Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THOMAS, JOHN (1730 - 1804?), Congregational minister, and hymnist , Llanddeusant (1745), an experience which shook him to the core. He went to Llanddowror as man-servant to the Rev. Griffith Jones and stayed there two years. At the invitation of Howel Harris he went to Trevecka; by this time his greatest delight was in attending religious meetings and societies, in preaching, and exhorting. For some years he taught in some of Griffith Jones's circulating schools in South
THOMAS, JOHN (1821 - 1892), Independent minister, politician, and historian ability, and especially his eloquence, led many people to suggest to him that he should start preaching. In the meantime, however, he had passed through a crisis which caused him to re-orientate his life, to leave the Methodists and join the Independents. This was largely due to his friendship with Dr. Arthur Jones who had a singular attraction for young men of the John Thomas type. In September 1838 he
THOMAS, JOHN ROWLAND (1881 - 1965), religious leader and prominent merchant London Caernarvonshire Society. Prominent (c. 1930) in establishing branches of Urdd Gobaith Cymru in several of London's Welsh chapels, he was one of the first Vice-Presidents of the Urdd. He was president of the Association of the Societies of London-Welsh Churches and a staunch life-long supporter. In 1913 he married Lily Anna Jones (died 1964), a Welsh lady born in London. At their home, ' Y Nant
THOMAS, LAWRENCE (1889 - 1960), archdeacon his standard work, The Reformation in the old diocese of Llandaff. In the same year he published The life of Griffith Jones, Llanddowror, a pamphlet prepared by the Llandaff Diocesan Sunday School Council to commemorate the bicentenary of the starting of the circulating schools in 1731. He obtained the living of Bargoed in 1942 and was appointed canon of Llandaff cathedral in 1944. He moved to
THOMAS, LEWIS (fl. first half of the 20th century) south Wales, pioneer of the art of Cerdd Dant Born at Pontyberem, Gwendraeth Valley, Carmarthenshire, 30 May 1877, the eldest of nine sons of William Thomas, a collier, and his wife, Jane. Lewis worked in the mines for a short period before being apprenticed and gaining his trade as a local shoemaker. In 1905 he married Mary Emiah Jones, a teacher at Pontyberem, but originally from Llan-non, Llanelli. They had a son and two daughters. His
THOMAS, LOUIE MYFANWY (Jane Ann Jones; 1908 - 1968), novelist Born 29 February 1908 in Primrose Cottage, Holway, Holywell, Flintshire, only child of Walter Owen Davies, master saddler and his wife, Elizabeth Jane (née Jones). The mother died 3 February 1909 aged 26 and the grandmother helped to rear the child. The family moved to Yscawen, Rhuddlan, where the father obtained work as a grocer, and Louie Myfanwy was educated at the Church elementary school and
THOMAS, NICHOLAS (d. 1741), printer and publisher him his patronage in 1718 and for a time afterwards - that is, at the start of the venture. He set up his own press at Carmarthen in 1721 - the first in that town; for the titles of some of the productions of his press see Ifano Jones, A history of printing and printers in Wales. One John Williams was in partnership with him for a time; e.g. when they jointly printed (at the end of 1733) John
THOMAS, OWEN (1812 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author to the religious literature of Wales. He was also a profound theologian and an able commentator. His library, now housed in Bala College, is proof positive of the wide field of his studies, while his own books testify to his ability, industry, and particular genius. He died 2 August 1891 and was buried in Anfield cemetery, Liverpool. He published Cofiant y Parch. John Jones, Talysarn (Wrexham, 1874
THOMAS, Sir PERCY EDWARD (1883 - 1969), architect and planning consultant years he was searching for a more responsible post and answered an advertisement which had a box number only. To his surprise he found himself back with J.C. Prestwich, but as a chief assistant. He moved again in 1906 to Henthorne Stott in Manchester. He collaborated with Ivor Jones of Cardiff in open competitions, and in 1911 they won the prize for designing a technical college in Cardiff. This gave
THOMAS, PERCY GORONWY (1875 - 1954), professor of English Born 26 November 1875 at Birkenhead, Cheshire, son of Josiah Thomas and Marianne (née Jones, of Llanfyllin), later of Liverpool, and grandson of John Thomas, minister (Congl.), Liverpool (1821 - 1892). He was educated at the University of Liverpool and Caius College, Cambridge, and gained a Litt.D. of the University of Liverpool c. 1925. His first post was as assistant lecturer in English at the
THOMAS, RACHEL (1905 - 1995), actress the Bible in a service at Minny Street Chapel which was broadcast on BBC radio towards the end of 1933. As a result of this reading, which aroused curiosity amongst many of the public about the voice of this young woman from Cardiff, she was invited for an interview by Sam Jones, a producer with the BBC, and in 1934 she was cast in the Corporation's first Welsh-language radio comedy, Y Practis by
THOMAS, RHYS (1720? - 1790), printer . The dictionary, which was issued in parts, did not fare too well, in regard to expedition, at the hand of Rhys Thomas. Part i appeared in 1770 but part xiv was not issued until 1783. In the meantime the author had to exercise considerable patience and, eventually, to suffer severe disappointment; as Ifano Jones shows (Hist. of Printing and Printers in Wales) the remaining portion did not appear

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