Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THOMAS, THOMAS JACOB (Sarnicol; 1873 - 1945), schoolmaster, writer and poet Born 13 April 1873 at 'Sarnicol', a cottage near Rhos-yr-hafod, Capel Cynon, Cardiganshire, the fourth of the five children of David Thomas, an agricultural labourer, and his wife Mary (née Jacob). He was registered as Tom, the name of the third child of his parents who had died in infancy. His first school was the board school at Capel Cynon which was locally known as Pantygïach and Clawddmelyn
THOMAS, TIMOTHY (1720 - 1768) Maes-isaf, Pencarreg, Baptist minister and author under the titles of The Mystery of the Seven Stars, 1809, and Jesus Christ an Object of Prayer (1819); hymns in Welsh and English, e.g. in Greal y Bedyddwyr; and elegies to his uncle Zecharias Thomas and his aunt Mary Evans, Pantycelyn. His funeral sermon, by W. Newman, D.D., was published in 1819. He is not to be confused, as was done by Henry Blackwell (NLW MS 9272A), with Thomas Thomas, Wareham.
THOMAS, WILLIAM (1891 - 1958), under-secretary, Ministry of Housing and Local Government of the editors of Bro, 1954. In 1925 he married Mary Olwen Davies, Ynyshir, Rhondda and moved from Cymer in 1938 to 27 Maesycoed Road, The Heath, Cardiff. He died 20 April 1958.
THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554), Italian scholar and clerk of the Privy Council to king Edward VI translation into English from Italian of Josaphat Barbaro's account of his voyages to the east; this was published by the Hakluyt Society in 1873, with an introduction by lord Stanley of Alderley. On the accession of Mary, Thomas lost all his preferments, including his clerkship. He took an active part in Wyatt's conspiracy, 1553-4, was arrested, accused of conspiring the death of Mary, and executed (18 May
THOMAS, WILLIAM (Glanffrwd; 1843 - 1890), cleric and author Calvinistic Methodist preacher and acted' as pastor of Siloam church, Gyfeillion. He married Mary, daughter of William Davies of Brynmefrith, Llanfabon. After having been minister for about a year he joined the Established Church and was sent to Oxford and S. Aidan's College for further instruction. In 1875 he was ordained at Durham by bishop Baring and was appointed curate at West Cornforth. Some two years
THOMAS, WILLIAM DAVIES (1889 - 1954), Professor of English articles, full of grace and polish, but, being over-critical of his own work, very few of his writings were published. For many years he held highly successful extramural classes on English literature at Neath and elsewhere. He gave many radio talks on poetry and literature and various other topics. He married Edith Mary, daughter of Richard Edwards, Maesycymer, and died at home, 11 Clarendon Road
THOMAS, Sir WILLIAM JAMES (1867 - 1945), BARONET, coalowner, philanthropist after his removal to Cardiff. He married in 1917 Maud Mary, eldest daughter of George Cooper, of Bexhill-on-Sea and deputy matron of Cardiff Royal Infirmary. Sir William died 3 January 1945 and was buried at the Cardiff Cemetery.
THOMAS, WILLIAM PHILLIP (Gwilym Rhondda; 1861 - 1954), colliery official Born 27 October 1861, son of Mary Thomas (née Phillips) and her husband of Treorchy, Glamorganshire. In 1874 he left the local school at the age of 12 to commence work as an office-boy with the Ocean Coal Co.; he rose to become general manager in 1926, retiring in 1933. He was director of the company 1927-37, and of many other coal companies besides. He was well known as an organiser of social
TILLEY, ALBERT (1896 - 1957), mace-bearer at Brecon cathedral and local historian Born 8 September 1896 at Norton Arms, Widnes, Lancashire, one of the seven children of Edmund Valentine and Caroline (née Hawkins) Tilley. He was educated until he was aged fifteen at Simmer Cross school, Widnes. Then he moved to Liverpool and in 1914 joined the army. He was wounded on the Somme. He was sent to Brecon to recuperate where he met and subsequently married Constance Mary Watkins and
TOMKINS family, musicians . Mary de Lode in that city. THOMAS TOMKINS ' II ' (1572 - 1656), composer and organist Music The most famous of THOMAS TOMKINS 'I''s sons. Born at S. Davids of his father's first marriage. He became organist of Worcester cathedral in 1596 and, in 1621, one of the organists of the Chapel Royal. He was B.Mus. of Oxford. Fuller details of the career of this noted composer - his instrumental music, his
TOMLEY, JOHN EDWARD (1874 - 1951), solicitor ), and various statistical articles. He married, 7 May 1902, Edith Florence Soley and had one son and two daughters. He lived at the Hollies, Montgomery, when he died 14 June 1951.
TRAINER, JAMES (1863 - 1915?), Association footballer (the 'prince of goalkeepers') Born 7 January 1863 at Brook Street, Wrexham, son of James Trainer, master baker, and his wife Mary Ann Trainer. He was a coach body maker by trade. He began to play football with school teams; joined Wrexham Grosvenor football club in 1878; when the Grosvenor club amalgamated with Wrexham club in 1879 Trainer played for the new club as centre-half, but he was persuaded to take up goalkeeping. He

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