Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ROBERTS, WILLIAM (Nefydd; 1813 - 1872), Baptist minister, printer, author, eisteddfodwr, South Wales representative of the British and Foreign Schools Society was Baptist minister at Llanefydd when Nefydd was a young boy) and others. Amongst the contents of the two groups are several hundred letters from ministers and laymen. Part of this composite collection came into the hands of J. Spinther James, and was used by him when he was writing his Hanes y Bedyddwyr; by now the Spinther collection (which was bought by principal J. H. Davies) and the main
ROBERTS, WILLIAM JOHN (1904 - 1967), Methodist minister and ecumenist the following year. 'Heavy attack on Manchester area. Carried on Kearsley service until it became impossible'. The diaries also show his leisure interests, stamp collecting (briefly), and particularly walking (he never learned to drive a car) and there are references to his strong friendships with some of the giants of Welsh Methodism, such as E. Tegla Davies and D. Tecwyn Evans (neither of whom
ROBERTSON, HENRY (1816 - 1888), civil engineer and railway pioneer Wales Mineral Railway - the first of many measures which he was destined to pilot through Parliament; David Davies of Llan-dinam (1818 - 1890) said Robertson was the best parliamentary witness of his day. Leaving the Brymbo iron-works and pits to the care of W. H. and Charles Darby, Robertson concentrated on building the railways, chiefly with Thomas Brassey as contractor. Robertson was the engineer
ROBINSON, GILBERT WOODING (1888 - 1950), professor of Agricultural Chemistry, world authority on soils Born at Wolverhampton, 7 November 1888, son of John Fairs and Mary Emma Robinson. He was educated at Wolverhampton grammar school and Cambridge University where he was a scholar of Caius College (B.A. 1910). For two years he acted as demonstrator in the School of Agriculture at Cambridge and completed a survey of the soils and agriculture of Shropshire (1913). In 1912 he was appointed adviser in
ROCH, WALTER FRANCIS (1880 - 1965), politician and landowner rather than Lloyd George, a decision which put an end to his political career. Roch was the author of Mr. Lloyd George and the War (1920). In 1934 he was appointed J.P. for Monmouthshire. He married in 1911 the Hon. Fflorens Mary Ursula Herbert, the only daughter of Sir Ivor Herbert, M.P. for South Monmouthshire, 1906-17, and the first and last Baron Treowen. Roch and his wife spent the last 25 yrs of
ROGERS, DAVID (1783 - 1824), Wesleyan minister and author periodical, he published Cyfiawn had trwy Ffydd, 1818, and edited the 1812 version of his denomination's hymn-book; he also edited a part of the 1817 version. He was elected chairman of the Welsh province (1816-8) in succession to Owen Davies. He is said to have been one of the most influential of the early Wesleyan preachers.
ROGERS, JOHN (d. 1738), bookseller and printer Welsh books: Egwyddorion y Grefydd Gristianogawl and Godidawgrwydd Rhinwedd, and in 1708 he printed for the Company of Stationers, London, an almanack (for 1709) called Cennad oddiwrth y Ser …, and, in 1714, Dirgelwch …, Morgan Llwyd o Wynedd's best-known work. J. H. Davies (Bibliog. of Welsh Ballads) records only one Welsh ballad as printed by Rogers. Rogers continued to print until 1729, if not
ROGERS, RICHARD SAMUEL (1882 - 1950), minister (B), editor and writer Born 12 August 1882, at Pwll near Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, son of John and Elizabeth Rogers. He started preaching there at the age of 15 when he was a pupil at the county school. He won the Dan Isaac Davies prize and graduated with honours in Welsh at the University College, Cardiff. He won the college and other bardic chairs, but soon abandoned poetry for theology. He was ordained at Soar (B
ROGERS, ROLAND (1847 - 1927), musician organist of Bangor cathedral (1871). He graduated Mus. Bac. in 1870 and qualified as Mus. Doc. (Oxon), five years later. By now one of the best-known organists, he was called upon to superintend the settling up of organs in numerous churches and chapels and to give recitals on them at meetings of inauguration. He did excellent work, also, as a teacher, among his pupils being D. Ffrancon Davies, William
ROOS, WILLIAM (1808 - 1878), portrait painter and engraver The son of Thomas and Mary Roose, Bodgadfa, Amlwch, he was christened at Amlwch 30 April 1808. His paintings of 'The Death of Owen Glyndwr' and 'The Death of Captan [sic] Wynn at Alma' were awarded second place at the national eisteddfod held at Llangollen in 1858. He was a popular portrait painter and the N.L.W. holds his portraits in oils of Christmas Evans, John Cox, Thomas Charles, John Jones
ROWLAND, DANIEL (1713 - 1790), Methodist cleric Born at Pantybeudy, Nantcwnlle, Cardiganshire, son of Daniel and Janet Rowland - his father holding the living of Nantcwnlle and Llan-geitho. According to tradition, he was educated at Hereford grammar school. He was ordained deacon in 1734 and priest in 1735, and became his brother John's curate in the above-mentioned places. In 1734 he married Eleanor Davies of Caer-llugest. He experienced a
ROWLAND(S), DAVID (Dewi Brefi; 1782 - 1820), cleric ill-health, he returned to Europe; after travelling on the Continent he came back to Wales and was licensed to the curacy of S. Peter's, Carmarthen, in January 1818. With John Jenkins, Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain), and others, he was instrumental in making preparations for the Carmarthen eisteddfod of 1819, and became the first secretary of the Cambrian Society. On 7 January 1820, he was

Search results

1369 - 1380 of 1632 for "Mary Davies"