Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, EDGAR (1876 - 1912), explorer Edgar Evans was born on 7 March 1876 at Fernhill Top Cottage, Middleton near Rhossili on Gower, the eldest of four children of Charles Evans, mariner, and his wife Sarah (g. Beynon). The family moved to nearby Swansea, where Edgar was educated at the St Helen's Boys School up to the age of 13. He then worked for a short while at the city's Castle Hotel and the Swansea post office, but he sought
EVANS, ELLEN (1891 - 1953), principal of the Glamorgan Training College, Barry Born 10 March 1891 at 17 Dorothy St., Gelli, Rhondda, Glamorganshire, the daughter of John and Ellen Evans, both of whom came to the Rhondda from their native Cardiganshire in 1871. Educated at Rhondda secondary school and at the Rhondda pupil-teachers centre, she entered the University College at Aberystwyth in 1911 and gained a degree in Welsh in 1914. Appointed a lecturer at the Glamorgan
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, EVAN (1804 - 1886), Independent minister and author Born 8 March 1804 at Gelli-llyndu, Llanddewi-brefi, Cardiganshire, the son of David Evans who emigrated to America in 1833. In 1824 he went to Monmouthshire and kept a school at Pontypool, Goytre, and Nant-y-glo. His parents had been members of Daniel Rowland's congregation at Llangeitho and he began to preach with the Calvinistic Methodists in 1825. About 1830 he became a total abstainer and met
EVANS, GRUFFYDD (1866 - 1930), cleric and antiquary Newcastle Emlyn, and died there, suddenly, on the afternoon of Sunday, 30 March 1930. He married Mary Roberts (1873-1962) in 1899, and they had six children: John Gruffydd, Heilin Telitor, Edward Meldred, Elined, Merlys and Herber Prestyl. He was keenly interested in folk-lore, and wrote much upon it (and upon other matters) in periodicals. But he will be more worthily remembered for his substantial
EVANS, GWYNFOR RICHARD (1912 - 2005), Welsh nationalist and politician Plaid National Executive in 1949 to set up the Campaign for a Parliament for Wales in Five Years. The campaign got off to a shaky start but managed to attract Megan Lloyd George as chair and eventually Huw T. Edwards and a number of Labour MPs to come out in support. Major rallies and packed meetings were held and by the time S. O. Davies presented his Parliament for Wales Bill to parliament in March
EVANS, HAROLD MEURIG (1911 - 2010), teacher, lexicographer Meurig Evans was born in Hendy, near Pontarddulais, Carmarthenshire on 5 March 1911, the only child of Henry James Evans, a miner, and Sarah Evans. He went to school there when he was three years old but the family moved to Caerbryn when he was five and he went to Blaenau School where he never had a single Welsh lesson. From there he went to the old Ammanford County School before moving to the
EVANS, HENRY (fl. end of 17th century), poet and translator A native of Bedwellty, Monmouth. In 1771 Thomas Williams (1697 - 1778) of Mynydd-bach, Carmarthenshire, published a volume of verse translated by Henry Evans from the English, entitled Cynghorion Tad i'w Fab, which included a letter from Stephen Hughes, dated 12 March 1682/3, stating that he had received the book for publication from the author, who thus must have been a contemporary of Stephen
EVANS, HUGH (1712 - 1781), Baptist minister and Academy tutor Bernard Foskett, minister of Broadmead Baptist church and head of the Bristol Baptist Academy; on Foskett's death (1758) Evans succeeded him in both functions. He died 28 March 1781. His son was CALEB EVANS (1737 - 1791), Baptist minister and Academy tutor Religion Education Born at Bristol 12 November 1737, became his coadjutor in 1758 and his successor in 1781, dying in August 1791; he was D.D. of
EVANS, JAMES THOMAS (1878 - 1950), principal of the Baptist College, Bangor Born 1 March 1878 at Abercwmboi, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, son of William Evans and his wife Ann Williams. The family moved to Pont-y-gwaith, and it was there that the son began to preach. He spent some time at the Pontypridd Academy before his admission to the college and the university at Bangor in 1900, where he took an honours degree in Hebrew. He won the Dean Edwards prize and the George
EVANS, JOHN (I. D. Ffraid, Adda Jones; 1814 - 1875), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author demand as an eisteddfod adjudicator, and was one of the chief leaders of the temperance movement in North Wales. He was also an agent of the ' Liberation Society.' He was the author of ' Llythyrau Adda Jones,' a series of 483 letters which appeared in Baner ac Amserau Cymru from January 1869 to December 1874. He was presented with a national testimonial in 1869. He died 4 March 1875.
EVANS, JOHN (1815 - 1891), archdeacon of Merioneth Born 4 March 1815, son of John Evans of Tan-y-coed, Llanfair, Meironnydd, and Anne, daughter of John Owen of Crafnant, Llanfair. His mother was a descendant of Edmwnd Prys. He was educated at Beaumaris grammar school. He then became a clerk in the office of David Williams, solicitor, who was at that time M.P. for the county of Merioneth. His wife Mary, of Saethon, was a cousin of David Williams

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