Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BEVAN, ANEURIN (1897 - 1960), politician and one of the founders of the Welfare State Born 15 November 1897 at 32 Charles Street, Tredegar, Monmouth, the sixth of the ten children of David Bevan and Phoebe, the daughter of John Prothero, a local blacksmith. David Bevan was a coal miner and a Baptist, he was fond of books and music and he exercised much influence on his son. Aneurin Bevan went to Sirhowy elementary school which he disliked intensely, and he left in 1910
BEVAN, BRIDGET (Madam Bevan; 1698 - 1779), philanthropist and educationist of schools at Laugharne (1709) and Llanddowror (1716). Moreover, Griffith Jones became connected by marriage with the Vaughan family, he and Richard Vaughan, Bridget's uncle (died 1729), marrying two sisters, Margaret and Arabella Philipps of Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire On 30 December 1721 Bridget married ARTHUR BEVAN, barrister-at-law, Laugharne. Bevan became recorder of Carmarthen borough, 1722
BEVAN, EDWARD LATHAM (1861 - 1934), bishop - see BEVAN, WILLIAM LATHAM
BEVAN, EVAN (1803 - 1866), poet Son of William and Gwenllian Bevan, born at Llangynwyd, Glamorganshire. Coming from a poor family, he was not taught any specific trade and began working as a casual farm labourer. When he was about 22-24 years of age he moved to Ystradfellte, Brecknock, where he married Ann, daughter of Thomas David Ifan, butcher. He moved subsequently to Pont Neath Vaughan, where he died October 1866. Under the
BEVAN, HOPKIN (1765 - 1839), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 4 May 1765 at Gellifwnwr (or Cilfwnwr), Llangyfelach, the son of Rees and Mary Bevan, received a smattering of education at Llangyfelach and Swansea. He joined the Methodists in Gopa-fach in 1788, and was ordained in the first Methodist Association for the ordaining of ministers held at Llandilo in 1811. He was a popular preacher and, according to the custom of those days, toured the country
BEVAN, JOSEPH GURNEY (1753 - 1814), chemist - see BEVAN, SILVANUS
BEVAN, LLEWELYN DAVID (1842 - 1918), Independent minister Born at Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, 11 September 1842, son of Hopkin Bevan and Eliza (Davies) - the father was a Bevan of Llangyfelach, related to Hopkin Bevan, the mother a descendant of Lewis Rees. He was educated at University College School and New College, London (B.A., LL.B.). From 1865 to 1869 he was assistant to Dr. Thomas Binney at the King's Weigh-house, and from 1869 to 1876 pastor of
BEVAN, LLYWELYN (1661 - 1723), Independent minister
BEVAN, PERCY VAUGHAN (1876 - 1913), professor of physics - see BEVAN, LLEWELYN DAVID
BEVAN, SILVANUS (1691 - 1765), Quaker physician He was a member of a Swansea family, and (according to Morris Letters, ii, 336) was related to Arthur Bevan. A William Bevan, a Quaker of Swansea, was imprisoned in 1658, and died in 1701, aged 74. His son, Silvanus Bevan (1661 - 1725), married Jane Phillips of Swansea in 1685, and had several sons, two of whom moved to London. The elder, SILVANUS BEVAN, is the subject of this notice. He set up a
BEVAN, THOMAS (1796? - 1819), missionary in the service of the London Missionary Society at Pen-y-banc and later to colleges at Newtown and at Gosport. It was now decided that he and Stephen Laidler should go to Madagascar. He was ordained at Neuadd-lwyd, 20-21 August 1817, and married Mary Jones (née Jacob) of Pen-yr-allt Wen in the same district. They sailed for Madagascar 9 February, arriving in Mauritius 3 July 1818. Five weeks later Bevan embarked again, and landed at Tamatave
BEVAN, THOMAS (Caradawc, Caradawc y Fenni; 1802 - 1882), antiquary Born 13 September 1802 at Maesmawr mill, near Tal-y-bont, Brecknock, son of Lewis Bevan. He was educated at a small school held in the Baptist chapel, Llangynidr, and later at a private school at Abergavenny. On completing his apprenticeship at a grocer's shop at Abergavenny, he went to London, where he spent two years at his uncle's shop near Tower Hill and afterwards was engaged for seven years

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