Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THOMAS, THOMAS MORGAN (1828 - 1884), missionary Born at Llanharan, Glamorganshire, 13 March 1828. He entered Brecon College in 1854 and was ordained for the mission field at Cwm-bach, Aberdare, 11 May 1858. He married Anne Morgan, daughter of Jonah Morgan, pastor of the Congregational church at Cwm-bach. In June 1858 they sailed for Matabele-land, South Africa. In 1862 his wife died and he married Caroline Hutchinson Elliott, daughter of
THOMAS, WILLIAM (1790 - 1861), poet hymns. In 1860 he prepared another book, but he had died before it was published in 1862 under the title Ehediad y Meddwl (Caernarvon), a volume of poems, hymns, and elegies with a short biography of the author by the Rev. W. H. Evans. One of his hymns is included in the editions of the Wesleyan hymn book, published during the 19th century and early 20th century. He died 8 September 1861.
TREVOR family Brynkynallt, came to an end, the estates (and with them the surname) passing first to ARTHUR (HILL -TREVOR) (died 1771), 1st viscount Dungannon of the second creation, second son of her daughter Ann, but inheriting through his father's half-brother, a maternal grandson of the 1st viscount (above); and on a second failure of male heirs (1862) to lord ARTHUR EDWIN (HILL -TREVOR) (1819 - 1894), 1st baron Trevor of
VINCENT family VINCENT VINCENT, was born 4 October 1792, graduated in 1815 from Jesus College, Oxford, of which he became a Fellow, and after a curacy at Beaumaris became rector of Llanfairfechan (1834-62) and dean of Bangor (1862-76); died 22 March 1876. He had married Margaret Matilda Crawley of Gorddinog, and their second son was JAMES CRAWLEY VINCENT (1827 - 1869), born 23 April 1827, who graduated from Jesus
WALLACE, ALFRED RUSSEL (1823 - 1913), naturalist and social reformer 1854 to 1862 in the Far East in the Malay Archipelago. Whilst there he formulated his theory of evolution, identical with that being developed by Darwin but independent of him. To ensure that Darwin would suffer no loss of priority in the 'evolutionary race' two of Darwin's influential friends (Hooker and Lyell) arranged for the two versions to be presented at the same meeting of the Linnean Society
WILKINS family Hirwaun. Their son, Thomas Maybery (1759 - 1829) Law, was from 1804 (at least) till 1812 deputy-protonotary to his uncle William Wilkins, and succeeded him as protonotary in 1812. His son, WALTER MAYBERY (1800 - 1862), became protonotary in 1830 and was the last protonotary of Brecknock, as the Great Sessions were abolished in October of that year.
WILLIAM(S), LEWIS (1774 - 1862), peripatetic teachers went to live in the chapel house at Llanfachreth, near Dolgelley. He died 14 August 1862 at the age of 88. He was described as 'a little man, with a little mind, and little ability'; but, for all that, his faithfulness and industry were exceptional.
WILLIAMS family Bron Eryri, Castell Deudraeth, Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd) and John Thomas (Siôn Wyn o Eifion) are preserved in Cwrtmawr MS 404C. He was clerk of the peace for Merioneth, 1842-59, one of the deputy-lieutenants for Merioneth and Caernarvonshire, high sheriff for Merioneth, 1861-2, and for Caernarvonshire, 1862-3. He contested Merioneth as a Liberal in 1859 and 1865, unsuccessfully, but he won the seat in 1868. He married 25 September
WILLIAMS, DAVID DAVID (1862 - 1938), minister (Presb.) and author
WILLIAMS, EDWARD (1750 - 1813), Independent divine and tutor publish the works of Doddridge and Jonathan Edwards; moreover, he published a considerable number of sermons and addresses, some of which were collected into four volumes (1862) by Evan Davies (1805 - 1864). But his magnum opus was An Essay on the Equity of Divine Government … 1813; in this he sought to reconcile the sovereignty of God with the freedom and responsibility of man, his argument being that
WILLIAMS, HUGH (1796 - 1874), solicitor and political agitator wife died at Llanfihangel Abercywyn on 5 August 1861, and two months later, on 9 October 1861, he married (at Buckingham Baptist chapel, Clifton) Elizabeth Anthony of Llan-saint, a woman thirty-nine years his junior. He is then described as living at Ferryside. Their first child was born on 30 July 1862 and died in infancy, as did their second son in the following year. The third son, Hugh Dafydd
WILLIAMS, HUGH (1862 - 1953), minister (Presb.), and Biblical commentator Born in 1862 at Rhos-goch, Rhos-y-bol, Anglesey. He began to preach c. 1885-86 at Gorslwyd, and he superintended Rhos-goch church for many years. He was educated at Gwredog School, and as a protégé of the Gwredog family he entered Bala College. The principal Thomas Charles Edwards took an interest in him, and he became his private secretary for a period; he translated into Welsh the principal's

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