Dictionary of Welsh Biography

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 (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
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 (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 TECWYN (1914 - 1992), literary critic, author, educationalist a brother to Robert (Bob) Lloyd, and Reverend Trebor Lloyd Evans, Morriston, and Aled Lloyd Davies were his cousins. Tecwyn Lloyd claimed that he could trace his family back to Rhirid Flaidd. After his early education at Llawrybetws primary school where the headteacher, Rhys Gruffydd, was, he said, an important influence on him, he proceeded to Bala Boys' Grammar School (Ysgol Tytandomen). After
LLOYD, EDWARD (c. 1570 - 1648?) Llwyn-y-maen, as a barrister before the Council at Ludlow nor from acting as steward in Shropshire to lord chancellor Ellesmere and to Thomas Howard, earl of Suffolk. The removal of his patron the lord chancellor in 1617 made him more vulnerable, and in July 1619 he got into trouble for promoting a petition to displace Sir Francis Eure from his judgeship of the North Wales circuit in favour of a fellow Inner
LLOYD, EVAN (fl. 1833-1859), printers and publishers the (monthly) newspaper to Cronicl yr Oes; under him and his successor, Hugh Pugh (1803 - 1868), it was strongly Radical. Towards the end of 1838 the brothers parted company; John Lloyd moved to Holywell, and the last two numbers of the Cronicl (December 1838 and January 1839) were published there by ' Lloyd and Evans ' - the new partner was P. M. Evans. In 1848, John Lloyd left Holywell for
LLOYD, EVAN (1728 - 1801) Maes-y-porth,, antiquary and poet Son of Lewis Lloyd of Maes-y-porth, attorney at law, and Anne, his wife, he was christened at Llangeinwen, 26 May 1728. On 11 January 1774 he married Margaret Thomas, at Llansadwrn, Anglesey, parish church. In 1793 he served as high sheriff for Anglesey. He took a keen interest in Welsh literature and genealogy, and Wynnstay MS. 2, NLW MS 560B, NLW MS 1256D, NLW MS 1258C, and NLW MS 1260B, and
LLOYD, EVAN (1764 - 1847), Unitarian Baptist minister this family for 120 years, with a break of only five years; other members of the family figure in the annals of other Unitarian churches. The two chapels are still in use - they, and the chapel at Pant Teg (Carmarthenshire - see under William Thomas, died 1813), are now the only ' General Baptist ' chapels in Wales.
LLOYD, HANNIBAL EVANS (1771 - 1847), author and translator
LLOYD, HUMPHREY (1610 - 1689), bishop of Bangor is in this dispute as well as in that over the Whitford leases that the bishop's ability and pertinacity as a controversialist are seen to advantage. He had no sympathy with the work of Thomas Gouge and the 'Welsh Trust,' and ridiculed the campaign to collect subscriptions for a new Welsh edition of the Bible. Humphrey Humphreys says that Gouge particularly incensed Lloyd by removing the name of

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