Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GRAY, THOMAS (1847 - 1924), mining engineer and local historian Born 22 September 1847, at Usworth, co. Durham, son of William and Jane Gray. In 1848 the family came to Tai-bach, Margam, Glamorganshire, where he lived the remainder of his life. After serving as an assistant to his father, who was mineral agent to Messrs. Vivian and Sons, he became a consulting engineer to the same industrialists, an inspector of mines, and the inventor of the 'Gray' safety
GRIFFITH, JOHN EDWARDS (1843 - 1933), naturalist and antiquary by Llangybi, a marriage which brought him close acquaintance with a fresh batch of squires and clerics. Doors easily opened for him to search family papers. He made himself at home with the Dwnn transcripts, with genealogies collected by bishop Humphrey Humphreys and was especially fortunate in securing the pedigree collections of John Ellis of Tai Croesion in Llechylched, a noted antiquary and
GRIFFITHS, EVAN THOMAS (1886 - 1967), teacher, scholar and writer Poétiques de Jean de Lingendes (Paris, 1916), and Li Chantari di Lancilotto (Oxford, 1924). He also published a number of books containing French exercises for students. In collaboration with William Ll. Davies he published The Tutorial Welsh Course, Parts I and II (in several impressions from 1914). However, he is remembered more for his adaptations and translations into Welsh from the Romance languages
HUGHES, ELLEN (1862 - 1927), poet, essayist, lecturer, preacher, temperance campaigner sought to awaken in her female readers an awareness of their independent identity and its innate strengths: 'You can do it, you can!' ('Gelli, ti elli!') was her message to women.
JOHN, GRIFFITH (1831 - 1912), missionary visited Soochow, planted stations in Sung Kiang, and founded a permanent base at Hankow. In 1868 he travelled 3,000 miles in touring the provinces. His wife died whilst returning from England in 1873. John was chairman of the Central China Tract Society and the author of many popular tracts. In 1885 he published a version of the New Testament in the Wen-li dialect of China. Elected chairman of the
JONES, JACK (1884 - 1970), author and playwright Born 24 November 1884, at Tai Harry Blawd, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, the eldest of nine who survived of the fifteen children born to his mother, Sarah Ann, and his father, David, a miner. Educated at St. David's elementary school, Merthyr Tydfil, he left school at the age of twelve to work with his father at the coal-face. From 1902 to 1906, he was a regular soldier, serving in South Africa
JONES, OWEN WYNNE (Glasynys; 1828 - 1870), cleric, antiquary, story-writer, and poet churchyard. He was the author of Fy Oriau Hamddenol, sef, Caniadau Moesol a Difyrus, Gan Gwyndaf Hen a Chaersallwg, 1854; Lleucu Llwyd (2nd. imp. 1858); Yr Wyddfa: sef Gwaith barddonawl a rhyddieithol Glasynys. Dan Olygiad H. O(wen) Glaslyn. Rhifyn I … (1877?); Dafydd Llwyd; Neu Ddyddiau Cromwell (2nd imp. 1857); Dafydd Gruffydd, pa beth wyt ti yn ei feddwl o'r Ddwy Fil a'r dydd hwnnw? (3rd imp. 1894). He
JONES, PHILIP (1855 - 1945), minister (CM) Born at 30, Cotton Row, Tai-bach, Glamorganshire, 19 February 1855, son of Evan and Catherine Jones. He was brought up in Dyffryn Church, where he heard the old pulpit stalwarts of Glamorgan. He was educated at Trefeca, and was ordained at the Association in Aberystwyth in 1887. He held pastorates at Fishguard, Llandeilo Fawr (for two terms); Capel Newydd, Llanelli; and Penuel, Pontypridd. He
JONES, THOMAS (1860 - 1932), farmer and poet Born at Tyn-y-gors, Nantglyn, Denbighshire, 10 June 1860, son of Thomas and Margaret Jones - the mother belonging to the Tyn-y-gors family and the father to that of Llidiard-ygwartheg, Cerrig-y-drudion. He was brought up by his grandparents, moving to Tai-isaf in 1872. He had six months schooling at Pentrefoelas and two periods of six months each at Cerrig-y-drudion. He married Mary, daughter of
JONES, WILLIAM (1826 - 1899), secretary to the Peace Society as successor to Henry Richard, Tregaron; son of John Jones, a Ruthin Quaker, and great-grandson of Jonathan Hughes, the bard mentioned by Borrow in Wild Wales. William was educated at Ackworth Quaker School. Later he was appointed head of a commission for the relief of distress during the Franco-German war of 1870-1. He had discussions with president Cleveland and Li Hung Chang and other
LEWIS, BENJAMIN (d. 1749), hymnist From Newport, Monmouth. Little is known of his life, but in the year 1750, a year after his death, was published a collection of his works in a pamphlet entitled, Tri Chyflwr y Cristion … a gymerwyd allan o'r Saesnaeg: At ba rai y chwanegwyd ychydig o Hymnau, neu Ganiadau Ysbrydol i ddifyrru'r Pererynion tra fyddont yn ymdeithio trwy Anialwch y Byd presennol ti a'r Ddinas Nefol. This pamphlet of
MORRIS, Sir RHYS HOPKIN (1888 - 1956), politician, stipendiary magistrate, first director of the Welsh Region B.B.C. , Li Biaus descouneüs de Renaud de Beaujeu (1915) and Le bel inconnu (1929). She was chief external examiner for several county educational authorities. She died 13 July 1958. They had one daughter, Perrie, born 1923, who married Alun Williams the B.B.C. commentator in 1944.

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