Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ROGERS, OWEN (c.1532 - c.1570), printer and bookseller Owen Rogers was made free of the Stationers' Company of London on 8 October 1555. His origins are unknown, but his wife Rose was the daughter of David Lloid of 'Biteffery' (Bodfari), he had two stepbrothers named Jones, a lodger named Lewis Evans who wrote a 'new year's gift' and at least one of the ballads he printed, and his last two apprentices were Humphrey Powell of 'llodrod' (Lledrod?) and
ROGERS, RICHARD SAMUEL (1882 - 1950), minister (B), editor and writer
ROOS, WILLIAM (1808 - 1878), portrait painter and engraver The son of Thomas and Mary Roose, Bodgadfa, Amlwch, he was christened at Amlwch 30 April 1808. His paintings of 'The Death of Owen Glyndwr' and 'The Death of Captan [sic] Wynn at Alma' were awarded second place at the national eisteddfod held at Llangollen in 1858. He was a popular portrait painter and the N.L.W. holds his portraits in oils of Christmas Evans, John Cox, Thomas Charles, John Jones
ROSS, JOHN (1729? - 1807), printer and publisher Very few biographical details concerning John Ross are available. He had learnt his trade in London, began to print books, etc., in Carmarthen in 1763 (for a year or two with Rhys Thomas), and continued to do so until 1807, the year of his death. A few books printed at the end of the 18th century were produced jointly by Ross and John Daniel. During the half-century of his working life Ross
ROTHERY, THOMAS - see THOMAS ap RHODRI
ROWLAND(S), BENJAMIN (fl. 1722-1763), Methodist exhorter Born c. 1722, son of Thomas Rowland of Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire. He was a member of the Llandinam Methodist society in 1744, and is mentioned as being an exhorter at the Tyddyn Association, 1745. He was one of the leading members of Howel Harris's party, and toured Montgomeryshire, Denbighshire, and Anglesey on its behalf. He and Betty, his wife, joined the 'Family' at Trevecka, and his
ROWLAND, DANIEL (1713 - 1790), Methodist cleric collection of Hymnau Duwiol in 1745. His last collection was published in 1772 under the title Pum Pregeth ac Amryw o Hymnau. He was a pioneer of the Welsh hymn before William Williams of Pantycelyn had begun to write hymns. He translated some English books into Welsh, e.g. Bunyan's Holy War, 1744; Aceldama, 1759; Wetherall's Fifteen Sermons, 1762; and the elder Thomas Boston's The Crook in the Lot, 1769
ROWLAND (or ROULAND), DAVID (fl. 16th century), translator ' To the right Worshipful Sir Thomas Gressam - Knight.' Rowland wrote ' an epytaphe of my Lorde of Pembroke '; he was also acquainted with the poet George Turbervile, author of The Noble Arte of Venerie or Hunting.
ROWLAND(S), ELLIS (1621 - 1691), early nonconformist Born in 1621, son of Thomas Rowland, yeoman, of Beaumaris - another son, Richard, appears in Ellis's will. From Beaumaris grammar school he went up, in July 1639, 'aged 18,' to S. John's College, Cambridge (Venn, Alumni Cantabrigienses), but did not graduate. He afterwards held the benefice of Llanelidan, Denbighshire, and was confined in his tenure of it (1653) by the Triers. In 1657 he removed
ROWLAND, ELLIS (c. 1650 - c. 1730) Harlech, bard Little of his history is known. He wrote poems to some persons connected with Ardudwy, Meironnydd, e.g. a cywydd of farewell to Humphrey Humphreys, bishop of Bangor, after he had become (1689) bishop of Hereford, an elegy on Edward Lloyd, Cwmbychan, 172(8), an elegy on Samuel Poole, Tyddynyfelin, near Talsarnau, and a cywydd welcoming lady Owen to Glyncywarch, also near Talsarnau. He also wrote
ROWLAND, ROBERT DAVID (Anthropos; ?1853 - 1944), minister (CM), poet and writer the staff of Yr Herald Cymraeg, and afterwards of Y Genedl Gymreig, being editor of the latter paper from 1881 and 1884. He also assisted Evan Jones, Caernarfon, with the weekly Amseroedd. Ordained in 1887 he became the pastor of Beulah (CM) church, Caernarfon, in 1890, retiring in 1933. In 1912 he succeeded Rev. Thomas Levi as editor of Trysorfa'r Plant, resigning in 1932 when his services to Welsh
ROWLAND, THOMAS (1824 - 1884), cleric and grammarian

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