Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, WILLIAM (d. 1718), Dissenting minister and academy tutor into Welsh by William Evans himself, and published in 1707; there is evidence too, that he wrote a foreword (dated 24 June 1716) to another edition of the same catechism, originally published by Matthew Henry in 1702, and now translated by James Davies (Iaco ap Dewi, 1648 - 1722). Jeremy Owen calls William Evans 'God's gift to his people.' He died probably towards the end of 1718.
FERRAR, ROBERT (d. 1555), Protestant martyr and bishop . He was then arraigned before his successor, Henry Morgan, at Carmarthen, and, still refusing to retract his opinions, he met his death (by burning) with great courage on Carmarthen market square 30 March 1555.
FITZ ALAN family, lords of Oswestry and Clun, and later earls of Arundel John attacked and burned Oswestry in 1216, as JOHN FITZ ALAN I (died 1241), one of his opponents, was friendly with Llywelyn the Great till 1217. John was one of the Crown representatives in a dispute between Henry III and Llywelyn the Great in 1226, while in the same year he mediated in a dispute between William Pantulf, lord of Wem, Salop, and Madog ap Gruffydd. During the conflict between Henry
FITZ WARIN family, lords Whittington, Alderbury, Alveston after having been outlawed. Fulk aided Llywelyn the Great against the English in 1217, but made peace with the government of Henry III by February 1218. Whittington was captured by Llywelyn at the start of 1223 and in 1226 Henry III met the lord of Gwynedd at Shrewsbury to discuss the trouble caused by Fulk Fitz Warin and other border barons. The enmity between Llywelyn and Fulk Fitz Warin resulted in
FITZGERALD, DAVID (d. 1176), bishop of S. Davids 1164 he signed the Clarendon Constitutions. In 1167 he prevailed upon the lord Rhys ap Gruffydd to release his half-brother Robert Fitz Stephen from prison, where he had been for three years. When, about the beginning of October 1171, Henry II came on a pilgrimage to S. Davids, the bishop invited him to stay with him; the king declined his invitation but dined with him. Between October 1171 and April
FITZSTEPHEN, ROBERT (d. c. 1183), one of the conquerors of Ireland Son of Stephen, constable of Cardigan castle in 1136, by Nest, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr. He had lands in Cemais and succeeded his father as constable of Cardigan. When Henry II invaded the realm of Owain Gwynedd in North Wales in 1157, Robert went to his assistance with a fleet. In the fighting he was badly wounded but escaped to the waiting ships. He seems to have successfully defended the
FOLEY, Sir THOMAS (1757 - 1833), admiral Llawhaden during the Owain Glyn Dŵr rising; and several of the family are said to have been killed at the battle of Colby Moor (close by) in 1645. The admiral was the second of the three sons of JOHN FOLEY of Ridgeway (who had married a Herbert of Court Henry, Carmarthenshire), and had an uncle, THOMAS FOLEY (captain R.N., died 1758), who was with Anson on his voyage round the world, 1740-4. The eldest
FOLLAND, HENRY (1878 - 1926), industrialist Henry Folland was born on 15 June 1878 in Waunarlwydd, Swansea, one of the four children of Thomas Folland, a steelworker from Llangwm in Pembrokeshire, and his wife Emma who was from Llanfynydd in Carmarthenshire. Both his parents were Welsh speakers, and Welsh was the language of the home. In 1891, at the age of twelve, Henry began work in a colliery in Gowerton, a mile or so away from his home
FOSTER, IVOR LLEWELYN (1870 - 1959), singer and 1894, and twice on the baritone solo in the national eisteddfod (Caernarfon 1894 and Llanelli 1895). Following his success in Llanelli some of his friends in the Rhondda arranged concerts for him to help him to obtain tuition in music; he went to the Royal College of Music in London in May 1896 and he was there for four years studying voice with Henry Blower, harmony with James Higgs and opera
FOTHERGILL family, iron-masters of S. Michael's College and the Aberdare hospital), surrounded by beautiful grounds, still called 'Fothergill's Park.' Fothergill was elected on the first Aberdare board of health in 1854, and, on Merthyr and Aberdare becoming entitled to two members of Parliament, in 1868, Henry Richard and he were elected. In Parliament he took an active part in advertising the valuable properties of South Wales
FOULKES, HENRY POWELL (1815 - 1886), cleric and author
FREEMAN, KATHLEEN (Mary Fitt; 1897 - 1959), classical scholar and writer Born at Yardley near Birmingham, 22 June 1897, only child of Charles Henry Freeman, Birkenhead, and his wife Catharine (née Mawdesley), Southport. She was educated at Canton High School for Girls and the University College of South Wales, Cardiff, where she graduated B.A. in classics in 1918, and was awarded her M.A. in 1922 and D.Litt. in 1940. She was appointed lecturer in Greek at the college

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