Dictionary of Welsh Biography

OWEN, WILLIAM (1750 - 1830), Evangelical cleric the successor of Thomas Charles 'of Bala ' at Sparkford and Milborne Port, Somerset; born in 1750, eldest son of Joseph Owen, freeholder of Fron-goch, Nevern, Pembrokeshire. He was ordained deacon on 15 August 1773 and priested on 6 August 1775. He was curate of his native parish of Nevern, 1775-9, of Sparkford, 1783-5, and of Milborne Port, 1785-91; later he became perpetual curate of Milborne
OWEN, WILLIAM (Gwilym Meudwy, Gwilym Glan Llwchwr; 1841 - 1902), rhymester and tramp
OWEN, WILLIAM (Gwilym Ddu Glan Hafren;; 1788 - 1838), schoolmaster and musician Born at Brynhafod, Clynnog, Caernarfonshire, in 1788. Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd) described him as ' an excellent scholar, a bard, and a fine musician.' About the year 1815 he went to Welshpool as schoolmaster and, later, to Newtown; he also preached with the Calvinistic Methodists and contributed to the various periodicals. In 1828 he published Y Caniedydd Crefyddol which contained an
OWEN, WILLIAM DAVID (1874 - 1925), lawyer and journalist Born 21 October 1874 at Tŷ Franan, Bodedern, Anglesey, son of William and Jane Owen. He became pupil-teacher at the village school, and afterwards, under L. D. Jones, at Garth, Bangor, and passed through Bangor Normal College. For some time he was a school teacher, but afterwards became a journalist. He was subsequently called to the Bar, but ultimately returned to Anglesey to practise as a
OWEN, WILLIAM HUGH (1886 - 1957), civil servant Born 16 February 1886 at Holyhead, Anglesey, son of Thomas Owen. He entered the Marine Department of the London and North Western Railway in 1906, and later joined the personal staff of David Lloyd George, for whom he undertook several important missions. At the outbreak of World War I he joined the Royal Engineers and went to Canada in 1917 where he represented the War Office as director of
OWEN, WILLIAM RICHARD (1906 - 1982), pioneer of Welsh broadcasting educated at Holyhead primary school, and at Birkenhead. He was a very good artist, but took a job at Bangor University Library rather than taking up a scholarship to study art, and he persuaded by Thomas Shankland to train as a Librarian. He met Nellie Roberts (1909-1995) a local girl from Bangor who worked as a assistant to the owner of the County Theatre at Bangor about 1931. They were married at
OWENS, JOHNNY RICHARD (JOHNNY OWEN; 1956 - 1980), boxer to continue boxing. Johnny Owen was buried in Pant Cemetery, above the town of Merthyr. A thousand mourners lined the road from Merthyr in the cold rain to pay their last respects to one of the town's children. The affection for Johnny was evident in the tributes which came from people all over the world, including Muhammad Ali and Tom Jones. His gravestone has an inscription in Welsh under his
OWENS, OWEN (1792 - 1862), Independent minister, and schoolmaster Born at Maes Angharad, Dolgelley, 21 August 1792. He was admitted to membership of the church by Cadwaladr Jones at Dolgelley in 1811. He kept a school, first in his own neighbourhood and later at Dinas Mawddwy, where he began to preach. In 1821 he was ordained minister of Rhes-y-cae and Salem churches, Flintshire, where he spent the rest of his life. He died 13 October 1862, and was buried in
PAGE, JOHN (Ioan Glan Dyfrdwy; 1830? - 1852), poet
PAGET family (marquesses of Anglesey), Plas Newydd, Llanedwen The family traces its connection with Plas Newydd and the Isle of Anglesey to the marriage, in 1737, of Sir NICHOLAS BAYLY of Plas Newydd, with Caroline, daughter and heiress of Thomas, lord Paget of Beaudesert, Staffordshire. Their second son and heir, HENRY BAYLY (1744 - 1812) took the name Paget upon succeeding to the barony of Beaudesert in 1769, and was, in 1784, created earl of Uxbridge. It
PAINTER family, printers Clark's Family Bible. Further personal details concerning Thomas Painter are given by Ifano Jones in his History of Printing and Printers in Wales; e.g. Thomas Painter was mayor of Wrexham in 1859, and he was also a director of some local companies.
PALMER, HENRY (1679 - 1742), Independent minister influential elder at Henllan - he died 1 January 1800, aged 86. Henry Palmer's successor (1746) in the pastorate at Henllan was Thomas Morgan (1720 - 1799).

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