Dictionary of Welsh Biography

LLOYD, CHARLES FRANCIS (1852 - 1917), musician Born 7 October 1852 at Chester, the son of John Ambrose Lloyd. He was given his earliest music lessons by his father and, when he was 13, sent to the school kept by Joseph David Jones at Ruthin, where he received lessons on the piano by W. Argent. From Ruthin he went to a school at Tattenhall, near Chester; during the two years spent there he used to deputise for the parish church organist on
LLOYD, DAVID (1805 - 1863), principal of Carmarthen Presbyterian College and Unitarian minister Born in 1805 at Llandysul, son of John Lloyd, schoolmaster, and grandson of David Lloyd (1724 - 1779) of Brynllefrith, his mother being the daughter of the Rev. Henry Thomas, parish priest of Bangor Teifi and Henllan. He was educated at his father's school, his uncle Dr. Charles Lloyd's school, the Rev. John Thomas of Pantydefaid's school, Carmarthen Academy (1825-9), and Glasgow University (1829
LLOYD, DAVID (1724 - 1779), Arian minister Born at Coedlannau-fawr, Llanwenog, Cardiganshire. His father was descended from David ap Llewelyn Lloyd, lord of Castellhywel, Cardiganshire, who was of the lineage of the 'lord' Rhys. His mother was Hester, sister of Jenkin Jones (1700? - 1742) of Llwynrhydowen. He attended the school kept by John Evans (1680 - 1741) of Llanwenog. He never went to the Carmarthen Academy, but Thomas Morgan (1720
LLOYD, DAVID (1597 - 1663), dean of St Asaph and Maurice, and once the late King himself.' Lloyd is chiefly known as the author of The Legend of Captain Jones, 1631, a good-natured burlesque on the exploits of an Elizabethan seaman. The braggart captain is to be regarded as a type rather than as a real person. The Legend immediately became popular and went through several editions.
LLOYD, DAVID (1752 - 1838), cleric, poet, and musician Born 12 May 1752 at Croes Cynon (anglicized Croscunnon), Llanbister, Radnorshire, only son of Thomas Lloyd of Trevodick, by Mary, daughter of David James of Little Croscunnon. He worked on his father's farm but had some desultory schooling, during which he picked up some Latin and mathematics. He taught himself Greek, and in 1771 opened a small school at Llanbister. There he prepared himself for
LLOYD, DAVID TECWYN (1914 - 1992), literary critic, author, educationalist College. In 1991 he was elected FSA. He had gained his MA from Liverpool for a dissertation on Anglo-Welsh writers in 1961. He died suddenly, after a brief illness, in Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan on 22 August 1992 and was buried in Glanrafon church cemetery 27 August. Main publications: Trafod Llenyddiaeth, 1943, WEA; Rhyw Ystyr Hud, 1944, ('E. H. Francis Thomas'); Erthyglau Beirniadol, 1946; Trwy
LLOYD, EDWARD (c. 1570 - 1648?) Llwyn-y-maen, as a barrister before the Council at Ludlow nor from acting as steward in Shropshire to lord chancellor Ellesmere and to Thomas Howard, earl of Suffolk. The removal of his patron the lord chancellor in 1617 made him more vulnerable, and in July 1619 he got into trouble for promoting a petition to displace Sir Francis Eure from his judgeship of the North Wales circuit in favour of a fellow Inner
LLOYD, EVAN (fl. 1833-1859), printers and publishers Liverpool, having purchased the business of John Jones (1790 - 1855), which included the printing and publishing of Yr Amserau - at one time he removed to the Isle of Man, hoping to escape the stamp duty on newspapers, but the stratagem failed, and he had to return to Liverpool. Lloyd sold Yr Amserau in 1859 to Thomas Gee of Denbigh, who amalgamated it with Baner Cymru. John Lloyd's subsequent history
LLOYD, EVAN (1728 - 1801) Maes-y-porth,, antiquary and poet Son of Lewis Lloyd of Maes-y-porth, attorney at law, and Anne, his wife, he was christened at Llangeinwen, 26 May 1728. On 11 January 1774 he married Margaret Thomas, at Llansadwrn, Anglesey, parish church. In 1793 he served as high sheriff for Anglesey. He took a keen interest in Welsh literature and genealogy, and Wynnstay MS. 2, NLW MS 560B, NLW MS 1256D, NLW MS 1258C, and NLW MS 1260B, and
LLOYD, EVAN (1764 - 1847), Unitarian Baptist minister Born 21 March 1764 at Nevern; member of Cardigan Baptist church and assistant there to William Williams (1732 - 1799). He served in the militia when the French landed at Fishguard, 1797. He does not seem to have been a General Baptist at the time of the 1799 schism, for in 1801 he was ordained at Ffynnonhenry (D. Jones, Hanes Bed. Deheubarth Cymru, 423, with Yr Ymofynydd, 1847, 93), but soon
LLOYD, GRIFFITH RICHARD MAETHLU (1902 - 1995), college principal and minsister (B) Fay (Tryphena) Jones, Rhianfa, Amlwch, a fellow student in Bangor. They had two sons, Dafydd and Iwan. He was ordained in Penuel Rhymney in 1935 and ministered there for twenty years. While there, he conducted extra-mural classes for the University. He was inducted as minister of Penuel Bangor in 1955 and four years later he was appointed by the Baptist College in Bangor as tutor in Greek and New
LLOYD, HUMPHREY (1610 - 1689), bishop of Bangor is in this dispute as well as in that over the Whitford leases that the bishop's ability and pertinacity as a controversialist are seen to advantage. He had no sympathy with the work of Thomas Gouge and the 'Welsh Trust,' and ridiculed the campaign to collect subscriptions for a new Welsh edition of the Bible. Humphrey Humphreys says that Gouge particularly incensed Lloyd by removing the name of

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