Dictionary of Welsh Biography

VAUGHAN, Sir THOMAS (d. 1483), soldier, court official, ambassador, chamberlain to the prince of Wales the statutes of the Order of the Golden Fleece to Edward IV, and was one of the commissioners who were sent to Burgundy to invest duke Charles with the Garter, 4 February 1470. It is fairly certain that he accompanied Edward IV into exile, 1470-1. Upon their return he was appointed chamberlain to Edward, prince of Wales (born 2 November 1470). He was appointed a member of the prince's council, 8
VILE, THOMAS HENRY (1882 - 1958), rugby player Born 6 September 1882, in Newport, Monmouth. His rugby career was outstanding, as a player (8 caps for Wales, 1908-1921), referee (12 internationals, 1923-28), and administrator (president of the W.R.U., 1955-56). His playing career was extraordinarily long. He had his first chance with Newport in the third team in 1900. By 1902, he was a scrum-half in the first team. In 1904, he went with the
VINCENT family College, Oxford, in 1849; he was perpetual curate of S. Anne's, Llandygai, 1857-9, and was then appointed vicar of Llanbeblig (Caernarvon), where he died 8 September 1869 as a result of his self-sacrifice during a cholera epidemic. His sons (by Grace Elizabeth, daughter of William Johnson, rector of Llan-faethlu) call for notice. The eldest, JAMES EDMUND VINCENT (1857 - 1909), whose career is fully
WADE, GEORGE WOOSUNG (1858 - 1941), cleric, professor, and author ever make progress in learning and true godliness. His literary output was considerable. It included Old Testament History (first edition, 1901; twelfth edition, 1934); New Testament History (first edition, 1922; second edition, 1932): commentaries on Genesis, 2 Samuel, Isaiah, and most of the Minor Prophets: and The Documents of the New Testament, 1934. He was also much interested in topography and
WADE-EVANS, ARTHUR WADE (1875 - 1964), clergyman and historian Born 31 August 1875 at Hill House, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, son of Titus Evans, master mariner, and Elizabeth (née Wade) his wife. He went to Haverfordwest grammar school and graduated at Jesus College, Oxford (1893-96) before entering the priesthood, being ordained deacon in St. Paul's Cathedral in 1898. By Deed Poll on 2 September 1899 he assumed the surname Wade-Evans and soon afterwards
WALKER-HENEAGE-VIVIAN, ALGERNON (1871 - 1952), admiral Born 4 February 1871, third son of Major Clement Walker Heneage, V.C., 8th Hussars, of Compton Bassett, Wiltshire, and Henrietta Letitia Victoria, daughter of John Henry Vivian of Singleton, Swansea. He married (1) in 1912 Helen Mary, daughter of Capt. E. de V. du Boulay, late R.H.A. and they had three daughters, Mary, Anne and Rhoda (they divorced in 1931); married (2) in 1931 Beryl, daughter of
WALLACE, ALFRED RUSSEL (1823 - 1913), naturalist and social reformer Born 8 January, 1823, Kensington Cottage, Usk, Gwent, son of Thomas Vere Wallace and Mary Anne (n. Greenell). When Wallace was three years old the family moved to England where the young Alfred Russel attended school at Hertford. Aged 13 he moved to live with his brother John in London. Some years later he moved to live with his other brother, William, who was already established as a land
WALLENSIS four men, all of whom are mentioned in the D.N.B., bore this appellation, and it will be convenient to deal with them all under this one heading. (1) JOHANNES WALLENSIS (fl. 1215), lecturer in canon law at the university of Bologna EducationLaw. his surname is the only indication of his Welsh origin. (2) JOHANNES WALLENSIS (died 1285?); see under ' Johannes.' (3) THOMAS WALLENSIS (died 1255), a
WALTER, HENRY (1611 - 1678), Puritan preacher, Independent is not known for certain whether he was counted in 1676 with the thirty-eight sectaries of Mynydd Islwyn or was one of three obstinate Dissenters reported by the parson of Llantarnam. However, the date of his last will is 13 January 1674-5; he was dead in the summer of 1678, for his goods and furniture were inventoried on 8 August, and his will proved at Llandaff on 4 February 1678-9. In that will
WALTERS, THOMAS (1729 - 1794), Independent minister ) was his nephew, also THOMAS WALTERS (1761 - 1821) Religion, who was already (1793) minister of New Inn. He, too, was more of a Methodist than an Independent until 1793, and about 1817 he returned to the Methodist connexion. He died 2 November 1821 at Cwm-dows, Mynydd-islwyn.
WARTSKI, ISIDORE (1878 - 1965), businessman Isidore Wartski was born in Ostrowo, Prussia on 9 January 1878, the eldest child of Morris Wartski and his wife Flora Callamon. In 1882 he moved with his family to Bangor where his father peddled jewellery and watches before opening a shop at 21 High Street. In the 1891 census, he was listed as a 'scholar' living at 8 Eldon Place. Isidore followed his father into business opening a fine drapery
WARTSKI, MORITZ (MORRIS) (1855 - 1946), businessman (described as a jeweller and able to speak English, Welsh and German) had moved his family to a much larger house at 8 Eldon Terrace, Bangor. Morris followed the traditional family business of travelling with his stock of silver watches, jewellery and haberdashery, offering it for sale 'to gentry and local farmers'. His brother Joseph followed the same trade from Russell Street, Liverpool, then 72 High

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