Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LLOYD family Peterwell, WALTER LLOYD (died 1747), barrister-at-law Law Son of Walter Lloyd of Voelallt, Cardiganshire. He married, probably in 1713, Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Daniel Evans of Peterwell (high sheriff of Cardiganshire, 1692). He was mayor of Cardigan, 1710, 1711, 1714, 1718, 1721, attorney-general for South Wales (the counties of Cardigan, Carmarthen, and Pembroke), and judge of equity in North
LLOYD family Bodidris, against that of Sir John Salusbury of Llewenni, himself bringing (according to later allegations in Star Chamber) a hundred armed men to the polls, and thereby contributing to the tension which caused the sheriff to stop the poll. Lloyd returned to Ireland in James I's reign, and died at Newry in 1606. Thomas Prys of Plas Iolyn acclaims him in two cywyddau as a comrade-in-arms, and he was also eulogised
LLOYD family Dolobran, name was taken off the roll of Montgomeryshire jurors in 1638. His heir CHARLES LLOYD (I) was born in 1613. He enlarged the house at Dolobran and married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Stanley of Knockyn, who is stated to have been an authority on genealogy. He died comparatively young, and was buried at Meifod 17 August 1657, leaving three sons, CHARLES (born 9 December 1637), JOHN (born 1638), and
LLOYD family Rhiwaedog, Rhiwedog, from the ancient and once powerful family of Lloyd, of Rhiwaedog '; his nephew, GEORGE PRICE LLOYD, of Plasyndre, Bala, served for 1840-1; whilst EDWARD EVANS –LLOYD, of Moelygarnedd, near Bala, nephew of the latter, served the office in 1887-8. And, finally, the sheriff for 1939-40 was ARTHUR CAMPBELL LLOYD JONES -LLOYD, of Moel-y-garnedd and Chester. To the pedigree compilers, including many of the
LLOYD GEORGE family under a crust of earth '. A beautiful marble statue of her by W. Goscombe John was placed over her grave in Cricieth cemetery. OLWEN ELIZABETH LLOYD GEORGE (Lady Olwen Carey Evans; 1892 - 1990) GWILYM LLOYD GEORGE (1894 - 1894), 1st Viscount Tenby, created 1957 privy councillor, 1941, J.P. Public and Social Service, Civil Administration Law Born 4 December 1894; educated at Eastbourne College and
LLOYD GEORGE, DAVID (the first Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor), (1863 - 1945), statesman - 1968), Mair Eluned (1890 - 1907), Olwen Elizabeth (1892 - 1990) (who married Sir Thomas John Carey Evans), Gwilym (1894 - 1967), and Megan (1902 - 1966), (2) 23 October 1943, Frances Louise, daughter of John Stevenson of Wallington, Surrey, his long-serving personal assistant and companion.
LLOYD, CHARLES (d. 1698), squire of Maesllwch in Radnorshire (in his later days) and Independent elder about Wales to Dr. John Evans when he was compiling his Nonconformist lists for the benefit of the Whig electoral managers. His last will was dated 27 March 1714/5; in it he laid a special injunction upon any one of his own family or anybody else, who dared to dispose of the land on which Maesyronnen chapel was built, to pay a fine heavy enough to build a new chapel elsewhere. He died in 1717, his
LLOYD, CHARLES (1766 - 1829), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster Dissenting Minister, is an odd book; it was published anonymously in 1813, and reprinted (by George Eyre Evans) in 1911, and is a valuable historical source; its descriptions of some of Lloyd's fellow- Arians and Unitarians are pretty scathing. Lloyd wrote frequently in the Monthly Repository, and published other works whose titles are given in Alexander Gordon's admirable article on him in D.N.B.
LLOYD, DANIEL LEWIS (1843 - 1899), schoolmaster and bishop to Gwynfryn, Llanarth, and died there, 4 August; he is buried in the churchyard at Llanarth. He married Elizabeth Margaret, daughter of the Rev. D. Lewis of Trawsfynydd, who, with three daughters, survived him. Lloyd was the first Welsh -speaking bishop for 200 years (see Evans, John, 1651? - 1724) to be appointed to Bangor. During his tenure of the see he brought out a hymn-book, Emyniadur yr
LLOYD, DAVID (1752 - 1838), cleric, poet, and musician Born 12 May 1752 at Croes Cynon (anglicized Croscunnon), Llanbister, Radnorshire, only son of Thomas Lloyd of Trevodick, by Mary, daughter of David James of Little Croscunnon. He worked on his father's farm but had some desultory schooling, during which he picked up some Latin and mathematics. He taught himself Greek, and in 1771 opened a small school at Llanbister. There he prepared himself for
LLOYD, DAVID (1724 - 1779), Arian minister Born at Coedlannau-fawr, Llanwenog, Cardiganshire. His father was descended from David ap Llewelyn Lloyd, lord of Castellhywel, Cardiganshire, who was of the lineage of the 'lord' Rhys. His mother was Hester, sister of Jenkin Jones (1700? - 1742) of Llwynrhydowen. He attended the school kept by John Evans (1680 - 1741) of Llanwenog. He never went to the Carmarthen Academy, but Thomas Morgan (1720
LLOYD, DAVID (1805 - 1863), principal of Carmarthen Presbyterian College and Unitarian minister Born in 1805 at Llandysul, son of John Lloyd, schoolmaster, and grandson of David Lloyd (1724 - 1779) of Brynllefrith, his mother being the daughter of the Rev. Henry Thomas, parish priest of Bangor Teifi and Henllan. He was educated at his father's school, his uncle Dr. Charles Lloyd's school, the Rev. John Thomas of Pantydefaid's school, Carmarthen Academy (1825-9), and Glasgow University (1829

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