Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, ALCWYN CARYNI (1828 - 1902), antiquary nephew of Thomas Charles of Bala. They had two daughters, Marian Sophia (born 1872) and Eleonora Imogen (born 1874). Alcwyn Evans died on the 11th March 1902 at his home in Carmarthen. His collections were dispersed after his death. His “beautifully written and carefully indexed volumes of manuscripts” passed into the library of Sir Evan Davies Jones of Pentower, Fishguard and in July 1939 were
EVANS, ARISE (fl. 1607-1660), prognosticator London in 1629; before long he made a vain effort to give warning in person to Charles I of his dangers, but succeeded in telling the earl of Essex to his face of his future promotions. He became highly interested in the multifarious sects that flourished under the new liberty, and flatly opposed most of them, especially the tenets of the Fifth Monarchists, and particularly those of Christopher Feake
EVANS, CLIFFORD GEORGE (1912 - 1985), actor that term. He began classes that very day. Bernard Shaw, Charles Laughton and Robert Donat were amongst the lecturers at RADA at that time. Another former Llanelli Intermediate School pupil, Professor Lloyd James who tutored BBC announcers, helped him with his King's English. Evans subsequently won the Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson Prize for spoken English among other prizes and the RADA scholarship
EVANS, DAVID (1705 - 1788), cleric, author, and musician scholar, and he assisted Charles Burney with material for his History of Music; he also helped Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) with folk songs and airs for Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards, 1784. Among his papers was found a letter from a friend asking him to supply Samuel Johnson with a list of English words deriving from Welsh for inclusion in the dictionary which the lexicographer was
EVANS, EDGAR (1876 - 1912), explorer Edgar Evans was born on 7 March 1876 at Fernhill Top Cottage, Middleton near Rhossili on Gower, the eldest of four children of Charles Evans, mariner, and his wife Sarah (g. Beynon). The family moved to nearby Swansea, where Edgar was educated at the St Helen's Boys School up to the age of 13. He then worked for a short while at the city's Castle Hotel and the Swansea post office, but he sought
EVANS, HENRY (fl. 1787-1839), Arminian Baptist minister appears in Titus Lewis's list, 1810, printed by David Peter in his Hanes Crefydd yng Nghymru. However, on 5 December 1792 Evans was ordained pastor of Craig-y-fargod General Baptist church (see under Charles Winter), by David Saunders I of Aberduar and Morgan John Rhys (Rippon, Baptist Register, i, 523) - a renewal of contact between that church and the Baptists. Evans signs the minutes of the General
EVANS, JOHN (1796 - 1861), schoolmaster , where the youth of the neighbourhood received a practical education for over forty years. Among his pupils were Lewis Edwards, Henry Richard, David Charles Davies and Ieuan Gwyllt (John Roberts). When Lewis Edwards kept a school in Aberystwyth he did not consider it to be in competition with but, rather, preparatory to Evans ' school. The school had a good name for the teaching of navigation. Evans
EVANS, JOHN (c. 1680 - 1730), Presbyterian minister and theologian The son of John Evans (1628 - 1700) by Katherine, widow of Vavasor Powell and daughter of colonel Gilbert Gerard, governor of Chester castle for Charles I. He was born at Wrexham, educated at Dissenting academies at Newington Green (c. 1694) and Rathmell, Yorkshire, and studied the early Fathers under James Owen of Oswestry. He became chaplain to Mrs. Rowland Hunt of Boreatton, Salop, and shortly
EVANS, JOHN (1723 - 1817), Calvinistic Methodist exhorter he was officially given the status of exhorter. He acquired great repute as one of the most reliable leaders of North Wales Methodism; his ready wit was matched by acute observation and wise judgement. The scheme for paying for chapels by small regular contributions was of his devising. When Thomas Charles settled at Bala, John Evans became his right-hand man. By the end of the century he had
EVANS, MARY JANE (Llaethferch; 1888 - 1922), elocutionist Born 3 February 1888, in a house at Reed Row, Godre'r Graig, Swansea Valley, the daughter of Charles Francis, conductor of Ystalyfera Band, and his wife, Mary Ann Hutchings. Both Charles Francis and his father, George Francis, who came to Ystalyfera from the Caerleon district, Monmouth, were able musicians. The parents of Thomas Hutchings, Mary Ann's father and also a musician, came from Bristol
EVANS, MAURICE (1765 - 1831), Evangelical cleric Ifan and Bron-gwyn, 30 October 1820. He died 24 December 1831. His evangelical zeal was much admired by many leaders of the Evangelical movement in England in the time of Henry Venn. Thomas Jones of Creaton (1752 - 1845) said of him in a letter to Thomas Charles, March 1794 - 'He is a charming soul, a bundle of sweet dispositions.' He played a leading part in paving the way for getting Bibles for the
EVANS, PHILIP (1645 - 1679), priest, of the Society of Jesus, and martyr Glamorgan. He visited Charles Proger at Wern-ddu, Llantilio Crossenny, and at his trial witnesses came from Llanfihangel Crucorney and Llangattock juxta Caerleon. As ' Captain Evans ' he stayed with Thomas Gunter of Abergavenny and preached in Welsh in his chapel in Cross Street where, it was said, '100's goe to Mass there when not 40 goe to Church'. In Glamorgan he visited Pyle and the houses of Howel

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