Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ROBERTS family Mynydd-y-gof, his son Robert, and was buried at Llanfachraeth. He had a large family, of ten children (J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 383 - but the order of the children is there incorrectly given), of whom eight sons grew to maturity (Y Drysorfa, 1870, 428-9 and 466-9, and the volume Mynydd-y-gof). Three of the sons call for notice: JOHN FOULKES ROBERTS (1817 - 1902), merchant Business and Industry The second son
ROBERTS, ABSALOM (1780? - 1864), poet and collector of penillion telyn Born at Trefriw, Caernarfonshire. He was a shoemaker by trade. He was married twice and had twelve daughters and two sons; it is said that his second wife was related to the family of Sir Henry Jones, Old Memories). He went to live at Eglwys-bach, Denbighshire; it has been said that it was in his house there that the Wesleyan Methodists began to preach in that part of Wales. He wandered from
ROBERTS, ARTHUR RHYS (1872 - 1920), solicitor Arthur Rhys Roberts was born on 27 April 1872 at 20 Ogwen Terrace, Bethesda, the only child of the Rev. Thomas Roberts, minister of Jerusalem chapel (Calvinistic Methodists), and his wife Winifred, herself the child of a Methodist minister, the Rev. Rees Jones (Brynmenai, y Felinheli). He was sent, for a secondary education, to the Salop School, Oswestry, a non-denominational boarding school
ROBERTS, BLEDDYN JONES (1906 - 1977), Old Testament scholar Born April 21, 1906, the eldest son of Thomas and Sophia Jones Roberts, Ty Brith farm, Penycae, near Wrexham. He attended local schools, the Penycae primary and the Ruabon secondary. He then enrolled at the University College of North Wales Bangor, to train for the ministry of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church. He graduated B.A. with first class honours in Hebrew, B.D. with double
ROBERTS, CADWALADR (d. 1708/9), poet of Cwmllech Uchaf, Pennant Melangell, Montgomeryshire. He was a contemporary of Huw Morys, and the dialogue poem concerning matrimony, jointly composed by them, shows that they were close acquaintances. He also composed some five nativity carols; one of these was published by David Jones of Trefriw in Blodeu-Gerdd Cymry. His satire on smallpox is also included in that volume. His poem begging a
ROBERTS, DAFYDD (1892 - 1965), chairman of Capel Celyn Defence Committee disestablished. When the threat came to drown the valley, he was elected chairman of the Capel Celyn Defence Committee and remained in that position until the final fateful hour arrived. He accompanied Gwynfor Evans, Elizabeth May Watkin Jones and Dr. Tudur Jones to London and Liverpool to try to save the valley. He made every effort to prevent Liverpool Corporation destroying his heritage. He had been very
ROBERTS, DAVID (Telynor Mawddwy; 1875 - 1956), harpist, singer and author of handbooks on penillion singing of the traditional penillion singing of the neighbourhood. He learnt the art of singing a round of penillion, and won prizes at the national eisteddfod at Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1898; Liverpool, 1900; and Llanelli, 1903. By that time he had learnt to play the harp as well as the fiddle, and he was invited to spend some time 'at Llanover under the tuition of ' Pencerddes y De ' (Mrs. S. B. Griffith
ROBERTS, DAVID (Dewi Ogwen; 1818 - 1897), Independent minister Born 19 April 1818 at Bangor, son of the Rev. Dafydd Roberts, a Calvinistic Methodist preacher and superintendent of one of Charles of Bala's schools; his mother was of the same lineage as John Jones of Tal-y-sarn and Cadwaladr Owen of Dolwyddelan. He was first educated in a private school in the town and later in Dr. Arthur Jones's school. In 1833 he was apprenticed as a printer in the office of
ROBERTS, DAVID OWEN (1888 - 1958), educationalist Born 6 October 1888 at 28 Church Row, Trecynon, Aberdare, son of Hannah (née Jones) and Gethin Roberts. He was educated at Llwydcoed Elementary School, Aberdare County School and Bangor Normal College, 1907-09, where he gained his Teacher's Certificate. He became successively schoolmaster at Park School, Trecynon, Cwmdâr school and Abernant school, all in the vicinity of Aberdare. He taught Welsh
ROBERTS, EDWARD (1816 - 1887), Congregational minister letters to the Morning Post, in which he advocated education and freedom. On the death of Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd) in 1852 he was appointed as editor of Yr Adolygydd. An essay on Sir Robert Peel won for him a prize of £100. He died 12 March 1887.
ROBERTS, EDWARD (Iorwerth Glan Aled; 1819 - 1867), poet and writer at Liverpool and at Rhymney, Monmouth He wrote much to journals and newspapers and published several works (mainly booklets), such as Dyddanion, neu Hanesion Difyrus a Buddiol, 1838; Y Weithred o Fedyddio, 1849; Cerdd Allwyn, er Coffadwriaeth am E. Jones, 'Ieuan Gwynedd …,' 1853; Palestina, 1851; Y Llenor Diwylliedig, sef Llawlyfr yr Ysgrifenydd, yr Areithydd, a'r Bardd, 1862; Mel-Ddyferion
ROBERTS, EDWARD (fl. end of 18th century), editor of Tynewydd, Cefnddwysarn, near Bala, Meironnydd. In 1794 he edited a composite volume called Casgliad Defnyddiol o waith Amryw Awdwyr, consisting mainly of nine letters composed by Elis Roberts ('Elis y Cowper') as religious exhortations to his fellow countrymen. The volume also contained instructions on reading and writing Welsh by Thomas Jones, an account of the visions of one Richard Brightly

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