Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ROBERTS, JOHN (J.R.; 1804 - 1884), Independent minister and author Born in the Old Chapel chapel-house, Llanbryn-mair, 5 November 1804, second son of John Roberts (1767 - 1834). In 1806 the family went to live at Diosg farm close by, and he spent some time working on the land. He was nearly 25 years of age before he started to preach. In March 1831 he was admitted to the Academy at Newtown, which at that time was in charge of Edward Davies (1796 - 1857), a Tory
ROBERTS, JOHN (1753 - 1834), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born at Blaen-y-garth, Nantlle Vale, brother of the remarkable preacher, Robert Roberts (1762 - 1802) of Clynnog. He worked for some time in Cilgwyn quarry but, after having had a little education, kept a school in various places, being known for many years as 'John Roberts, Lanllyfni.' He began to preach when he was 27 years of age. After marrying Mrs. Lloyd of Cefn Nannau, Llangwm, Denbighshire
ROBERTS, JOHN (1842 - 1908), Calvinistic Methodist missionary Born 16 February 1842 at Gwyngyll, Upper Corris, Meironnydd, son of Richard Roberts, stonemason (member of a family called Ffowc, farmers of Plas Meifod, Henllan, Denbighshire) and his wife Jane, of Egryn, Dyffryn Ardudwy. On the death of his father John went, at the age of 11, to work in the quarry, but he had already secretly resolved to be a missionary : he saved up to buy books, hiding them
ROBERTS, JOHN (Ieuan Gwyllt; 1822 - 1877), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and musician Gwyllt Gelltydd Melindwr'; henceforward he became known as 'Ieuan Gwyllt.' He became a clerk to Messrs. Griffith and Roberts, druggists, Aberystwyth, but after two years started to teach in Skinner Street school. This latter post he relinquished after a few months in order to go to the Borough Road Training College, London, where he stayed nine months. On his return to Aberystwyth (1845) he opened a
ROBERTS, JOHN (1807 - 1876), musician Born 30 March 1807 at Henllan, near Denbigh; the son of Aaron and Jane Roberts. He attended the village school until he was 13 and, two years later, began to receive instruction from Thomas Jones, Congregational minister, Denbigh. He was taught music by Thomas Daniel, Henllan; he also studied books on music. He collected a large number of hymn-tunes that were used at times of religious revival or
ROBERTS, JOHN (1806 - 1879), musician
ROBERTS, JOHN (Alaw Elwy, Telynor Cymru; 1816 - 1894), harpist Born at Rhiwlas Isaf, Llanrhaeadr, near Denbigh, the son of John Roberts, Pentrefoelas, a ballad-singer who had been at the battle of Waterloo, and is said to have been a cousin of the almanack-maker John Roberts (1731 - 1806). His mother, Sarah, was the daughter of William Wood, and the sister of Archelaus Wood. He started his career in the 23rd Regiment ('Royal Welch Fusiliers') where he stayed
ROBERTS, JOHN - see ROBERTS, BARTHOLOMEW
ROBERTS, JOHN ASKEW (1826 - 1884), antiquary, journalist, and author Born 27 March 1826 at Oswestry, son of Samuel Roberts, bookseller. In 1848 he was one of the contributors to Oswald's Well, an Oswestry magazine, which was succeeded in 1849 by the Oswestry Advertiser, a monthly journal which afterwards became a weekly newspaper, and with which the founder was connected for the next twenty years. Selling the copyright and retiring from active participation in the
ROBERTS, JOHN BRYN (1843 - 1931), lawyer and politician Born 8 January 1843 (and christened John Roberts), son of Daniel and Anne Roberts, Bryn Adda, Bangor, was a member of the widespread Roberts family of Castell, Llanddeiniolen, Caernarfonshire, for which see J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 381. He was educated at Cheltenham, qualified as solicitor in 1868, but was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1889. In 1885 he became Liberal Member of
ROBERTS, JOHN FOULKES (1817 - 1902), merchant - see ROBERTS
ROBERTS, JOHN HENRY (Pencerdd Gwynedd; 1848 - 1924), musician Born 31 March 1848 at Pen-rallt, Y Gefnan, Mynydd Llandygài, Caernarfonshire, the son of Harri and Elizabeth Roberts. When quite young he went to work in a quarry, but soon showed a disinclination for work of that kind. At 14 he became organist at Seilo (Tre-garth) Wesleyan Methodist chapel. He started to compose hymn-tunes and anthems, and when he was 19 he took the prize for a cantata ('Y Mab

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