Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ABADAM, ALICE (1856 - 1940), campaigner for women's rights Alice Abadam was born in London on 2 January 1856, the seventh and youngest child of Edward Abadam (formerly Adams, 1810-1875) and his wife Louisa (née Taylor, 1828-1886). Alice grew up at Middleton Hall (now the National Botanic Gardens of Wales) which had been bought by her paternal grandfather, Edward Hamlin Adams, in 1824 on his return from Jamaica where the family had had slave-owning
ADAM (d. 1181), bishop of St Asaph Godfrey, long absent from his see, which was now under Welsh control, was pressed in 1175 to return. Instead, he resigned. His place was filled by the election of Adam, a Welshman who had studied in the schools of Paris and risen to the dignity of a canon of that cathedral; he was consecrated at Westminster by archbishop Richard, 12 October A similarity in the career of the two has led many
ADAM OF USK (Adam Usk; 1352? - 1430), lawyer captivity in the Tower. He was now on the highroad to success and in receipt of an income from various clerical sources, which supplemented his professional gains. One of these led him into trouble; his title to the prebend of Llandygwydd, Cardiganshire, in the college of Abergwili, was contested by Walter Jakes, alias Ampney, who had obtained it by exchange in 1399. This was clearly the cause of the
ADAMS, DAVID (1845 - 1922), Congregationalist divine schools. In 1884 he won a prize at the National Eisteddfod at Liverpool for an essay on Hegel. From that time on he sought, in his own words, to 'do away with the idea of contingency in theology and to substitute for it inevitability.' In 1888 he moved to Bethesda, Caernarfonshire. His sermons now tended to stress the ethical rather than the controversial aspects of Christianity. He achieved success in
AELHAEARN (fl. 7th century), patron saint He was, according to the lists, the son of Hygarfael, son of Cyndrwyn of Llystin Wennan, now Moel Feliarth, in the parish of Llangadfan, Montgomeryshire. He is the reputed founder of Guilsfield, Llanaelhaearn, and an extinct chapel of the same name, now covered by Gwyddelwern. His name, which often appears in the form Elhaearn, is also commemorated in Ffynnon Aelhaearn, a holy well, formerly
AL-HAKIMI, ABDULLAH ALI (c. 1900 - 1954), Muslim leader began fundraising for a mosque in the city. In 1938, he opened a mosque in converted stables on Bute Street in the now famous Tiger Bay docklands of the city. Through the Alawi fellowship he had also purchased three terraced properties to convert into a mosque on Peel Street. During this time he was supported in his efforts by his deputy, another leader within the Alawi fellowship, Sheikh Hassan
ALLEN, JOHN ROMILLY (1847 - 1907), archaeologist Cambrensis in 1873 on ' Some cairns on Barry Island ' was followed by his joining the Cambrian Archaeological Association at Carmarthen in 1875. Thus was established a connection which was not broken until his death. He became co-editor of Archæologia Cambrensis in January 1888 and sole editor in October 1891. Archaeology now claimed him entirely; he was elected F.S.A., Scot., in 1883, Rhind lecturer in
AMBROSE, WILLIAM (Emrys; 1813 - 1873), Independent minister, poet, and littérateur though the third adjudicator, Joseph Jones, failed at first to agree with either of his colleagues, he later changed his mind and voted for Nicander, who was accordingly chaired. The controversy continued to rage in the press for a long time, and it is now considered that Emrys was unfairly treated. His poetical works include some pieces which have earned a permanent place in our literature, among them
ANARAWD ap GRUFFYDD (d. 1143), prince Letterston had persecuted the clergy and people of the Pebidiog peninsula. In 1138, with his brother Cadell, he joined Owain and Cadwaladr, now dominating Ceredigion, in an attack upon Cardigan castle which was still held by the Normans; a formidable array of Viking ships appeared in furtherance of the enterprise at the mouth of the Teify, but hostilities were suspended by a truce and nothing came of the
ANIAN (d. 1306?), bishop of Bangor cathedral. This fact is recorded upon a blank leaf of Anian's 'Pontifical' or service-book, which, after some vicissitudes, is now a treasured possession of the see. In 1298 he had occasion to complain, as an old man and far from robust, at the encroachment of royal officials upon his episcopal rights. He swore fealty on 28 April 1301 at Conway to the new prince of Wales, and is last heard of in May 1305
ANIAN (d. 1266), bishop of St Asaph Welshman, known before his consecration as Einion ap Maredudd, and seems now to have accepted Llywelyn's ascendancy without question. It is recorded that in 1263 he gave half of the church of Llanllwchaearn in Cydewain to the nuns of Llanllugan, and in 1265 the church of Berriw (Aberriw) to Strata Marcella. He died before 29 September 1266, when Meurig appears as custos of the see.
ANIAN (d. 1293), bishop of St Asaph . It was with Edward he had now to deal, and for some years their relations were cordial enough. He acted as one of the king's justice s at Oswestry on 27 November 1277, and about the same time received a grant of arable land in the S. Asaph region of the annual value of £20, to be divided equally between him and the chapter, in compensation, most likely, for losses suffered during the late war. In

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