Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EDWARDS, THOMAS CHARLES (1837 - 1900), Calvinistic Methodist minister, exegete and preacher calls on Edwards as a preacher. But, in spite of all criticism, there is no difficulty in accepting the following verdict: 'If it is no exaggeration to say that without Sir Hugh Owen the University College of Wales would never have been established, it is certainly less to say that it would never have reached its twentieth birthday but for Thomas Charles Edwards. It was his magnetic personality and
EDWARDS, WILLIAM (1851 - 1940), H.M. inspector of schools the principalship of the new University College at Bangor. On reaching the retiring age as an official of the Board of Education in 1915, he was invited by the Central Welsh Board for Intermediate Education to succeed Owen Owen as chief inspector, and was public-spirited enough to sacrifice his well-deserved leisure and accept the post. In 1920 he was appointed a member of the Secondary Schools
EINION ap COLLWYN (fl. 1100?), prince and warrior Lewis Glyn Cothi and Gwilym Tew assert that he was a man of Gwynedd who migrated to Glamorgan in Iestyn's days - and George Owen adds that his father Collwyn was nephew to Angharad daughter of Ednowain ap Bleddyn of Ardudwy and mother of Iestyn. It may be observed that Lloyd's A History of Wales ignores Einion completely (see p. 402, f.n.), and that he had intended to exclude him from the present work
ELIAS, JOHN ROOSE (Y Thesbiad; 1819 - 1881), poet and prose writer Born 9 December 1819 at Bryn-du, Anglesey, son of David Elias, Pentraeth, and Elizabeth Roose, and nephew of John Elias. He received his early education at a school kept by Owen Jones (Meudwy Môn, 1806 - 1889) at Pen-y-garnedd; and afterwards R. Hughes of Gaerwen was his tutor. Later he entered Tattenhall school. His parents had intended that he should assist them in the family business at
ELIAS, WILLIAM (1708 - 1787), poet , at the age of 79. Elegies upon him were written by Dafydd Ellis of Holyhead and by Twm o'r Nant. He had been taught prosody by Owen Gruffydd - some of the latter's manuscripts, e.g. Llyfr Madryn (NLW MS 799D), had passed into his possession - and the elegy (a cywydd) upon his old master, 6 December 1730, is his principal poem. Several of his lyrics and englynion are to be found in manuscripts which
ELLIS family Bron y Foel, Ystumllyn, Ynyscynhaearn This family, the name of which is alphabetized here, for the sake of convenience, under Ellis, produced some well-known members before Owen Ellis (died 1622) appears to have stabilized the surname. It claimed descent from Collwyn ap Tangno. To one branch of it belonged Meredydd, ancestor of the Vaughan family of Trawsgoed, Cardiganshire, afterwards earls of Lisburne, Iorwerth, ancestor of the
ELLIS, ELLIS OWEN (Ellis Bryn-coch; 1813 - 1861), artist illustrations: (a) ' The Book of Welsh Ballads illustrated in outline. By Ellis Bryn-coch.' This contains seven illustrations dealing with ' Bessi o Lansanffraid,' a ballad by John Jones ('Jac Glan-y-gors,' 1766 - 1821, and (b) ' Illustrated Life of Richard Robert Jones Aberdaron by Ellis Owen, Ellis Bryn Coch,' [ Richard Robert Jones ] which contains eleven original pictures. Also in the National Library is
ELLIS, ROWLAND (1650 - 1731), Welsh-American Quaker Born at Bryn Mawr in the parish of Dolgelley, Meironnydd, 1650, son of Ellis ap Rees. He married twice: (1) c. 1692, Margaret, daughter of Ellis Morris, (2) Margaret, daughter of Robert ab Owen. He joined the Society of Friends c. 1672 and because he was steadfast in his new faith he suffered persecution and imprisonment. After the founding of Pennsylvania on Indigenous land, he sent Thomas Owen
ELLIS, THOMAS (1625 - 1673), cleric and antiquary reasons for not printing his revised edition of David Powel's Historic; and posterity (represented by the late Sir John Edward Lloyd) has dealt another blow at this reputation by declaring that the Memoirs of Owen Glendower, usually attributed to Ellis, were originally written by Robert Vaughan, and that Ellis was a mere copyist or reviser.
ELLIS, THOMAS (1711/12 - 1792), cleric appointment of Richard Morris to supervise it. He was indeed on the most cordial terms with the Morrises, more especially with his neighbour William Morris, and there are scores of references to him in their letters. A corresponding member of the Society of Cymmrodorion (he was proposed by William Morris), he was keenly interested in Welsh literature, and showed much kindness to Goronwy Owen. In July 1759
ELLIS, THOMAS PETER (1873 - 1936), judge (I.C.S.) and authority on Punjab customary law and medieval Welsh law Born at Wrexham, 4 June 1873, son of Peter Ellis and Mary (Lewis). His father died when he was very young, and he spent his early youth with his mother and her family on a farm near Glyndyfrdwy. He was educated at Oswestry high school and at Lincoln College, Oxford, where he became an admirer of (Sir) Owen M. Edwards. He went to India and soon earned distinction: he came to be considered one of
ELLIS-GRIFFITH, Sir ELLIS (JONES) (1860 - 1926), barrister and M.P. was defeated by Sir Owen Thomas, the Labour candidate. In 1912 he was elected chairman of the Welsh Parliamentary Party in succession to Sir Alfred Thomas, who had been elevated to the House of Lords as lord Pontypridd. In the same year he was appointed parliamentary secretary to the Home Office and took a prominent part in steering the Welsh Disestablishment Bill through the House of Commons. He

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