Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, WILFRED MITFORD (1895 - 1966), artist throughout Wales. He married in 1925, Ellen Rowlands, daughter of Elias and Margaret Rowlands, Liverpool, and they had one daughter, Margaret. He died in March 1966, and was buried at the town cemetery, Llangefni.
DAVIES, WILLIAM (1756 - 1823), compiler of an unpublished history of Glamorgan Born in 1756, he spent most of his time at Cringell, Llantwit-juxta-Neath, dying 21 March 1823. Davies accumulated much material for his projected history of Glamorgan. In 1803 and 1810 he circulated proposals for publishing this history; from the 1810 prospectus it is clear that he intended to issue three quarto volumes at two guineas per volume. That his manuscript never reached finality, but
DAVIES, WILLIAM (1805 - 1859), Independent minister and schoolmaster Born 20 March 1805 at Pant-ysgyfarnog in Llan-y-crwys, Carmarthenshire, was educated first at Castell Hywel and then (after keeping school for six months at Ffald-y-brenin in his native parish) at Carmarthen Academy (1826-30), where he showed considerable linguistic and mathematical ability. He ministered for a few years (seemingly not too successfully) in Cornwall, being ordained (1832) at
DAVIES, Sir WILLIAM (1863 - 1935), journalist and editor the public platform, though he became president of the Cardiff Cymrodorion Society in 1919-20, vice-president of the World's Press Parliament in 1904, a governor of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, Cardiff, and a Justice of the Peace. He was knighted in 1921, and died 17 March 1935.
DAVIES, WILLIAM (1899 - 1968), botanist and grassland specialist department of grassland agronomy at the Welsh Plant Breeding Station. He did not con- fine himself to experimental work, but made a survey of the grassland and waste lands of Wales which was published in A survey of the agricultural and waste lands of Wales in 1937, under the editorship of R.G. Stapledon and with the financial help of David Lloyd George. Between November 1936 and March 1938 he made a
DAVIES, WILLIAM ANTHONY (1886 - 1962), journalist Born 1 March 1886 in Cwarter Coch, a thatched cottage in Cwmgrenig, Glanaman, Carmarthenshire, third son of the eight children of Daniel Davies and his wife. His father was a coalminer from Ysguborwen farm, Betws, and his mother was a native of Bryn, Llanelli. At 13 he joined his father and brothers in Gelliceidrim drift mine. He was a doorboy working with hauliers for some months but his father
DAVIES, WILLIAM DANIEL (1838 - 1900), lecturer and author Drych; he also attained much popularity as a public lecturer. He died 22 March 1900 at Wrexham when he was over in Wales on a lecture tour. He published several works, including Llwybrau Bywyd neu Haner Can Mlynedd o Oes Wm. D. Davies (Utica, 1889), Cartref Dedwydd ac Ysgol y Teulu, and America a Gweledigaethau Bywyd, 1894.
DAVIES, WILLIAM HENRY (1871 - 1940), poet and author Born 3 July 1871 at Pillgwenlly, Newport, Monmouth; son of Mary Ann and Francis Boase Davies, iron-moulder. He received an elementary education and, at school, became interested in poetry. On completing his apprenticeship as a carver and gilder, he tramped in U.S.A. and Canada, but lost his foot in a train-jumping accident in March 1899. He returned to England, determined to succeed as a poet
DAVIES, WILLIAM JENKIN (1858 - 1919), Unitarian minister, man of letters, and musician title Hanes Plwyf Llandysul (Llandysul, 1896). He died in London, 28 March 1919, and was buried in Kensal Green.
DAVIES-COOKE family Gwysaney, Llannerch, Gwysaney, Wales. He was buried at Mold, 7 March 1655. Robert Davies was succeeded by his eldest son, ROBERT DAVIES (1581 - 1633), who was born at Chester, and christened in St. John's church there on 29 July 1581. He served the office of high sheriff for Flintshire, of which county he was a magistrate and D.L. In 1626 he transferred to Jesus College, Oxford, the right of nomination to the advowson of S
DAWE, CHARLES (DAVIES) (1886 - 1958), choral conductor Charles Dawe was born on 16 March 1886 in Taibach, Port Talbot, the second of three children of Elizabeth Dawe (b. 1848/9). His father, whose name is not known, died when Charles was a young child. Dawe worked in local industries while taking an interest in music in his leisure time. Early in 1912 he married Edith May Evans (1891-1987), a singer from Cwmafan who had enjoyed considerable success
DOLBEN family Segrwyd, Abbot, bishop of London, in 1607, he became successively vicar of Hackney (1619) and Llangernyw (1621), and prebendary of S. Asaph (1626), and was elected a capital burgess of Denbigh in 1627. On the death of Lewis Bayly, he was elected to the vacant see of Bangor, receiving consecration at the hands of Abbot, now archbishop of Canterbury (March 1632), and resigning his living of Llangernyw. He was a

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