Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, THEOPHILUS (1693 - 1767), cleric, historian, and man of letters He was christened in Llandygwydd church, Cardiganshire, 21 February 1693, son of Charles Evans of Pen-y-wenallt, near Newcastle Emlyn, by his second wife, and grandson of Evan Griffith Evans - the ' Captain Tory ' of Charles I's army. It is not known where he was educated. There is no record of him at Shrewsbury school nor is there any certainty that he attended the grammar school at Carmarthen
EVANS, THOMAS (1625 - 1688), Baptist minister Spinther seems to think, who attended the Aberafan assembly (1654) but Thomas Evans of Dyffryn-ffrwd. In spite of the fact that under Charles II he was thrown into prison at Brecon and grievously persecuted, two of his sons and many of his descendants entered the ministry, among them being Hugh and Caleb Evans of Bristol, John Evans of Islington, etc. [see under Hugh Evans (1712 - 1781) ]. He continued
EVANS, WILLIAM CHARLES (1911 - 1988), chemist and biologist Charles Evans was born 1 October 1911 in Bethel, near Caernarfon, Gwynedd, the third son of the five children of Robert and Elizabeth Evans; the father was a stone mason at Dinorwic quarry. After receiving his early education at Bethel primary school and Caernarfon Central and grammar schools, he won the John Hughes Exhibition to Bangor University College where he graduated with first-class
EVANS, WILLIAM EMRYS (1924 - 2004), banker and philanthropist 18 July 2004 and the funeral was held on 26 July at Ebenezer Chapel, Charles St., Cardiff, followed by cremation at Thornhill Crematorium, Cardiff.
FARRINGTON, RICHARD (1702 - 1772), cleric and antiquary The son of Robert Farrington of Chester and Elizabeth (Jones) of Cefn Ysgwydd, Llechylched, Anglesey. In 1720 he entered Jesus College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1724. His first charge as curate may have been at Gresford, whence he removed to Bromfield. In 1739 he became attached to St Asaph Cathedral. In 1741 he was appointed vicar of Llanwnda-cum-Llanfaglan, residing at Dinas. In 1742
FINCH, HAROLD JOSIAH (1898 - 1979), Labour politician secretary to the SWMF, and later the South Wales area of the NUM, 1935-50. Finch also served as a member of the Mynyddislwyn UDC, 1922-33, becoming its chairman in 1932-33. He was elected the Labour MP for the Bedwellty division, as successor to Sir Charles Edwards, in 1950 and he continued to represent the constituency for the next twenty years, retiring from parliament at the general election of June
FISON, ANNA (Morfydd Eryri; 1839 - 1920), linguist, poet and educator the instigation of Dr. Charles Williams, principal of Jesus College. In 1871 she married David Walter Thomas, and their children (two sons and three daughters) were brought up good Welshmen and Welshwomen. One of their sons was the priest and scholar Evan Lorimer Thomas. She threw herself into Welsh life, holding night classes for the local quarrymen; she was instrumental in aiding many of them to
FOULKES, ISAAC (Llyfrbryf; 1836 - 1904), newspaper proprietor and publisher issued from his press were Dafydd ap Gwilym, 1873, Y Mabinogion Cymreig, 1880, Iolo Manuscripts, 2nd ed., 1888, Philip Yorke, The Royal Tribes of Wales, 1887, and John Fisher, The Cefn Coch MSS., 1899. He published some outstanding biographies, including those of Thomas Charles Edwards, John Hughes (1827-1893), Daniel Owen the novelist, John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog), and the poems and letters of
FOULKES, THOMAS (1731 - 1802), early Methodist exhorter , daughter of Humphrey Jones, a prosperous Bala draper, perhaps the chief pillar of Methodism there in its early days, and a correspondent of Howel Harris's; she died in 1759. In 1761, Foulkes married Jane, widow of David Jones; her daughter by her first marriage, Sarah, was to become (1783) the wife of Thomas Charles; Jane Foulkes died 1785. His third marriage (1787) was with Lydia, the daughter of Simon
FRANCIS, BENJAMIN (1734 - 1799), hymnist, Baptist minister hymns are still sung. Other Welsh verse of his is specified by Charles Ashton (406), and he also published English poems.
FRANCIS, DAVID (1911 - 1981), trade unionist and miners' leader member of the Welsh Arts Council and of the Welsh National Opera Board. In 1976 he gained considerable support as students' nominee standing against Charles, Prince of Wales, for the position of Chancellor of the University of Wales. The victim of a stroke, Dai Francis died at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, on 30 March 1981 following a brief final illness. He had remained active until
FREEMAN, KATHLEEN (Mary Fitt; 1897 - 1959), classical scholar and writer Born at Yardley near Birmingham, 22 June 1897, only child of Charles Henry Freeman, Birkenhead, and his wife Catharine (née Mawdesley), Southport. She was educated at Canton High School for Girls and the University College of South Wales, Cardiff, where she graduated B.A. in classics in 1918, and was awarded her M.A. in 1922 and D.Litt. in 1940. She was appointed lecturer in Greek at the college

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