Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DANIEL, JOHN (1755? - 1823), printer time; Ifano Jones (History of Printing and Printers in Wales) regards him as the best printer before the era of William Rees, Llandovery, and William Spurrell, Carmarthen. During the years 1791, 1793, and 1794, John Daniel and John Ross co-operated in the production of some books; they were not partners, however. When John Ross was producing, in 1796, the third edition of the ' Peter Williams Bible
EVANS, DANIEL SILVAN (1818 - 1903), cleric, translator, editor, and lexicographer 1891, chancellor of Bangor in 1895, and chaplain to the bishop of Bangor in 1899. The dictionary was never completed, although most of the material was ready, for Evans died 13 April 1903, and was buried in Cemaes churchyard, near Llanwrin. A fifth and final portion of the work was published in 1906 by Walter Spurrell - up to the letter E. Silvan Evans suffered grievous bereavements, losing three
LEWIS, HENRY (1889 - 1968), Welsh and Celtic scholar, university professor concise comparative Celtic grammar (1937, revised 1961). Early in his career Henry Lewis was one of the editors of the Cyfres y Werin a'r Brifysgol series of translations and he had a hand in translating Brenin yr ellyllon (Gogol). He was a member of the editorial committee of the University of Wales Welsh Dictionary and he prepared the Collins-Spurrell Welsh Dictionary (1960). Other tasks which he
PAYNE, FRANCIS GEORGE (1900 - 1992), scholar and literary figure , Dyffryn, St Nicholas, in the Vale of Glamorgan until 1929. In 1930 he became a 'licensed' bookseller in Cardiganshire and he described his adventures in his first published article 'Pacmon yng Ngheredigion'. He secured a temporary post in the museum in Carmarthen which allowed him to act as a proof-reader for the publisher Spurrell. He moved in 1933 to become a cataloguer of Welsh books in the library
PRITCHETT family, clerical family living of Carew, which he held till his death. He did not reside; but we are told that he removed the fine rood-screen; on the other hand, he gave (or left) money for augmenting the vicar's stipend (Spurrell, Hist. of Carew). On 25 July 1752 he was appointed perpetual curate of the parish of S. Davids (W. Wales Hist. Records, iii, 279). He died at S. Davids in 1801 (Gents. Mag., 1801, ii, 1214-5
SPURRELL family, printers The first Spurrell to settle at Carmarthen was JOHN SPURRELL, Bath, an auctioneer who also became agent for the estate of one of the branches of the Mansel family. He and his wife Sarah (Singers) settled in the Lower Market Street (later Hall Street) during the last quarter of the 18th century. They had a son, RICHARD SPURRELL, who was clerk to the Carmarthenshire county magistrates and who

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