Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, DAVID TECWYN (1876 - 1957), Meth. minister combination of scholarship, warmth and eloquence. He was also a popular lecturer in Welsh on topics such as the Book of Job, the Book of Jonah, the Welsh Bible, Ann Griffiths, and J. Puleston Jones. Many of his lectures were published as booklets. He was a very faithful disciple of John Morris-Jones and did much to popularise the new Welsh orthography in lectures and journals and through his book Yr iaith
EVANS, DAVID TUDOR (1822 - 1896), journalist secretary of Narberth district Sunday school union. Evans gave up his shop to establish at Haverfordwest (1847) a Liberal weekly newspaper, The Principality, which he transferred to Cardiff (1848) with Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd, 1820 - 1852) as editor. The same year differences on educational policy led to the editor's resignation, and two years later the paper ceased publication, the venture leaving
EVANS, EBENEZER GWYN (1898 - 1958), minister (Presb.) University College, Aberystwyth (where he gained an honours degree in philosophy) and began preaching. He completed his education in the theological colleges at Aberystwyth and Bala. He was ordained in 1927, and served in the ministry in Rock Ferry (1927-30), Cathedral Road, Cardiff (1931-36), Trinity, Swansea (1936-39), and Charing Cross Road, London (1939-58). In 1927 he married Enyd Jane Jones, daughter
EVANS, ELLIS (1786 - 1864), Baptist minister and author Born 22 June 1786 at Pig-y-swch, Llanuwchllyn, Meironnydd, the son of Evan Ellis, a roadmender. He joined the Baptist church at Llanuwchllyn in 1806 and began to preach in 1809. Having attended the school of Jesse Jones, Ffordd-las, he proceeded to the Abergavenny Baptist Academy in 1811 and left there in 1813 to become an itinerant preacher and school-master. In 1814 he married Mary Jones
EVANS, EMYR ESTYN (1905 - 1989), geographer five daughters of an artistic building contractor, Peleg Jones, who had married a farmer's daughter from Brymbo. G. O. Evans was ordained in the Presbyterian Church of Wales and after having ministered to Welsh congregations in Llanymynech and Shrewsbury, he moved in 1906 to Y Tabernacl, Coedway, between the Breidden Hills and the River Severn. There, Estyn, three older brothers (Vyrnwy, Owen Tanat
EVANS, EVAN (fl. end of 18th century), player on the triple harp After the death of John Parry (1710? - 1782) he was appointed family harpist at Wynnstay, the residence of the Williams Wynn family. Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) refers to his skill. His name appears as a subscriber to Edward Jones, Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards, as ' Mr. Evan Evans, Telynwr, Wynstay.' It is thought that he died at Wynnstay.
EVANS, EVAN (1851 - 1934), eisteddfodwr, and secretary of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion , Stephen Evans, and other London Welshmen. 'Vincent' (a name added by himself) was elected a member of the society in October and of its council in December 1886. In the report of the society for the year ending 9 November 1887 it is stated that he had been elected to succeed C. W. Jones, who had held the office of secretary 'almost from the time of its revival.' Some years later Vincent Evans became
EVANS, EVAN (1773 - 1827), Baptist minister . During a visit to London (1817) to collect funds for his chapel, he decided to become a milk-vendor in London; in 1819 he was released by the church at Cefn-mawr and founded a Welsh Baptist church in London. It is interesting to note that he joined the London Cymreigyddion Society, and indeed was the speaker at their commemoration of John Jones (1766 - 1821) of Glan-y-gors - his address was printed in
EVANS, EVAN (Ieuan Fardd, Ieuan Brydydd Hir; 1731 - 1788), scholar, poet, and cleric Llanfair Talhaearn for the remainder of the time. During this period he was busily engaged in collecting and copying Welsh manuscripts of literary and historical interest and so came into touch with others who were doing the same thing, e.g. David Jones of Trefriw (1708? - 1785), John Thomas (1736 - 1769), Rhys Jones of Blaenau, Richard Roberts, translator of Y Credadyn Bucheddol, 1768, Robert Thomas
EVANS, EVAN HERBER (1836 - 1896), Independent minister and college principal preach in 1857. He was for a time at the Normal College, Swansea, and later at Brecon Memorial College, 1858-62. He was ordained at Libanus, Morriston, 25 and 26 June 1862, to succeed Thomas Jones (1819 - 1882), one of the most famous preachers of his time. He moved, 1865, to Salem, Caernarvon, where he remained as minister until 1892, when he was appointed principal of the Bala-Bangor College at
EVANS, GEORGE EWART (1909 - 1988), writer and oral historian Children, extracts of which first appeared in the Welsh Review in 1945, prior to its publication by Gwyn Jones ' Penmark Press in 1947; it was reprinted by the Library of Wales in 2008. He attended the local primary school, Abertâf Elementary, and went on to Mountain Ash County School where he was moderately successful academically and shone on the sports field. The pattern repeated itself when he
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

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