Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, DAVID GWILYM LLOYD (1933 - 1990), cricketer and cricket umpire Born 27 July 1933 at Lambeth, London but his family moved soon afterwards to Pen-y-groes, Carmarthenshire. He attended the village primary school, and afterwards the Amman Valley Grammar School, Ammanford. He was married with two children. David Evans played for the Ammanford cricket club and impressed the Glamorgan committee members during a benefit match against the county team. He made his
EVANS, DAVID JOHN (1884 - 1965), minister (Presb.) and author Born 1 July, 1884 at Bronfelen, Capel Seion, Cardiganshire, son of John and Ellen Evans. He was educated at Capel Seion elementary school, Pen-llwyn board school, Newcastle Emlyn grammar school, University College, Aberystwyth (where he graduated B.A.) and the Theological College, Aberystwyth (where he graduated B.D.). He was ordained in 1916, and served as minister of his mother-church at Capel
EVANS, DAVID LEWIS (1813 - 1902), Unitarian minister and tutor scarcely anything in Welsh apart from a pamphlet on Unitarianism in 1876, but there are several articles of his in Yr Ymofynnydd. He spent the autumn of his life in his old district of Llanybyther, died at Aberystwyth 29 October 1902, and was buried in Allt-y-blaca graveyard. George Eyre Evans was his son.
EVANS, DAVID LEWIS MOSES - see MOSES-EVANS, DAVID LEWIS
EVANS, DAVID LLOYD (1861 - 1912), shopkeeper, traveller, and musician Born 29 December 1861, son of Evan and Ellen Evans, Adwy-ddu, Penrhyndeudraeth, Meironnydd. He received his earliest musical training at classes conducted by John Roberts, Portmadoc, and by studying Gramadeg Cerddoriaeth (by Alawydd) and other works. His ' Can y Cryd ' and a duet, ' Mae'r byd yn llawn o ganu,' became popular, whilst his part-songs, ' Trig gyda mi,' ' Oleuni Mwyn,' and ' Tylwyth
EVANS, DAVID MEYRICK (1827 - 1870), Baptist minister -7; he also published Memoirs of Christmas Evans. He died 31 January 1870.
EVANS, Sir DAVID OWEN (1876 - 1945), barrister, industrialist and politician Born 5 February 1876 in Penbryn, Cardiganshire, son of William Evans, farmer, and his wife. He was educated at Llandovery College and the Imperial College of Science, London. In 1896 he entered the Civil Service and was attached to the Inland Revenue Department. He married 1899, Kate Morgan. Whilst in the Civil Service he studied law and was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1909. He practised
EVANS, DAVID PUGH (1866 - 1897), musician Born in a farm-house called Llain-wen, near Ffynnonhenry, Conwil, Carmarthenshire, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Pugh Evans. As a youth he served in a shop at Llanelly, where he joined the choir at Capel Seion conducted by R. C. Jenkins. He learnt the Tonic Sol-fa system in a class held by D. W. Lewis of Brynaman, and harmony in a class held by Joseph Parry - both classes being held at Llanelly. In
EVANS, DAVID TECWYN (1876 - 1957), Meth. minister Born 5 December 1876 in Aberdeunant Uchaf, Llandecwyn, Merionethshire, son of Evan and Catherine Evans. He was educated at Llandecwyn national school, Talsarnau board school (where he was also a pupil-teacher), the University College, Bangor, and the theological college at Didsbury, Manchester. He began preaching on Whitsunday 1894 when he was 17 years old, and quickly gained recognition. In 1902
EVANS, DAVID THOMAS GRUFFYDD (Baron Evans of Claughton), (1928 - 1992), solicitor and politician Born at Birkenhead on 9 February 1928, the son of John Cynlais Evans and Nellie Euronwy Griffiths. His grandfather, David Evans (who was the donor of the so-called 'black chair' won by Hedd Wyn at the Birkenhead national eisteddfod in 1917), left Anglesey in 1884 for Birkenhead where he established a thriving business as a builder; he built a large area of Claughton as well as the Welsh
EVANS, Sir DAVID TREHARNE (1849 - 1907), lord mayor of London, head of the firm of Richard Evans and Co., trimming manufacturers Born 21 April 1849 at Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, son of Thomas and Anne Evans, Glan-y-mychyd, he belonged to a family who for generations resided in Glamorgan, carrying on business as brewers and maltsters. Educated at Merton (Surrey) and in France, he entered the business of his uncle, Sir Richard Evans, and at 21 was elected a partner, later becoming head of the firm. In 1875 he became a
EVANS, DAVID TUDOR (1822 - 1896), journalist Born 3 February 1822 at Cilgynydd, Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire, son of John Evans, minister of Pen-y-groes, (Pembrokeshire) and Hebron, (Carmarthenshire) Independent churches. Early in life he became a successful draper at Narberth, and devoted much time to educational work, gaining the commendation of R. R. W. Lingen (see the 1847 Report of Commissioners on Education in Wales) for his services as

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