Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, LEWIS (c. 1700 - 1756), cartographer authority and much use was made of it during the Seven Years War. In the Analysis which was published with the map the author expressed his opinion on the French claim to land which led to severe criticism in an anonymous article in The New York Mercury, 5 January 1756, to which Evans responded within five days by publishing a second treatise. He had intended publishing maps of all the separate states
EVANS, LEWIS PUGH (1881 - 1962), soldier and public figure, Brigadier General, VC, CB, CMG, DSO Ynysmaengwyn whose tomb and effigy are to be found in Towyn church. Lewis Pugh Evans married Dorothea Margaret Seagrove Vaughan-Pryse-Rice of Llwyn y brain, Llandovery 10 October 1918 and they had one son Griffith Eric Carbery Vaughan Evans who predeceased his father. Marriage to Dorothea connected Lewis Evans with the Pryse of Gogerddan and Vaughan of Golden Grove families. His wife died 5 December 1921
EVANS, MARY JANE (Llaethferch; 1888 - 1922), elocutionist buried in the graveyard at Godre'r Graig on Saturday, 4 March For a period of less than four years, she appeared like a shooting star over the halls and chapels of Wales where she delighted many audiences and became, for that short period, the most famous woman in Wales. Without telling her parents, she married William David Evans on 5 March 1919; he was a teacher in the Maerdy elementary school and
EVANS, MORRIS EDDIE (1890 - 1984), composer Eddie Evans was born on 5 October 1890 at Tal-y-sarn in the Nantlle valley in Caernarfonshire, the only son of William Owen Evans and his wife Catherine A. Evans. The family kept a grocery shop at Cloth Hall and later Paris House in Tal-y-sarn, and Eddie took lessons on the harmonium and in sol-fa from local musicians. They moved to Liverpool in 1904, where Eddie was taught by the musician and
EVANS, RICHARD THOMAS (1892 - 1962), Baptist minister and administrator Swansea on 5 December 1958. He continued to live in Swansea and it was at his home, 11 Gower Road, Sketty, that he died on 13 June 1962. In accordance with his own wishes, he was buried privately. In spite of perpetual bouts of ill health, he succeeded in leading safely the Baptists of Wales through a period of much change and re-organisation. It is considered that his prime achievement was to
EVANS, SAMUEL ISLWYN (1914 - 1999), educationalist gashes acquired whilst underground. Islwyn Evans died in Adelaide on 5 May 1999. He was cremated, half of his ashes being interred in Adelaide and the other half taken back to his beloved homeland, to be placed in the grave of his mother and father in Cydweli.
EVANS, THOMAS JOHN (1894 - 1965), local government officer and an administrator within the Baptist denomination received his early education at Pentrepoeth Boys' Council School. On 17 February 1908 he commenced his lifetime's work in the education finance section of the County Council offices at Carmarthen. His first post was as a junior clerk, culminating with his appointment, from 5 November 1924 onwards, as Associate County Treasurer with sole responsibility for education. He retired a year early on 5 April
EVANS, TREBOR LLOYD (1909 - 1979), minister (Indepedent) and author The second of Robert and Winifred Evans' four children, and the eldest son, he was born February 5 1909, at Y Fedw, a farm in the parish of Llanycil, near Bala, Meirionethshire. His father was an elder and the precentor in Moelygarnedd Chapel (C M.) and his mother was of the Lloyd family, Pen-y-bryn, Llandderfel. 'Llwyd o'r Bryn' (Bob Lloyd) was her brother, and as a boy Trebor turned to his
EVANS, WILLIAM (d. 1589/90), well-born cleric shows little sign of concern with theology, or indeed of any great concern with the well-being of his church - for as treasurer he must be held at least partly responsible for the dire condition of Llandaff which was revealed when bishop William Blethin made his visitation of that church in 1575. He seems to have been just a squire in holy orders. He died 5 January 1589/90, and was buried in Llandaff
EVANS, WILLIAM (1716 - 1770), Independent minister Born at Ystradgynlais in 1716. When he was eighteen he became a member at Cwm-llynfell. He was twice married; as a result of his second marriage he became a well-to-do farmer in Llangiwc parish. At the request of the Cwm-llynfell congregation he was licensed to preach, 5 April 1751. He was minister of Cwm Mawr and Rhyd-y-maerdy, in the parish of Llan-rhidian, Gower, 1754-70 [according to the
EVANS, WILLIAM (1734 - 1805), early Calvinistic Methodist exhorter , Evan and David. There, he fell ill, and died 2 April 1805 at David's house, 110 Pembroke-street, Plymouth Dock; he was buried in Stoke Damerel churchyard on 5 April; his age was then given as 70. William Evans's eldest son EVAN (1760 - 1815), a surgeon in the Navy for a short time, and assistant-surgeon to French prisoners-of-war at Devonport, founded a noteworthy line of medical men. His son WILLIAM
EVANS, WILLIAM (1779 - 1854), Wesleyan minister 1854. He was the secretary of his province, 1812-24 and 1827-32, and editor of the Eurgrawn Wesleyaidd, 1824-5. He wrote Hanes Bywyd a Marwolaeth y Parch E. Jones, Bathafarn, 1850, and some 'controversial' books - Ymddiffynydd y Gwis, 1822; Traethawd yn erbyn yr Athrawiaeth o Barhad Diamoddol Mewn Gras, 1839; Amddiffyniad i Ddysgyblaeth y Methodistiaid Wesleyaidd, 1850, and others, Adam Evans

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