Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ROBERTS, THOMAS (Scorpion; 1816 - 1887), Independent minister when he was only 12 years of age. He was, for a time, a blacksmith's apprentice. In 1837 Gwilym Hiraethog (William Rees) became minister of the church at Swan Lane, Denbigh, and discovered that Scorpion had the necessary qualifications for the ministry. That summer Scorpion began to preach. In 1839 he went to the Rev. D. W. Jones of Holywell to be coached before entering college. In December 1841, as
ROBERTS, THOMAS (1765-6 - 1841) Llwyn'rhudol, pamphleteer (London, 1827), and a phrase book, The Welsh Interpreter (London, 1831, second edition, 1838). He also published (n.d.) Y Byd a Ddaw, a re-issue of a translation by W. E. Jones (Gwilym Cawrdaf) of a work by Isaac Watts, which had appeared in 1829, and Y Ffordd i Gaffael Cyfoeth neu Rhisiart Druan (London, 1839), which is based on Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard. It is unlikely that he was the Thomas
ROBERTS, THOMAS (1760 - 1811), printer later he printed the first number of another periodical - Trysorfa Gwybodaeth, neu Eurgrawn Cymraeg; of this two numbers appeared. Ifano Jones, Hist. of Printing and Printers in Wales, quotes the titles of some other works printed by Thomas Roberts up to 1811 and, after his death, by his widow, M. Roberts, who died 20 July, 1814; it was she, e.g. who printed Arwyrain Amaethyddiaeth, the work of David
ROBERTS, THOMAS (1735 - 1804), member of the 'Trevecka Family' - 1811), printer. He, too, was connected with Trevecka. He does not seem to be included in the lists of the 'Family' by M. H. Jones, unless he is the 'boy' named under ' 1772 '; but it is certain that he learned his trade in the Trevecka Press. Said to have been born either at Llan-rhos, Caernarfonshire, or at Eglwys-bach, Denbighshire he left Trevecka for Caernarvon in 1796, and was the first printer
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (fl. 1745), poet and writer of interludes Born in the parish of Llannor, Caernarfonshire. He acted as sexton at Llannor and was on very friendly terms with the vicar, John Owen (1698 - 1755). One of his poems, ' I Ofyn Pen Rhaw,' was published in D. Jones, Blodeu-Gerdd Cymry, and englynion by him are found in Cwrtmawr MS 226B and Cwrtmawr MS 771B in N.L.W. He also composed an interlude attacking the Methodists, Interlude Morgan y Gogrwr
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (Nefydd; 1813 - 1872), Baptist minister, printer, author, eisteddfodwr, South Wales representative of the British and Foreign Schools Society Born 8 March 1813 in Bryngoleu, in the parish of Llanefydd, Denbighshire, son of Robert Roberts, shoemaker, and Anne his wife (see NLW MS 7000E for the names of some of the ancestors of the parents). He received but little education in his boyhood. He was taught his father's craft, and after a while went to Llanddulas to work for one Humphrey Jones. He was baptised in 1832 by John Evans
ROBERTS, WILLIAM HENRY (1907 - 1982), actor, broadcaster Born 21 February 1907 at Brynteg, Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, the son of Henry Roberts and his wife, Marged (Jones). He received his early education at Ffrwdwin school, Llanfaethlu, but the family moved to Plas Llandrygarn and then to Llwyn Ednyfed, Llangefni and ' W.H. ', as he was popularly known, attended Llangefni County School in 1921 and then Bangor Normal College, 1926-28. He was appointed
ROBERTS, WILLIAM JOHN (Gwilym Cowlyd; 1828 - 1904), poet, printer, bookseller, bibliophile, and eccentric Geirionydd, near the reputed birthplace of Taliesin. Among his productions are 'Mynyddoedd Eryri' and 'Murmuron.' He published the life and works of Ieuan Glan Geirionydd, the works of Owen Gethin Jones (Gweithiau Gethin), and Diliau'r Delyn (old penillion). He died early in December 1904 at Llanrwst, and was buried on 8 December in St. Mary's churchyard there.
ROBERTS, WILLIAM JOHN (1904 - 1967), Methodist minister and ecumenist W. J. Roberts was born 7 December 1904 at 22 The Square, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, the eldest of three children of William Roberts, slate quarryman and his wife, Ellen Jones. His grandfather, William Roberts, Maentwrog, also a slate quarryman, had been a prominent Wesleyan lay preacher who, during his last years, published a collection of his sermons with the title Cyfraith y Tŷ (1905
ROBESON, PAUL LEROY (1898 - 1976), actor, singer and political activist ). Robeson joined a law firm, but abandoned his career in law due to racism. His wife encouraged him to take on acting roles, and as his acting career developed she became his manager and public spokesperson. Robeson became known as an actor in 1924 with roles in two Eugene O'Neill plays, The Emperor Jones and All God's Chillun Got Wings. Robeson built a reputation in Britain with his powerful performances
ROCYN-JONES, Sir DAVID THOMAS (1862 - 1953), medical officer of health and a public figure Born in Rhymney, Monmouthshire, 16 November 1862, the son of David Rocyn Jones, whose father, Thomas Rocyn Jones was a member of a famous family of bonesetters from Maenordeifi, Pembrokeshire. He was educated at Lewis School, Pengam, the University College of Cardiff and London, and graduated M.B. at the University of Edinburgh in 1897. He began his professional life in general practice at
RODERICK, JOHN (1673 - 1735), grammarian, printer and publisher of almanacks and books, poet, and eisteddfodwr , print, and publish his series of Welsh almanacks, which, beginning with the one for 1715, continued to be published until 1735 (for 1736) - nearly all from Shrewsbury. The other well-known almanack-maker, Thomas Jones of London and Shrewsbury (1648? - 1713), had included, in his anthology called Carolau a Dyriau Duwiol, 1696, three carols written by Roderick; other examples of his work appeared in his

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