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BAYLY, LEWIS
(d. 1631), bishop and devotional writer
capitulation to Fairfax. Bayly himself came off lightly, crossed to the Continent, but returned soon after the king's execution; before the end of 1649 he had published The Royal Charter Granted unto Kings, which brought him into Newgate prison; in that prison he composed Herba Parietis, a book of contemplations, published in 1650. He managed to escape from Newgate, crossed to
Holland
, and declared himself a
CARTER
family Kinmel,
Kinmel, near Abergele, once the property of a Lloyd family (Yorke, Royal Tribes, 2nd edn., 113), changed hands when Alice, heiress of Gruffudd Lloyd, married Richard ap Dafydd ab Ithel Fychan, of Plas Llaneurgain (Northop). Their daughter and heiress, Catherine, married Pyrs
Holland
(died 1552), of Faerdref (see
Holland
families, No. 5); thus was founded the house of
Holland
of Kinmel (ibid., No
CASSON, LEWIS
(1875 - 1969), actor and theatrical producer
Born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 26 October 1875, son of Thomas Casson of Ffestiniog, Meironnydd, and Laura Ann (née
Holland
-Thomas) his wife. After leaving Ruthin Grammar School he helped his father build organs, attending the Central Technical College, South Kensington, for a while, and subsequently entering S. Mark's College, Chelsea, to become a teacher. In 1903 he appeared as a professional
DAFYDD TREFOR Syr
(d. 1528?), cleric and bard
Society, 1934. In a list of clergy in the diocese of Bangor in the year 1504 Dafydd Trevor is described as rector of Llanygrad, i.e. Llaneugrad-cum-Llanallgo, Anglesey, and as a canon. This is how he describes himself in a deed (dated 1524 and signed by himself) by which he transfers ' Tyddyn Hwfa ' near Llangeinwen church, Anglesey, to Owen
Holland
and others - 'Ego dominus david Trevor clericus alias
DAVIES, THOMAS
(1512? - 1573), bishop of St Asaph
Catherine (wife of William
Holland
of Abergele - see
Holland
families, 10), her children (Piers, William, and Edward), and his brothers Hugh, Griffith, and Owen. He died immediately after completing his will, on 16 October 1573, and was buried at Abergele.
DAVIES, JOHN
(1781 - 1848) Fronheulog,, one of the most prominent lay leaders of Calvinistic Methodism in his day
a storm; both as a nonconformist and as a 'mere tradesman,' Davies was unacceptable to his fellow-justices on the Bala bench, and for some years they refused to sit with him in petty sessions, so that when Davies's turn on the rota came round, Samuel
Holland
had to come over from Ffestiniog to make a quorum - it seems odd to find T. J. Hogg, the friend of Shelley, upholding the behaviour of the
EVANS, TIM
(1877 - 1939), artist
Born at Llanbedr-y-cennin, in the Conway Valley, 1877, son of Timothy Evans. He was educated at the Tal-y-bont elementary school and the Liverpool Technical College. He afterwards entered Sir H. von Herkomer's school of art at Bushey, Hertfordshire. For some years he lived on the Continent, latterly in
Holland
, but returned to London, where he was at the time of his death, 18 November 1939. He
GOUGH, JETHRO
(1903 - 1979), Professor of pathology
technique continues to attract wide interest and brought visitors during the year from many distant parts of the world'. During the 1952/53 session for instance the department welcomed visitors from Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, Norway, Rhodesia, New Zealand,
Holland
, India, New Guinea and Switzerland. Gough was equally in great demand as a speaker at overseas conferences during the
HARRY, GEORGE OWEN
(c. 1553 - c. 1614), antiquary
divers direct lynes to Brutus (London, 1604), The work was intended to show the fitness of James, as shown by his pedigree, to rule over all the countries of Great Britain. It was compiled at the request of Robert
Holland
, another Pembrokeshire clergyman, who supplied an introductory letter addressed to the king. Another book entitled The Well-sprynge of True Nobility is also attributed to George Owen
HERBERT
family Montgomery, Parke, Blackhall, Dolguog, Cherbury, Aston,
foot, and became successively governor of Bridgnorth (17 September 1642), Ludlow (28 September), commander of Aberystwyth castle (19 April 1644), and governor of Newport, Monmouth, (1645), where he produced fresh forces and supplies for the king on his recruiting campaign after Naseby. He escorted the queen to the royal headquarters on her return from
Holland
in 1643, and was rewarded with an
HOLLAND
family Berw,
Towards the middle of the 15th century, the Berw estate in Anglesey was in the hands of ITHEL AP HOWELL AP LLEWELYN, a descendant of Llywarch ap Bran, lord of Menai at the end of the 12th century. Ithel had a daughter named ELINOR and a son called OWEN. The
Holland
family first became connected with Berw when JOHN
HOLLAND
, described as one of the household servants of Henry VI, married Ithel's
HOLLAND
family
affection. Hollands of Conway (A.) The clan whose origins are clearer includes (1) the Hollands of Conway. According to the chief authority on the Hollands, Bernard
Holland
, in his book The Hollands of Lancashire (see also A. S. Vaughan Thomas in the composite volume Hugh
Holland
, and his appendices), this clan derives from the noble family of Matthew de
Holland
(temp. king John) of Upholland, Lancashire
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