Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EDWARDS, HUW THOMAS (1892 - 1970), trade unionist and politician (Beti) and Gwynfor, who died in 1926 at the age of two. His son's death, which Huw T believed was caused by dampness in the young family's dank cottage in Capelulo, had a profound effect on him and was one of the drivers which led him to become involved in public affairs. By this time he had already become an activist in trade unionism and lost his job at Penmaen-mawr quarries following a dispute over
EVANS, EVAN (1851 - 1934), eisteddfodwr, and secretary of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion Born at Nancaw in the parish of Llangelynnin, Meironnydd, 25 November 1852, according to one record, or 18 November 1851, according to another. His father was Lewis Evans; his mother was Ann Lewis of Arthog - she died in giving birth to her second son William. Evan was brought up from the age of 4 in the remote village of Trawsfynydd by his father's mother, Beti Evans, a woman of strong
GRIFFITH, HUW WYNNE (1915 - 1993), minister (Presb) and a prominent ecumenical leader Born 6 December 1915 in Liverpool, he was the second son of Reverend Griffith Wynne Griffith (1883-1967), minister of Douglas Road Welsh Chapel in Anfield and Grace Wynn Griffith (née Roberts, 1883-1963). His siblings were Dr Gwilym Wynne Griffith (1914-1989), Medical Officer of Health for Anglesey and an eminent epidemiologist, Elizabeth Grace (Beti) Hunter (1921-2007), a social worker; and
GWYNN, HARRI (1913 - 1985), writer and broadcaster Harri Gwynn was born at 63, Maryland Road, Wood Green, north London, on 14 February 1913, son of Hugh Jones (d. 1916), who worked as a letter-sorter on the mail train between London and Holyhead, and his wife Elizabeth (Beti) (née Williams), both originally from Penrhyndeudraeth. Following his father's death from a heart condition in December 1916, mother and son moved to Garth Celyn
JONES, EZZELINA GWENHWYFAR (1921 - 2012), artist and sculptor throughout her life. At the age of fourteen she left school in Pontarddulais and for a period worked in a shop in Mumbles before going to friends of the family in London. When the Second World War was imminent she returned to Wales. She married Elias Llewelyn Jones from the neighbouring village of Hendy and in 1940 when Gwen was nineteen their daughter Elizabeth Mary (Beti) was born. Elias served in the
NICHOLAS, WILLIAM RHYS (1914 - 1996), minister and hymnwriter Caniedydd committee, of which he subsequently became chairman. He also chaired the committee which prepared Caniedydd yr Ifanc, a collection for young people, published in 1980. He was very active in the work of Cymdeithas Emynau Cymru, the Welsh Hymn Society, and was invested with the society's Fellowship. In 1946 he married Elizabeth Dilys (Beti) Evans (1921-1985) of Rhydargaeau. There were no children
OWEN, WILLIAM (1830 - 1865), musician Born 11 May 1830 at Tremadoc, Caernarfonshire, the son of William and Beti Owen. He was educated at the British school, Pont-ynys-galch, Portmadoc; later, he received some instruction from Owen Griffith, Garn Dolbenmaen. He and his brother carried on the work followed by the father, who had been connected with the timber trade. He was given lessons in organ-playing by a Mrs. Coventry (the earl of
ROBERTS, IOAN (1941 - 2019), journalist, producer and author in that war. Finding more than the eye can see is key to good travel writing, and there is no better example in Welsh than Ioan Roberts's Pobol Drws Nesa - Taith fusneslyd drwy Iwerddon (2008) on his travels in Ireland. In Stori Tîm o Walis (2013) he chronicled the making of the popular comedy C'mon Midffîld. He also did important work as an editor, including three volumes of Beti George's radio
ROWLAND, ROBERT DAVID (Anthropos; ?1853 - 1944), minister (CM), poet and writer Born about 1853, the exact date and place not known. He was the adopted son of Robert and Beti Rowland, who lived in the village of Tyn-y-cefn, near Corwen. After some schooling he was for a time a stable-boy at Aber Artro, near Llanbedr, Meironnydd, and afterwards apprenticed to a tailor. Not much is known about this period in his life; he seems to have worked at his trade in Shrewsbury and
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM SIDNEY GWYNN (1896 - 1978), musician and administrator cherished a vision of a national school of Welsh composers who would draw their inspiration from the country's folk music, but also appreciated the international dimension in musical life. In 1937 he married Elizabeth E. (Beti) Davies. Gwynn Williams died on 13 November 1978, and a memorial award was established in his memory in the field of Welsh folk music.
WILSON, HERBERT REES (1929 - 2008), scientist Professor Edwin Owen. His studies were initially in the field of metals, but he was also increasingly drawn to the new field of biophysics. He married Beti Turner, a fellow student at Bangor, in 1952, and they had two daughters and one son. Having received a University of Wales fellowship he accepted an offer in 1952 from Professor Maurice Wilkins to join a team at King's College in London to study the

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