Dictionary of Welsh Biography

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
ATKIN, LEON (1902 - 1976), minister of the Social Gospel and a campaigner for the underclass in south Wales , David Llewelyn Mort. He did well, coming third out of six, saving his deposit, and receiving 8% of the vote, more than the Communist and Plaid Cymru candidates together. The result was as follows: Neil McBride (Labour), 18,909; R. Owens (Liberal) 4,895; Reverend Leon Atkin (People's Party), 2,464: Miss A. P. Thomas (Conservative), 2,272; E. Chris Rees (Plaid Cymru), 1,620; Bert Pearce (Communist Party
BEVAN, LLEWELYN DAVID (1842 - 1918), Independent minister ), Athro Anianeg Fourth son of Llewelyn David Bevan. He was a professor of physics at the Royal Holloway College; his career and work are described by T. Iorwerth Jones in "The contributions of Welshmen to science", Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1932-3, 54-6.
BRYANT, JOHN (Alawydd Glan Tâf; 1832 - 1926), harpist Born 1 February 1832 at Castellau, Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, son of Daniel Bryant, Efailisaf, Llantrisant. He received tuition in harp-playing from Llewelyn Williams ('Alawydd y De') for about two years. He was a competent player of the pedal harp, took part in many eisteddfodau and concerts in South Wales, and served as adjudicator in some eisteddfodau. He arranged variations for the harp on
BRYN-JONES, DELME (1934 - 2001), opera singer eisteddfodau he took lessons in Aberystwyth with the celebrated voice trainer Redvers Llewelyn. This prepared him for the Guildhall School of Music, London, which he entered in September 1959, studying for just one year before using a prize scholarship to continue his studies at the Vienna Academy of Music. He made his professional operatic debut with the New Opera Company in Elizabeth Maconchy's The Sofa
BULMER-THOMAS, IVOR (1905 - 1993), Labour, later Conservative, politician and writer ), the daughter of Dr W. Llewelyn Jones of Merthyr Tydfil, but she died in childbirth on 16 August 1938. He was predictably distraught and published his emotions as Dilysia - a threnody in 1938 (re-printed in 1987). They had one son. He married, secondly, 26 December 1940, at Hereford Cathedral, Margaret Joan, the daughter of E. F. Bulmer of Adam's Hill, Hereford. They had three children. He lived at
CECIL-WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN LIAS CECIL (1892 - 1964), solicitor, secretary Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion and driving force behind the publishing of the Dictionary of Welsh Biography . In the words of Sir Thomas Parry-Williams, who was for a time President of the Society, Cecil-Williams maintained the office of secretary 'fiercely and untiringly to promote the welfare and protect the inheritance of Wales and the Welsh'. Although Professor R.T. Jenkins, together with Sir John Edward Lloyd and Sir William Llewelyn Davies, deserve the praise for the form and content of the DWB, it
COPPACK, MAIR HAFINA (1936 - 2011), author and columnist 11 volumes. The following are volumes of essays: Shwrwd (1967), Clychau yn y Glaw (1973), Defaid yn Chwerthin (1980), and Pobol sy'n Cyfri (2001). Buwch ar y Lein (1987) and Prynu Lein Ddillad (2009) are based on her Ruthin diaries. Merch Morfydd (1987) is autobiographical and both Perfedd Hen Nain Llewelyn (1985) and Clust y Wenci (1991) are selections of her articles. Rhywbeth Bob Dydd (2008
DAFYDD AP LLEWELYN AP HYWEL - see DAFYDD GAM
DAFYDD ap LLYWELYN ap MADOG (fl. 16th century), poet Peniarth MS 124 to Dafydd ap Hwlcyn ap Madog. It is uncertain whether he may be associated with the Dafydd Llewelyn who is represented by two englynion in NLW MS 3046D.
DAFYDD LLWYD ap DAFYDD ab EINION ap HYWEL (d. before 1469), prominent figure in Cydewain and a generous patron of the 15th century bards Llwyd ap Llewelyn ap Gruffudd suggests that there was much uncertainty about his fate after the battle. The Pryce family of Newtown derived their surname from this Rhys's christian name. His wife was Margaret, daughter of Ieuan ab Owen ap Meredith, of Neuadd-wen.
DAFYDD NANCONWY (fl. 17th century), writer of cywyddau He is said to have been the son of Tomas Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Rhys ap Gronnw ap Meyrick ap Llewelyn ap Richard ap Dafydd of Pwll-y-crochan in ' Llechwedd Isaf ' (i.e. Arllechwedd Isaf), Caernarfonshire His father also was a poet, and he is known to have written a cywydd in 1654. Among the few poems by Dafydd Nanconwy which have survived is a cywydd to Captain William Myddelton of Gwaenynog, who

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