Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, DANIEL (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion; 1792 - 1846), cleric and poet , and that of archdeacon Thomas Beynon. He was also friendly with David Davis, Castell Hywel, and with the other poets of Cardiganshire, and he carried on the tradition of Edward Richard and Ieuan Brydydd Hir. He died by his own hand, 28 March 1846, and was buried in Pencarreg churchyard.
EVANS, DANIEL (Eos Dâr; 1846 - 1915), musician became a member of a choir conducted by Llew Llwyfo, which was performing ' Storm Tiberias ' (by Edward Stephen); later he joined the well-known ' Côr Caradog.' He became conductor of the Aberdare Glee Society, a choir which won many prizes. In 1876 he moved to Maerdy in the Rhondda Fach valley to work as a colliery winder. He became precentor at Siloa Congregational chapel, where he arranged for
EVANS, DANIEL SILVAN (1818 - 1903), cleric, translator, editor, and lexicographer 1850 he edited Elfennau Gallofyddiaeth (mechanics), and in 1851 appeared Elfennau Seryddiaeth. In 1847 he started publishing An English and Welsh Dictionary, the first volume being completed in 1852, and the second in 1858. He published an edition of Ellis Wynne's Bardd Cwsc in 1853, and in 1854 a 3rd edition of Edward Samuel's translation of Grotius's De Veritate (Gwirionedd y Grefydd Gristionogol
EVANS, DAVID (1705 - 1788), cleric, author, and musician scholar, and he assisted Charles Burney with material for his History of Music; he also helped Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) with folk songs and airs for Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards, 1784. Among his papers was found a letter from a friend asking him to supply Samuel Johnson with a list of English words deriving from Welsh for inclusion in the dictionary which the lexicographer was
EVANS, DAVID (1874 - 1948), musician compositions appeared under the pseudonym 'Edward Arthur'. He married, 1899, Mary Thomas, Plas-y-coed, Morriston, and they had two sons. He died 17 May 1948.
EVANS, DAVID EMLYN (1843 - 1913), musician numerous songs, anthems, glees, part-songs, and hymn-tunes, of which ' Trewen ' and ' Eirinwg ' have become well known in Welsh circles. He wrote three extended choral works: ' Y Tylwyth Teg,' an operetta in which use is made of Welsh melodies, a cantata, ' Gweddi'r Cristnogion,' and a more ambitious work on oratorio lines, ' Y Caethgludiad.' He also orchestrated ' Ystorm Tiberias ' by Edward Stephen
EVANS, DAVID LEWIS (1813 - 1902), Unitarian minister and tutor (1840-2), thereafter returning to assist John Edward Jones (1801 - 1866) of Bridgend in his pastorate and in his school (1843-50). In 1847 he was one of the founders of Yr Ymofynydd, of which he later became editor, 1868-72. In 1850 he accepted a call to the church at Colyton, Devon, and remained there as minister and schoolmaster until 1863. In 1856 he married Ophelia, daughter of captain George Eyre
EVANS, EBENEZER GWYN (1898 - 1958), minister (Presb.) of Edward Jones ('Iorwerth Ddu'), minister, Maesteg, and they had two sons. He died 23 July 1958. He was a refined and powerful preacher in both English and Welsh, and consequently received many calls for his services throughout Wales. He was chairman of the Union of Free Churches of England and Wales (1957-58). He wrote in Y Goleuad and Y Drysorfa, and in 1951 published a history of the first
EVANS, EDWARD (1582), theologian
EVANS, EDWARD (Heman Gwent; 1823 - 1878), musician
EVANS, ELLIS (1786 - 1864), Baptist minister and author were published. His materials were later catalogued by James Spinther James, who also collected his letters, which are now in the Spinther MSS. in the National Library of Wales. His essays on the Apostolic Fathers are at the Baptist College, Bangor. He died 28 March 1864. His nephew Edward Ellis is separately noticed; [another brother, JOHN EVANS (1791 - 1855), known as ' Siôn Pen-rhiw,' was an
EVANS, ERNEST (1885 - 1965), county court judge, M.P. of N.L.W. and a vice-president of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. Evans specialised in agricultural law and he wrote, with Clement Edward Davies, An epitome of agricultural law (1911) and, on his own, Elements of the law relating to vendors and purchasers (1915) and Agricultural and Small Holdings Act. He married, in 1925, Constance Anne, daughter of Thomas Lloyd, draper, of Hadley Wood; at

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