Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THODAY, DAVID (1883 - 1964), botanist, university professor Born 5 May 1883 at Honiton, Devon, the eldest of the six children of David Thoday, schoolmaster, and Susan Elizabeth (née Bingham) his wife. The family moved to London where he attended Tottenham grammar school, 1894-98, before entering Trinity College, Cambridge in 1902. He specialised in botany under the direction of H. Marshall Ward, A.C. Seward and F.F. Blackman, gaining first class in both
THODAY, MARY GLADYS (1884 - 1943), scientist, suffragist, peace-campaigner Gladys Thoday was born on 13 March 1884 in Chester, the first child of John Thorley Sykes (1852-1908), a cotton broker, and his wife Mary Louisa (née March, 1856-1951). She had one sister, Olive Thorley Sykes (1886-1933). The family later moved to the Sykes family home at Croes Howell near Gresford in Denbighshire. She was educated at the Queen's School, Chester, before going up at the age of
THOMAS family Coed Helen (or Alun), Aber, 1617 (Hist. MSS. Comm., 13th Report, App., iv, 254). He was a prominent and constant ally of Sir John Wynn of Gwydir. In 1605 he took steps to acquire ' Koydalen,' Caernarvon (which eventually became the family's seat) and in this project enlisted the aid of Sir John Wynn (Cal. Wynn Papers, 343). The family already owned property within the borough of Caernarvon, and Sir William ' principal mansion
THOMAS family Wenvoe, This family, which became prominent in the 17th century, was descended from the Harpways of Herefordshire. According to G. T. Clark (Limbus Patrum, 445) JEVAN HARPWAY, or 'ap Harpway,' of Tresiment, Herefordshire, married CATHERINE, daughter and heiress of Thomas ap Thomas of Wenvoe Castle, Glamorganshire. Their great-grandson was, EDMUND THOMAS (1633 - 1677) Politics, Government and Political
THOMAS PENLLYN (d. 1623), poet Cardiff MS. 20. He composed a number of cywyddau to members of the Salusbury family of Lleweni and to Dr. John Davies, Mallwyd. Elegies on his death by Richard Phillip and Gruffydd Hafren are found in NLW MS 719B and Cwrtmawr MS 11B.
THOMAS, BENJAMIN BOWEN (1899 - 1977), adult educator and civil servant Ben Bowen Thomas was born on 18 May 1899 in Treorchy, Ystrad Rhondda, Glamorgan, the only child of Jonathan Thomas, a miner, and his wife Ann (née Bowen). His mother was sister to the poet Ben Bowen (on whom Thomas contributed an article to The Dictionary of Welsh Biography). The family were Baptists and Welsh was the language of the home. He was educated at Porth County Grammar School, and after
THOMAS, CLARA (1841 - 1914), landowner and philanthropist Clara Thomas was born on 22 August 1841 at Pencerrig Hall, Llanelwedd, Radnorshire, the last of four children of Henry Thomas (1808-1863) of Llwyn Madoc, Llanfihangel Abergwesyn, landowner, solicitor and chairman of the Quarter Sessions, and his wife Clara (née Thomas, 1814-1877) of Pencerrig. The family owned extensive lands in the counties of Brecon, Radnor, Cardigan and Glamorgan, and could
THOMAS, DAVID (1739? - 1788), bone-setter Born at the Court, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. He was the most famous of a family of bone-setters who had established a wide reputation for themselves in that particular profession and had won the confidence of a large number of their contemporaries. His claim to fame, however, was more on account of a natural bent than of any professional qualifications he possessed. He died 25 May 1788 at the age
THOMAS, DAVID ALFRED (first viscount RHONDDA), (1856 - 1918), businessman and politician, Liberal Member of Parliament He was the grandson of a JOHN THOMAS, of Magor, Monmouth; born in 1770, who migrated c. 1790 to Merthyr Tydfil and became haulage-contractor to the Crawshays; he married into a yeoman family of Merthyr Vale, and had four children. Of these, the youngest, DAVID THOMAS (1811-1875), became a prominent Congregational minister at Clifton (Memoir, by his son Arnold Thomas). The eldest, SAMUEL THOMAS
THOMAS, DAVID EMLYN (1892 - 1954), politician and trade unionist the Labour Party. He became the Aberdare area secretary of the S.W.M.F. in 1934, and he and his family moved to live in the area. In 1936 he was elected by an overwhelming majority as the miners' agent of the Merthyr and Aberdare valleys of the south Wales area of the N.U.M. as successor to Noah Ablett, and he became an advisory member of the south Wales area executive of the N.U.M. He became an
THOMAS, DAVID RICHARD (1833 - 1916), cleric and historian Born in 1833 (christened 14 September 1833), the second son and third child of Owen Thomas, ' gentleman farmer,' of Bodynfol, Llanfechain, and Mary his wife. He was educated at Ruthin school under E. L. Barnwell, and went to Jesus College, Oxford, in 1852, although the family was reduced in circumstances owing to his father's sudden death, and he was forced to teach in the vacations in order to
THOMAS, DAVID VAUGHAN (1873 - 1934), musician Born 15 March 1873 at Ystalyfera, Glamorganshire, son of Jenkin Thomas. He took the name Vaughan in 1911 when he became a member of the Gorsedd of Bards in Carmarthen eisteddfod. He attended Watcyn Wyn's school in Ammanford, and from 1873 to 1883 the family lived in Ystalyfera, Llantrisant, Maesteg, Llangennech and Dowlais. The family moved to Pontardulais, and Vaughan Thomas received his early

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