Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BRACE, DAVID ONLLWYN (1848 - 1891), Independent minister Born 11 November 1848 at Onllwyn near Neath of humble parentage. He began to preach at Onllwyn. He was a student at the Independent college, Bala, 1866-9, and was ordained in Rhos-y-medre, Denbighshire, 24 October 1870. In 1872 he moved to Pant-y-crwys in the Swansea valley and, for a time, was minister at Felindre and at Bethel, Llan-twrch. He then moved to Bethel, Aberdare. As a young man he
DAI O'R ONLLWYN - see FRANCIS, DAVID
FRANCIS, DAVID (1911 - 1981), trade unionist and miners' leader language of the hearth, and the family were devout Christians, regularly attending chapel three times each Sunday. Thomas Francis was a deacon at Onllwyn Congregational Chapel and a lay preacher. Dai Francis received his education at Onllwyn elementary school from 1915 until 1926, but failed his eleven-plus examination. During Dai Francis's boyhood the traditional localism and isolation of the western
MORGAN, HERBERT (1875 - 1946), minister (B), university lecturer, and director of extra-mural studies Born at Onllwyn in the Neath valley, 15 September 1875, but at an early age moved with his parents to Porth in the Rhondda. He was educated at Porth, but owing to the family's straitened circumstances he was not able to continue his education. Instead he became a clerk with the Pontypridd Water Board, but his remarkable gifts could not be hidden, and, with the support of his neighbours and others
REES, EBENEZER (1848 - 1908), printer and publisher opened a printing works in Ystalyfera. He established a new weekly newspaper, Y Gwladwr Cymreig in 1885. The first edition appeared on 22 January but it terminated on 24 September of the same year. D. Onllwyn Brace, Ystalyfera, J. Dyfrig Owen, Glantwrch and J.T. Morgan (Thalamus) were each, in turn, his editors. Ebenezer Rees had a great interest in social issues and he was prominent in the labour
WATKIN-JONES, ELIZABETH (1887 - 1966), author of children's books born 13 July 1887 in Nefyn, Caernarfonshire, the only daughter of Henry and Jane Parry. Her father was a sea captain who was drowned in South America before his daughter saw him. She was educated in the school in Nefyn, Pwllheli county school, and in the Normal College, Bangor, and then became an infants teacher in Aberdare, Onllwyn, Porthmadog, Trefriw, and Nefyn. She married John Watkin-Jones

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