Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ALBAN, Sir FREDERICK JOHN (1882 - 1965), chartered accountant and administrator , formerly Hughes. In 1906, she was a milliner at Crickhowell and after her marriage was of great assistance to her husband in secretarial work. They had six children, four sons and two daughters. Two of the sons and both daughters qualified in medicine, and the other sons in their father's profession. He died 2 May 1965.
ALICE verch Griffith ap Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan (fl. 1540-1570), a poetess Daughter of the gentleman poet, Gruffydd ap Ieuan ap Llewelyn Fychan (c. 1485 - 1553) of Llannerch in Llewenni Fechan, Denbighshire. Her mother was his first wife, Jonet, daughter of Richard ap Howel of Mostyn (died 1540). Alice (or Alice Wen) was born about 1520, and married, about 1540, David Lloyd ap Rees of Vaynol, one of the Lloyds of Wigfair. Her children were John Lloyd (died 1615
ALLGOOD family workmanship, employing his daughter Mary and two Midland artists, Anne and Hannah Walker, as painters. William I disappeared mysteriously in London in 1811, and the management of the works, on a smaller scale, devolved upon his widow MARY ALLGOOD I (1760 - 1822), with the assistance of their daughter MARY II (1785 - 1848, already mentioned) and of John Hughes (nephew of Thomas Hughes) (1740 - 1828), who
ANTHONY, DAVID BRYNMOR (1886 - 1966), school teacher and academic administrator Born 28 October 1886 at Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, the second son of John Gwendraeth Anthony and Mary (née Harris), his wife. The father was a provision merchant, general draper and outfitter at Paris House, Kidwelly. David Brynmor attended the local Castle School before going to the county intermediate school at Llanelli. Entering University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in October 1905 he
AP GWYNN, ARTHUR (1902 - 1987), librarian and the third librarian of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth 'T. Gwynn Jones' (Yr Efrydydd, I (1950)), 'Thomas Gwynn Jones a David de Lloyd,' (Y Traethodydd, Ionawr 1971), 'I Aberystwyth Draw' (Taliesin, 24 (1972)). In 1950 he published jointly with his father his Geiriadur Cymraeg a Saesneg - Cymraeg (Caerdydd: Hughes a'i Fab a'r Educational Publishing Company), a revised edition of which appeared in 1953. In Taliesin, 16 (Nadolig, 1969, pp. 120-5, in his
BASSETT, CHRISTOPHER (1753 - 1784), Methodist cleric Born at Aberthaw, Penmark, Glamorganshire, son of Christopher and Alice Bassett, both of whom were disciples of Howel Harris. He was educated at Cowbridge grammar school and Jesus College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1772 (M.A. 1775). He was ordained by the bishop of London and was a curate under the famous William Romaine at S. Anne's, Blackfriars; he was also appointed ' lecturer ' at S
BEAUMONT, JAMES (d. 1750), early C.M. exhorter A Radnorshire man, known to us only during the last ten years of his life. He was a member of the Independent congregation at Gore (near Old Radnor), but became attracted by Howel Harris, and began preaching. We find him in 1741 at Dilwyn (Herefordshire), preaching under the aegis of a Mrs. Marlow who lived there; and in 1741-4 he extended his activities to Leominster. At the Watford Methodist
BELCHER, JOHN (fl. 1721-1763), Methodist exhorter Son of Edmund Belcher of Eglwys Ilan, Glamorganshire. Father and son were smiths by trade, but the latter began to preach with the Methodists. In the Watford Association of 1743 he was appointed to visit the unmarried brethren and a year later was appointed Howel Harris's assistant in some of the southern counties. He had grave doubts as to the propriety of the continued connection between the
BELL, Sir HAROLD IDRIS (1879 - 1967), scholar and translator Born 2 October 1879 at Epworth, Lincolnshire, son of Charles Christopher Bell and Rachel (née Hughes). His maternal grandfather, John Hughes of Rhuddlan, was a Welsh speaker. Bell received his early education at Nottingham High School. In 1897 he won a scholarship to Oriel College, Oxford, and graduated in Classics. He spent a year at the Universities of Berlin and Halle studing Hellenistic
BEYNON, TOM (1886 - 1961), minister (Presb.), historian and author his Connexion from 1926 till his death, and was both secretary of the committee for a long period (1930-60), and keeper of the Calvinistic Methodist Archives in the N.L.W. He was also a member of the court of the National Library for many years. He took a great interest in the Methodist 'fathers', particularly Howel Harris. He researched assiduously in Harris ' diaries, publishing extensive excerpts
BLEGYWRYD (fl. c. 945), an authority on the ancient laws of Wales Several of the oldest manuscripts of the laws testify to the importance of Blegywryd in the work of the council which Howel the Good (Hywel Dda) caused to be assembled in the ' White House on the Taf in Dyfed,' c. 945. There is mention of the selection of thirteen learned men from among the large congregation to codify and edit the laws, and since Blegywryd is the only one mentioned by name it is
BLOOM, MILBOURN (d. 1766), Independent minister year he parted with Methodism (Trevecka letter 973, and another letter printed in H. J. Hughes, Life of Howell Harris, 270), and decided to enter the Independent ministry, being admitted c. 13 September member of Pant Teg church, then under Christmas Samuel. There are references to him, throughout 1744, in Thomas Morgan's diary (NLW MS 5456A). On 26 September 1745 (Cilgwyn church book, in Cofiadur

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