Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ERBERY, WILLIAM (1604 - 1654), Puritan and Independent Newport, Monmouth, was preferred to the living of St. Mary and St. John, Cardiff. He remained there from 7 August 1633 until July 1638 (Foster's Index, N.L.W.). Together with Walter Cradoc he came into conflict with the bishop of Llandaff in 1634 on account of his Puritan activities. On 20 October 1635 Erbery and William Wroth appeared before the Court of High Commission to answer for their Puritanism
EVAN(S), EDWARD (1716 - 1798), Presbyterian minister and poet , (1) in 1744 to Margaret Thomas of Penderyn (died April 1774), and (2) c. 1776 to Mary Llewelyn of Rhigos (died 1824) - of this marriage there were two sons, Edward (1776? - 1862) and RHYS (1779 - 1867); Rhys was of some literary note and an eisteddfodwr. During his lifetime Edward Evan(s) published (1) a Welsh translation of one of Samuel Bourn's catechisms, 1757; (2) a translation in metre of the
EVANS family Tan-y-bwlch, Maentwrog being John Davies (Siôn Dafydd Las), Huw Morys, Evan Williams, John Prichard Prys, and Ellis Rowland, Harlech. The full pedigree table of the Evans and Griffith families contains the names of several clergymen. In this connection note that Mary Anwyl (above), after her husband Evan Griffith died, became the wife of John Griffith, rector of Ffestiniog, and that John Griffith, after her death, married
EVANS, ELMIRA (Myra) (1883 - 1972), teacher, author and folklorist Myra Evans was born just before midnight on 1 November 1883 at 4 George St, New Quay, Ceredigion, the daughter of Thomas Rees (1843-1926), a fisherman and ship's captain, and his wife Mary (née Williams, b. 1856). However, her birth date was mistakenly entered as 2 November by the doctor who arrived the following day. Her birth on Calan Gaeaf, when according to traditional belief the veil between
EVANS, ALCWYN CARYNI (1828 - 1902), antiquary wife was Elizabeth Amelia Rees (died 1867), daughter of John Morgan, and widow of an innkeeper who kept the Castle Inn in Priory Street, Carmarthen, and for several years they kept the Castle Inn, and later the Bird in Hand, John Street, Carmarthen. They had no children. He married his second wife Mary (1835-1884) in 1870, she was the daughter of William Thomas, a Llandovery ropemaker who was the
EVANS, ALFRED THOMAS (Fred, Menai; 1914 - 1987), Labour politician the Anglo-Libyan Parliamentary Group. He was elected chairman of the Parliamentary Bills Committee in 1975 and chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party in 1977. He was a virulent anti-devolutionist. He retired from parliament at the general election of 1979. He married on 13 September 1939 Mary Katharine, the daughter of Joseph and Cecilia O'Marah. She had already predeceased him in 1981, and they
EVANS, ANNIE FLORENCE (1884 - 1967), revivalist and missionary that September, he had a powerful spiritual experience in a meeting in Blaenannerch chaired by Seth Joshua, and Florrie Evans was one of those present who encouraged him. She was invited to be part of Evan Roberts's team of travelling revivalists. When Evan Roberts travelled to Loughor to begin his revival campaign, he wrote to Florrie Evans to ask her to pray. Florrie Evans and Maud Davies, a singer
EVANS, BERIAH GWYNFE (1848 - 1927), journalist and dramatist Born 12 February 1848, son of Evan Evans (1804 - 1886), Nant-y-glo, Monmouthshire; his mother's maiden name was Mary Valentine. Educated at the Beaufort British school, he became a teacher at Gwynfe and Llangadock, Carmarthenshire, but his aspirations were from the outset towards journalism. In 1879 he broke new ground with his play, 'Owain Glyndŵr,' which won the prize at the Llanberis
EVANS, CARADOC (1878 - 1945), author Born at Pant-y-croy, Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Carmarthenshire, 31 December 1878, and christened David, son of William Evans, auctioneer, and Mary (née Powell). He spent most of his childhood at Lanlas, Rhydlewis, and attended the board school there before he was apprenticed to the drapery trade. He worked as a shop assistant for some twelve years-in Carmarthen, Cardiff and London. In London he
EVANS, CHRISTMAS (1766 - 1838), Baptist minister his vivid imagination would run away with him and that he would 'spiritualize' every little detail in his sketches, but his successes were more frequent than his failures. His written covenants are proof of his piety. He died at the house of Daniel Davies (1797 - 1826) at Swansea while on a preaching tour in South Wales, 19 July 1838, and was buried beside Bethesda chapel there.
EVANS, DANIEL (1774 - 1835), Congregational minister he spent the remainder of his life as a very successful minister and preacher. He succoured weak churches and started some new causes. He was a moderate Calvinist in his doctrine. He died 3 March 1835. He wrote biographies of Lewis Rees, William Evans of Cwmllynfell John Davies of Alltwen, and John Davies of Llansamlet, together with Lleferydd yr Asyn (Swansea, J. Harris, 1822), Y Cawg Aur (Swansea
EVANS, DANIEL SILVAN (1818 - 1903), cleric, translator, editor, and lexicographer Davies (Gwallter Mechain), in three volumes. He had meanwhile (1864) edited Y Marchog Crwydrad: Hen Ffuglith Gymreig and another edition of Y Bardd Cwsc, 1865. In 1868 he contributed translations to Skene's The Four Ancient Books of Wales. In 1869 he edited William Rowlands's Cambrian Bibliography; three instalments of an appendix to this publication appeared between 1870 and 1875 in Revue Celtique. In

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