Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ROWLAND, DAVID (1795 - 1862), eccentric Calvinistic Methodist minister Born at Bala in 1795 (christened 11 June), son of David Rowland, a trumpeter, and his wife Jane Rowlands of Cwmtylo, Llanycil, Meironnydd. His mother died when David was but a child, and he was brought up at Cwmtylo by his grandmother. He had only fitful schooling, and spent most of his time on the farm. He was brought to religion by Dafydd Cadwaladr, who became a firm friend of his. After
ROWLAND, NATHANIEL (1749 - 1831), Methodist cleric Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire. He was a Methodist like his father and appears to have officiated as secretary of the Calvinistic Methodist Association, 1778-97. He was for years the mainstay of Methodism in Pembrokeshire, ministered to the societies formed by his father-in-law, and had charge of Tabernacle, Haverfordwest. William Williams of Pantycelyn called upon him to take his father's place as leader of
ROWLAND, THOMAS (1824 - 1884), cleric and grammarian Born in Llanfor parish, Meironnydd, 5 June 1824, son of a workman on the Rhiwlas estate. His promise attracted the notice of Cleaver, the sinecure rector of the parish, who took him away from the shop at Bala in which he was serving, and sent him to John Williams, vicar of Rhos-y-gwaliau, to be educated for school-teaching. But after a short period at Chelsea Training College, Rowland showed a
ROWLAND(S), WILLIAM (1887 - 1979), schoolmaster and author Born 16 July 1887 at Rhiwlas, in the village of Rhiw (parish of Llanfaelrhys), near Aberdaron, Caernarfonshire, the sixth of the seven children - five sons and two daughters - born to Thomas Rowlands, tailor and draper, and his wife Ann (née Williams). His parents hailed from Rhiw, his father being the son of Congl Cae Hen and his mother the daughter of Bwlch Garreg - two smallholdings in the
ROWLANDS, Sir ARCHIBALD (1892 - 1953), administrator been realised he would, no doubt, have thrown himself into the national struggle alongside his old college friend, D.J. Williams.
ROWLANDS, CEINWEN (1905 - 1983), singer generation, whose services in concerts and broadcasts were in great demand. She sang many times in national eisteddfod concerts, including the first performance of Mendelssohn's 'Hymn of Praise' in Welsh at the Bangor national eisteddfod in 1943. She recorded several Welsh items for Decca, including songs by Meirion Williams, D. Vaughan Thomas, and Mansel Thomas. In 1946 she married Arthur Walter, of Welsh
ROWLANDS, EURYS IONOR (1926 - 2006), Welsh scholar Welsh and Welsh history in the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, Cardiff where he remained for 11 years. During his time in Cardiff it became apparent that he was suffering from a serious and progressive mental illness that led to his resignation. He was awarded the Sir John Williams Fellowship by the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth for 1972 -73 which enabled him to resume
ROWLANDS, Sir HUGH (1828 - 1909), general, and the first Welshman to be awarded the Victoria Cross a handsome Sword of Honour in the castle. He served afterwards in the West Indies, England, Scotland and Ireland before embarking for India where, in 1865, he took command of the Welch Regiment. Two years later he married Isabella Jane Barrow, the grand-daughter of William Glynne Griffith of Rhosfawr and Bodegroes, Pwllheli and they had two children. In 1875 he returned to Britain and had command
ROWLANDS, JANE HELEN (Helen o Fôn; 1891 - 1955), linguist, teacher and missionary (with the CM) Menai Bridge, Thomas Charles Williams, rested heavily upon Helen. She attended all the services and won prizes in the county scriptural examination. From Beaumaris grammar school she won a scholarship to the University College of North Wales and registered there in October 1908. Dr. Kate Roberts, her contemporary, refered to her 'unusual ability'. She won a second-class honours degree in French in
ROWLANDS, JOHN (Giraldus; 1824 - 1891), antiquary of Cardiff Public Library which Davies says he made during the same period. He may have gone to Carmarthen as a schoolmaster. In any case, on the death of Brutus in January 1866 he became assistant editor of Yr Haul. There is evidence that he turned yet again to teaching, this time at an endowed school in Bedwas. He left to join Hugh Williams ('Cadfan') to begin publication of Y Dywysogaeth in 1870
ROWLANDS, ROBERT JOHN (Meuryn; 1880 - 1967), journalist, writer, poet, lecturer, preacher Not ' was in force. Following a brief period as a shop assistant in Llanfairfechan he moved to Isaac Foulk's printing and publishing office in Liverpool; for a short time he also sold insurance policies in Porthmadog where he was a close friend of ' Eifion Wyn ' (Eliseus Williams). Whilst in Liverpool he became a correspondent for Y Darian and Yr Herald Cymraeg and was subsequently responsible for
RUCK, AMY ROBERTA (1878 - 1978), novelist Vicki Baum, and especially Alice Williams ('Alys Meirion'), who came from a similar minor Merioneth gentry background, and whom she saw regularly in London at the women's Forum Club. Although she would never have called herself a nationalist, Berta Ruck was proud of her Welsh identity. She was not as fluent in Welsh as in German and French, but could understand and read it and conduct simple

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