Dictionary of Welsh Biography

REES, THOMAS (1815 - 1885), Independent minister, and historian Nonconformity and Independency in Wales; from an early age he had a passion for history. His History of Protestant Nonconformity in Wales (1861 - enlarged edition in 1883) is very well known; the original intention that Rees should co-operate with David Morgan (1779 - 1858) was abandoned, as Rees had no very high opinion of Morgan's work. In 1852, Rees had suggested to John Thomas (1821 - 1892) that they
REES, THOMAS (1862 - 1951), breeder of Welsh cobs family devoted itself exclusively to the Welsh cob even when a majority of breeders found it more profitable to keep other breeds. It has often been said that the Welsh cob would not have survived the lean years but for the contribution of Thomas Rees and his sons. He was made an honorary member of the Welsh Pony and Cob Society. John Roderick Rees, son of David Rees, inherited ' Rhosfarch Frenin
REES, THOMAS MARDY (1871 - 1953), Independent minister, historian and author and John, were working in No. 2 pit on 23 December 1885 when a tragic explosion happened there, but the three were saved. Thomas ' public career as a reciter, orator, poet and narrator began early. He began preaching when he was eighteen years of age, at the request of Siloa, Maerdy. He attended Pentre secondary school, Rhondda, before moving on to Gwynfryn school, Ammanford. He won a scholarship
REES, WILLIAM (1808 - 1873), printer and publisher that Alun's (John Blackwell) Cylchgrawn was published in 1834. The connection between the Reeses and Brutus (David Owen) is also interesting. The latter had been editing Lleuad yr Oes, which was printed by Jeffrey Jones. When Jones died in 1830, the Reeses took over his press - and Brutus with it - and Yr Efangylydd (1831-May 1835) was started. Brutus changed his political and ecclesiastical opinions
REES, WILLIAM HOPKYN (1859 - 1924), missionary, linguist, author Richard, and in 1916 general secretary, of the Christian Literature Society for China, and a member of the editorial board of the Chinese Recorder in 1919. He resigned in 1921 owing to ill health, and was given the chair of Chinese in the University of London. He published China a'r Chineaid, 1906, Griffith John o China, 1901, in Welsh, and Jonathan Lees of Tientsin and How to Study Chinese, 1918, both
REES, WILLIAM JENKINS (1772 - 1855), cleric and antiquary . A better idea of his output may be obtained by looking at the great collection of his letters ('Tonn MSS.') in the Cardiff City Library. He was one of the most zealous of the band of literary clergymen (such as John Jenkins and Thomas Price) who were reviving the eisteddfod and helping to resurrect the Cymmrodorion Society - for this see Helen Ramage in Cymm., 1951, ch. v. He was also on the
REES, WILLIAM THOMAS (Alaw Ddu; 1838 - 1904), musician Born 29 September 1838 in the village of Pwll-y-glaw, near Pont-rhyd-y-fen, Glamorganshire, the son of Thomas and Mary Rees, natives of Laleston, near Bridgend, Glamorganshire. The family moved to Aberdare in 1851 where, after the death of his father, the son began to work, when still young, in a coal-mine. He came under the influence of John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt) and other musicians who lived
RELLY family him with Antincmianism, though it would seem that (at any rate at first) his views were rather Quietist - he and his brother for a short while (1750-3) joined John Harris 'of S. Kennox ' (1704 - 1763) in forming a small independent sect. Afterwards, James Relly became a ' Universalist,' and moved to London, preaching at first at Coachmakers' Hall, then at Bartholomew Close, and finally (1769-78) at
RELLY, JOHN (d. 1777), Universalist preacher - see RELLY
REYNOLDS, JOHN (fl. 1739), antiquary Son of Jacob Reynolds of Chirk Margaret, third daughter of Edward Davies of Rhiwlas, Llansilin, and a sister of John Davies (1652 - post 1716), the well-known genealogist. He married Eleanor, daughter of John Burgess of Oswestry, and resided in that town. He was himself an antiquary and made great use of the manuscripts of his uncle, John Davies, which came into his possession after the death of
REYNOLDS, JOHN (1759 - 1824), Baptist minister Born early in 1759 at Treglemais, Pembrokeshire, the property of his father. He and a younger brother lost their parents before 1772. He was baptized at Llangloffan in 1778, began to preach in 1785, and was ordained, 'by the laying of hands' in 1788; later he was to disapprove of this method. When Felinganol Baptist church was incorporated he took charge of it, in association with John Clun, his
REYNOLDS, JONATHAN OWAIN (Nathan Dyfed; 1814 - 1891), author with the Thomas Stephens MSS. described on pages 66, 71-7 in the same volume). These manuscripts are evidence of Reynolds's great services to Welsh and Celtic studies. He was on friendly terms with (Sir) John Rhys (see, e.g., NLW MSS 998C) and other Celtic scholars. It was he who saw through the press (1893) the famous essay written in 1858 by Thomas Stephens on the Madoc legend. NLW MS 986C and NLW

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