Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES-PIERCE, THOMAS - see PIERCE, THOMAS JONES
KATHERYN of BERAIN (Mam Cymru, The mother of Wales; 1534/5 - 1591) , son and heir of Sir John Salusbury of Llewenni (the settlement deed is dated 11 February 1556/7). They had two sons (a) Thomas (born probably 1564) and (b) John (born 1565 or 1566); John died 1566, before his father; (2) in 1567 to Sir Richard Clough; she went with Clough to Antwerp, where he was concerned in business for Sir Thomas Gresham. It is said that Maurice Wynn of Gwydir proposed to her as
KEMEYS family Cefn Mabli, married, as his first wife, 18 July 1820, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Swinnerton, of Butterton Hall, Staffordshire, and, as his second wife, Vincentia, daughter of W. Brabazon, of Rath House, Louth, 15 April 1841. He died 16 September 1882. CHARLES KEMEYS KEMEYS-TYNTE (1822 - 1891), J.P. and D.L. Politics, Government and Political Movements Public and Social Service, Civil Administration Law Born 16
KENRICK family Wynn Hall, Bron Clydwr, development of Nonconformity there and in Merioneth in the 17th and 18th century. EDWARD KENRICK (died 1741), Bron Clydwr The eldest son of Samuel Kenrick (died 1716) of Fawnog, Bersham, and the grandson of Edward Kenrick (died 1693) of Gwersyllt. Both of these had belonged to the 'Old Meeting' - the congregation first established in Wrexham by Morgan Llwyd - and had provided the premises in which it
KENYON family Gredington, Peel Hall, The settlement in Wales of the family of Kenyon dates from the marriage, c. 1694, of THOMAS KENYON (1668 - 1731), fourth son of ROGER KENYON of Peel, Lancashire, with Catherine (born 1660), daughter and heiress of Luke Lloyd (died 1695), of Bryn, in the parish of Hanmer, Flintshire, whose family had been long settled in the hundred of Maelor Saesneg, and claimed descent from Rhodri Mawr. Luke
KEYNE (fl. late 5th century - early 6th century), saint According to the 'The Situ Brecheniauc' Wade-Evans, vitae Sanctorum Britanniae et Genealogiae, 313-5) and 'Cognacio Brychan' (op. cit., 315-8), Keyne was one of the saintly daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog. Her legend is told in the summary 'Life' of S. Keyne, compiled in the mid 14th century by John of Teignmouth from an unknown original. S. Keyne, despising marriage and thus winning the
KILMISTER, IAN FRASER (1945 - 2015), musician family moved to a farm in Benllech, Anglesey. He went to school at Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones in Amlwch, and as he later recalled his experiences there he said 'funnily enough, being the only English kid among 700 Welsh ones didn't make for the happiest time - but it was interesting from an anthropological point of view'. It was at this time that he received the nickname 'Lemmy'; although the widely
KNIGHT, WILLIAM BRUCE (1785 - 1845), Welsh scholar, ecclesiastic, and administrator Born 24 December 1785 at Braunton, Devon, the second son of John Knight and Margaret Bruce, daughter of William Bruce, Duffryn, Aberdare and a brother to John Bruce Pryce. His maternal grandparents were Wm. Bruce of Llanblethian, Glamorganshire, and Jane, grand-daughter of Sir Thomas Lewis, Llanishen. When the son was quite young the parents moved from Braunton to Llanblethian. He was educated at
KOTSCHNIG, ELINED PRYS (1895 - 1983), psychoanalyst and pacifist New York. A diary was kept of the movements of the delegation (which also included Mary Ellis and Gladys Thomas) recording the presentation of the petition at the White House to President Calvin Coolidge, together with the journey to the West Coast. By the end of March 1924, the petitioners were back in Britain, and Elined was again promoting the cause of the League of Nations. Only through the
KYFFIN, EDWARD (c. 1558 - 1603), cleric and composer of metrical psalms It is believed that he was 'my brother Edward Kyffyn preacher' who is named in, and proved, the will of Morris Kyffin; if so, he was a son of Thomas Kyffin of Oswestry and Catherine the younger daughter of Robert Lloyd of Hartsheath, Flintshire. Very little is known about his career. He was born at Oswestry. He went to Jesus College, Cambridge, but he does not appear to have graduated. He was
LACY (DE) family, constables of Chester Halton, Red Tower of the castle. His other son, JOHN, having also predeceased him, he was succeeded by his daughter, ALICE, wife of Thomas, earl of Lancaster, though dower was assigned to his second wife, a Welsh lady, Joan, sister of William, sixth baron Martin of Cemais. Alice was involved in her husband's downfall, and following his execution, in March 1322, she surrendered to the king all her
LAKE, MORGAN ISLWYN (1925 - 2018), minister and pacifist - where his father was headteacher - Islwyn attended Fishguard County School (1935-43) where he came under the influence of D. J. Williams, who was his sixth form Welsh teacher, and D. J. Bowen (1925-2017) was amongst his friends. The Rev. Irfon Samuel, the family's minister, together with D. J. Williams were early influences on him as a pacifist and a life-long member of Plaid Cymru. He registered as a

Search results

1285 - 1296 of 2560 for "samuel Thomas evans"