Dictionary of Welsh Biography

RODERICK, JOHN (1673 - 1735), grammarian, printer and publisher of almanacks and books, poet, and eisteddfodwr published a paper on arithmetic c. 1716. This may have been the first discussion of arithmetic in Welsh but there is no copy extant. It is mentioned in John William Thomas (1805 - 1840), Elfennau Rhifyddiaeth (Caerfyrddin, 1832), 6, and John Roberts (1731 - 1806), Rhyfyddeg neu Arithmetic (Dublin, 1768), iii. Some of the various printed books for which his press was responsible (from 1715 to c. 1728) are
ROGERS, ROLAND (1847 - 1927), musician organist of Bangor cathedral (1871). He graduated Mus. Bac. in 1870 and qualified as Mus. Doc. (Oxon), five years later. By now one of the best-known organists, he was called upon to superintend the settling up of organs in numerous churches and chapels and to give recitals on them at meetings of inauguration. He did excellent work, also, as a teacher, among his pupils being D. Ffrancon Davies, William
ROOS, WILLIAM (1808 - 1878), portrait painter and engraver (Talhaiarn), and R. W. Price (Rhiwlas), in addition to several mezzotints and lithograph portraits by him. He offered his portrait of Christmas Evans to William Roberts (Nefydd) in 1870 for £2, unframed. He died at Amlwch 4 July 1878.
ROWLAND, DANIEL (1713 - 1790), Methodist cleric collection of Hymnau Duwiol in 1745. His last collection was published in 1772 under the title Pum Pregeth ac Amryw o Hymnau. He was a pioneer of the Welsh hymn before William Williams of Pantycelyn had begun to write hymns. He translated some English books into Welsh, e.g. Bunyan's Holy War, 1744; Aceldama, 1759; Wetherall's Fifteen Sermons, 1762; and the elder Thomas Boston's The Crook in the Lot, 1769
ROWLAND, ELLIS (c. 1650 - c. 1730) Harlech, bard englynion and poems in free metre - cerddi and carolau plygain. Examples of his work are found in Cardiff MSS. 47, 48, and 64, and in the following MSS. in N.L.W. - Cwrtmawr MS 12B, Cwrtmawr MS 69C, Cwrtmawr MS 128A, Cwrtmawr MS 230B, Glyn Davies 1, Plas Nantglyn 3, Brogyntyn 3, Wynnstay 7, NLW MS 593E, NLW MS 673D, NLW MS 783B, NLW MS 836D, NLW MS 1238B, NLW MS 1244D, NLW MS 1485A, NLW MS 1578B, NLW MS
ROWLAND, JOHN (fl. 1760-1764), printer the year 1741 in his Cambrian Bibliography William Rowlands records Ym Ddiddan rhwng Rhobin Criwso a Bardd y Cwsg amy blynyddau dros byth, and adds that it was a kind of almanack for the year 1741. He also quotes part of a line from a stanza - 'A'i brintio ym Môn ' ('printed in Anglesey') which suggested to him (Rowlands) that the work had been printed at the Bodedern Press. The printing is so badly
ROWLAND, NATHANIEL (1749 - 1831), Methodist cleric Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire. He was a Methodist like his father and appears to have officiated as secretary of the Calvinistic Methodist Association, 1778-97. He was for years the mainstay of Methodism in Pembrokeshire, ministered to the societies formed by his father-in-law, and had charge of Tabernacle, Haverfordwest. William Williams of Pantycelyn called upon him to take his father's place as leader of
ROWLAND, THOMAS (1824 - 1884), cleric and grammarian desire for holy orders, and went to Llandovery, at that time under John Williams (1792 - 1858); he did very well there, becoming eventually Welsh master at the school, and publishing his A grammar of the Welsh language in 1853. He was ordained in 1854, and, after serving as curate at Llansantffraid Glyn Dyfrdwy and at Llanrwst, was promoted by bishop Short, after the exceptionally short period of two
ROWLAND(S), WILLIAM (1887 - 1979), schoolmaster and author Swansea grammar school (1920-24), founded by Bishop Hugh Gore in 1682. In 1924 he was appointed successor to Rhys Evans as headmaster of Porthmadog county school; he remained in post until his retirement in December 1949. William Rowland was a dedicated and diligent educationalist. Besides teaching children daily and holding evening classes for adults in Welsh language and literature whilst in the south
ROWLANDS, CEINWEN (1905 - 1983), singer Born 15 January 1905 in Holyhead, Anglesey, the only child of William Rowlands and his wife Kate (Jones). Her father, who was a native of Holyhead, kept the Anglesey Emporium, a men's outfitters shop, until his retirement in 1929; her mother, who came from Cerrigydrudion, Denbighshire, was a well known singer. Educated at Morgan Jones's school, Holyhead and Bangor County School for Girls, Ceinwen
ROWLANDS, HENRY (1655 - 1723), antiquary Born at Plas Gwyn, Llanedwen, Anglesey, son of William Rowlands and Magdaline, daughter of Edward Wynne of Penhesgyn Isa, Llansadwrn. There is no record of his having been to any school or college and the inference is that he was educated at home. He was ordained deacon 2 July 1682 and priest a fortnight later. In 1682 he was given the living of Llanfair-pwll and Llantysilio, and in 1696, that of
ROWLANDS, Sir HUGH (1828 - 1909), general, and the first Welshman to be awarded the Victoria Cross a handsome Sword of Honour in the castle. He served afterwards in the West Indies, England, Scotland and Ireland before embarking for India where, in 1865, he took command of the Welch Regiment. Two years later he married Isabella Jane Barrow, the grand-daughter of William Glynne Griffith of Rhosfawr and Bodegroes, Pwllheli and they had two children. In 1875 he returned to Britain and had command

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