Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, Sir EVAN VINCENT - see EVANS, EVAN
EVANS, EVAN WILLIAM (1860 - 1925), editor and publisher Born 7 October 1860 at Cae Einion, Dolgelley, son of David Evans and Jane (Roberts). He was educated at Dolgelley grammar school and then went to serve in the Herald office at Caernarvon. He returned a little later to Dolgelley, and having acquired the printing office where Y Goleuad was printed (the place of printing having been changed from Caernarvon to Dolgelley), he arranged with the Goleuad
EVANS, EVAN WILLIAM (1827? - 1874), mathematician Born in Llangyfelach, 6 January 1827 (or 1828), son of William and Catherine (née Howell) Evans. He is sometimes known as Evander William Evans. He removed with his parents in 1833 to Bradford County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He graduated at Yale in 1851, and was tutor there, 1855-7. He studied theology in New Haven after graduating, and was principal of Delaware Institute, Franklin, New York, for a
EVANS, FREDERICK (Ednyfed; 1840 - 1897), Baptist minister Born at Llandybïe, 21 April 1840, eldest son of William and Mary Evans, and brother of T. V. Evans. He began his career as a preacher with the Wesleyan Methodists in 1856, but in 1857 joined the Baptists. After a short time at an academy at Bryn-mawr he went to Pontypool Baptist College in 1858. In 1861 he was ordained at Llangynidr, Brecknock, where he married Frances Williams. In 1866 he
EVANS, GEORGE EWART (1909 - 1988), writer and oral historian Born 1 April 1909 in Abercynon, third son of William Evans (died 1942) of Pentyrch, shopkeeper, and first son of his second wife Janet, née Hitchings, of Llangynwyd. He came of a radical family and was named after William Ewart Gladstone; his own radicalism, fired by the suffering of the Welsh miners during the inter-war depression, took him further to the left and into the Communist Party. He
EVANS, GEORGE EYRE (1857 - 1939), Unitarian minister and antiquary Son of David Lewis Evans. Born 8 September 1857 at Colyton, Devon. He was educated at a school kept by William Thomas (Gwilym Marles, 1834 - 1879) and at a school in Liverpool. For some years he was minister of the Church of the Saviour at Whitchurch, Salop, and later devoted many years of his life without pay to the service of the Unitarian chapel at Aberystwyth. But he was, above all, an
EVANS, GEORGE PRICHARD (1820 - 1874), Baptist minister and schoolmaster Born 13 November 1820 at Carmarthen, son of Richard Evans, seaman. He began to preach at Mount Pleasant, Swansea, and ministered to the congregation at Bethel, Strand, Swansea, before he went to Bristol College in October 1842. Early in 1844 he went to Jamaica as a missionary, but after the death of his wife and her baby he returned to Bristol in 1845. From early 1846 until his death, 22 November
EVANS, GRIFFITH (1835 - 1935), microscopist, bacteriologist, and pioneer of protozoon pathology Born 7 August 1835 at Ty-mawr, Towyn, Meironnydd, the third child and only son of Evan Evans (1801 - 1882) by Mary (1809 - 1877), daughter of William Jones of Tyddyn y Berllan, Towyn. His father claimed descent from Merioneth families which have a distinguished record in Welsh history, numbering among his ancestors Lewis Owen, slain 1555 and Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt, antiquary. Griffith Evans
EVANS, Sir GRIFFITH HUMPHREY PUGH (1840 - 1902), barrister Born 13 January 1840, son of John Evans, J.P., Loves-grove, Llanbadarn-fawr, Cardiganshire. He was a cousin of Griffith Evans. He was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford (matriculated 1858, scholar, B.A. 1862 with a first in classical moderations, M.A. 1872), and was admitted barrister-at-law (Lincoln's Inn) in 1867. He married, 1873, Emilia Savi, daughter of James Hills, of Neechindepore, Bengal
EVANS, GRIFFITH IFOR (1889 - 1966), surgeon and pioneer of the Christian Faith Healing Movement in Wales Born 14 February 1889, the son of G.T. Evans, a bank manager, Bryn Estyn, Rhyl, Flint, and his wife. He was educated at Ruthin School and Oxford, where he read history and economics at Lincoln College and then moved to Magdalen College to prepare for clinical medicine studies at St. George's Hospital, London. He had a very distinguished student career and was awarded a number of the chief prizes
EVANS, GRUFFYDD (1866 - 1930), cleric and antiquary
EVANS, Sir GUILDHAUME MYRDDIN - see MYRDDIN-EVANS, Sir GUILDHAUME

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