Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, JOHN (1827 - 1893), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 27 September 1827 in the Calvinistic Methodist chapel-house at Llannerch-y-medd, Anglesey, son of John and Ellen Hughes. At the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to a boot-maker and, in due course, became a master boot-maker. He was taught Greek by William Roberts (1784 - 1864) of Amlwch. His application to enter the ministry was considered at the Cemaes monthly meeting, 20 December 1847
HUGHES, JOHN EDWARD (1879 - 1959), minister (Presb.) and author 1899, and was ordained in 1907. He was minister at Engedi, Ffestiniog (1906-12), and at Horeb, Brynsiencyn and Preswylfa, Llanddaniel, Anglesey (1913). He married (1), 1907, Ada Davies, Aberystwyth, who died within a few years; (2), 1920, Mary Jones of Porth Amlwch; there was one son of the first marriage, and three sons of the second marriage. He died 10 April 1959 at Anfield Hospital, Liverpool
HUGHES, JOHN JAMES (Alfardd; 1842 - 1875), journalist Born at Garreg-lefn, Llanbadrig, Anglesey, 1842, he began life as a farm labourer. He went to Bangor, where he found work as a stone mason's labourer and came into contact with Gweirydd ap Rhys (R. J. Pryse), who took an interest in him and encouraged his efforts to educate himself. In 1866 he joined the Caernarvonshire police force, but resigned about 1869, on his appointment as sub-editor of Yr
HUGHES, JOHN RICHARD (1828 - 1893), Calvinistic Methodist minister and celebrated evangelist . He started his career as a schoolmaster and for some time kept a school at Goginan, near Aberystwyth. There he dedicated himself to the ministry and, in 1851, was persuaded by Lewis Edwards to go to Bala College. After a short time spent as minister in Birmingham and at Cemaes, Montgomeryshire, he moved in 1859 to Bryn-teg, in Goronwy Owen's district in Anglesey, where he remained for the rest of
HUGHES, JOHN WILLIAM (Edeyrn ap Nudd, Edeyrn o Fôn; 1817 - 1849), a literary tramp He was born at Bodedern, Anglesey, into deep poverty, son of a stonemason; a humpbacked cripple; apprenticed to a tailor. He neglected his education but took to verse; in 1840 he got his Cell Awen published at Mold; it contains a long poem praising his patrons (pp. 33-69); in 1842 he published the Lloffyn at Aberystwyth, to which many hands contributed. Some of the Anglesey clergy were very kind
HUGHES, JOSEPH TUDOR (Blegwryd; 1827 - 1841), boy harpist Born 27 October 1827 at Bala (?). A musical prodigy, he is said to have shown considerable talent before he was even 3 years of age. Before he was 8 years of age he had been given the bardic name 'Blegwryd' in the eisteddfod held at Llannerch-y-medd, Anglesey, 9 June 1835, and when he was about twelve he published British Melodies, with arrangements made by him for harp and piano. He astounded
HUGHES, MICHAEL (1752 - 1825), industrialist of Sherdley House (or Hall) in the township of Sutton, Prescot, Lancashire; born 13 May 1752, the youngest of the three sons of Hugh Hughes (1706 - 1774), Lleiniog, near Beaumaris, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Rowland Jones, Carreg y farian, Anglesey - Michael Hughes was therefore a brother of Edward Hughes, cleric, who became prosperous as the result of his becoming the owner (through his
HUGHES, OWEN (d. 1708), attorney Bulkeley daughters with young John Griffith of Cefn Amwlch. In the same year he was high sheriff of Anglesey and the hero of a cywydd panegyric by Edward Morris; the bard's praise is indeed extravagant, but nearer to the truth than the irresponsible stories told by Angharad Llwyd. The peace with the Bulkeleys was not long kept; Hughes became mayor of Newborough, gathered a clique of the burgesses around
HUGHES, ROBERT (Robin Ddu yr Ail o Fôn; 1744 - 1785), poet Born at Ceint Bach, Penmynydd, Anglesey. He was taught by Ellis Thomas, curate of Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf and was trained as a lawyer's clerk in Emrys Lewis of Trysglwyn's office at Beaumaris. He was a schoolmaster successively at Penmynydd, Heneglwys, Cerrig-ceinwen, Bodedern, and Amlwch; from 1763 to 1783 he was clerk to Ratcliffe Sidebottom, barrister-at-law, of Essex Court, Temple, London
HUGHES, ROBERT GWILYM (1910 - 1997), poet and minister with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist denomination Gwilym Hughes was born 17 August 1900 in Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, the second son of Robert John and Elisabeth Hughes. His father hailed from Waen Pentir, and his mother from Trefdraeth in Anglesey. His father worked in the Penrhyn Quarry, after the great strike (1900-1903), and he and his brother, Richard Môn Hughes, experienced at firsthand the poverty that followed the industrial conflict at
HUGHES, ROBERT RICHARD (1872 - 1957), minister (Presb.), and author Born 2 January 1872, in Pont Myfyrian, a cottage near the railway, not far from Brynsiencyn and Gaerwen, Anglesey, son of Thomas and Margaret Hughes. He was educated in Llanidan British school; St. John's School, Menai Bridge; Oswestry High School; University College, Bangor (where he obtained a B.A. degree of the University of London); and Bala College. He was brought up in Brynsiencyn church
HUGHES, THOMAS ISFRYN (1865 - 1942), Wesleyan minister ), Mynydd Seion, Liverpool (1902), Blaenau Ffestiniog (1905), Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (1908), Mynydd Seion, Liverpool (1911), Oakfield, Liverpool (1914), Porthmadog (1919), London (1922), Porthmadog (1925), and Beaumaris (1928). He retired in 1931 and died at Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, 27 December 1942. He married 11 September 1894, Catherine, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Jenkins of Aberdovey. He was

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