleston of Emral (alive 1382/3 - B. M. Harley MS. 1971), was a witness in the celebrated Scrope-Grosvenor trial of 1386, together with Owain Glyn Dwr, whose sister Lowry he married. For his part in the rebellion Robert's estates in the counties of Chester, Salop, and Flint were forfeited (Cal. Pat. Rolls, Henry IV, 1399-1401, 370), but were later restored. Robert's grandson, ROGER PULESTON
QUARRELL, JAMES (fl. 1650-1672), Puritan preacher, Independent He appears first as one of the itinerant preachers who followed Vavasor Powell in the days of the Propagation Act (1650-3), as one of Powell's chief apologists in the Examen et Purgamen Vavasoris, and supporting Powell in his opposition to Cromwell's Protectorate by signing the Word for God. Under the ' Triers ' he was a settled minister at Forden, Montgomeryshire. With the Restoration he was
QUARRELL, THOMAS (d. 1709), Puritan preacher, free-communion Baptist laws by preaching in secret conventicles at Eglwysilan, Llanedern, Marshfield, and Bedwas. In 1670 he (and two others) received a letter from Vavasor Powell a little before his death enclosing a small gift of money. In 1672, on 25 July, he received a licence to preach in the house of John Maurice at Shirenewton; in 1675 Henry Maurice assigns an important place to Quarrell amongst the Dissenters of
RAFF ap ROBERT (fl. 1550) Cilgwyn, Bachymbyd, 'a free holder of Dyffryn Clwyd' and a non-professional poet (Jes. Coll. MS. 18) (R.W.M. II, 88). His pedigree is given in Peniarth MS 134 (142-3). As he composed an elegy on the death of Tudur Aled (c. 1526), and as another of his cywyddau is dated 1582 in one manuscript, it would appear that he lived to an advanced age; this is borne out in the elegy upon him by Siôn Tudur (Llanstephan MS 166 (89)). His work includes satirical englynion to Gruffudd
RANKIN, SUSANNAH JANE (1897 - 1989), minister (Cong.) and missionary in Papua be her last visit to Wales – the Wales that meant so much to her. Sue Rankin died in Australia on 24 July 1989. A service of thanksgiving for her life was held at Pendref Chapel, Llanfyllin, on November 25, 1989.
RAVENSCROFT family Ravenscroft, Parliament 1697-8, who died 3 May 1698, leaving two heiresses, Honora and Catherine. It was by marriage with Honora's daughter that the family of Glynne, and afterwards that of Gladstone, came to own Broadlane, which was rebuilt in 1752 and is today known as ' Hawarden castle '. On the other hand, Catherine's portion of the estate was purchased (1756) by the Grosvenors. (2) WILLIAM RAVENSCROFT, second son
REES family Ton he played in the public life of Llandovery. He died 25 May 1856. (3) SARAH REES, who married David Rees, her father's cousin, who lived at Ton - Rice Rees (1804 - 1839) and William Rees (1808 - 1873) were their sons.
REES, DAVID (1683? - 1748), Baptist minister and theological writer infant baptism, and for his publications on the subject - (1) Adnodau or rai Lleoedd Cableddus a Sarhaus o Lyfrau … ar Fedydd Plant, 1732, and (2) Infant Baptism, No Institution of Christ …, 1734. He also published (3) A Free and Sober Enquiry into the truth of certain paragraphs contained in the Assembly's Shorter Catechism …, 1736, (4) Reasons for and against Singing of Psalms …, 1737, and three
REES, FLORENCE GWENDOLEN (1906 - 1994), helminthologist (one who studies worms, particularly parasitic ones), Professor of Zoology Gwendolen (Gwen) Rees was born 3 July 1906, in Abercynon, Glamorganshire, the younger daughter of Ebenezer Rees (1865-1948) and Elizabeth Agnes (née Jones), of Cilybebyll (1877-1921). The family soon moved to 4 Elm Grove, Aberdare when her father was appointed Superintendent of Police. She was educated at the Girls' Grammar School, Aberdare, and University of Wales, Cardiff, where she graduated
REES, Sir JOHN MILSOM (1866 - 1952), surgeon and laryngologist education, and died there 25 April 1952. He married Eleanor, daughter of William P. Jones of Finchley, chairman of Jones Brothers, Holloway and of John Barnes, Ltd., in 1894, and they had a son and a daughter.
REES, JOSIAH (1744 - 1804), Unitarian minister 1886. There is a full account of him in D.N.B., and also (with a list of his published papers) in The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion 1932-3. He was elected F.R.S. in 1843. Sir JOSIAH REES, chief justice of Bermuda Law Another of the younger Josiah Rees's sons. He entered the Middle Temple in 1847 and was called in 1851. He became chief justice in 1878, was knighted in 1891

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