Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ROBERTS, LEWIS JONES (1866 - 1931), inspector of schools, and musician Born 29 May 1866 at Aberaeron, Cardiganshire, the son of Lewis Roberts and his wife, Margaret (Jones). He was educated at S. David's College, Lampeter (B.A.), and Exeter College, Oxford (M.A.); whilst he was at Oxford he was a member of ' Cymdeithas Dafydd ap Gwilym.' He married, 1888, Mary Noel Griffiths, daughter of capt. Griffiths, Old Bank, Aberaeron; there were six sons and three daughters
ROBERTS, MICHAEL (d. 1679), principal of Jesus College, Oxford make us forget five things about him; he (with one other) acted as corrector of the press to the Welsh Bible of 1630; he wrote an encomium to the Gemma Cambricum of Richard Jones of Llanfair Caereinion, 1655; he wrote the official Latin imprimatur (24 July 1676) to the second edition of Hanes y Ffydd by Charles Edwards; he supplied many notes about Oxford Welshmen to Anthony Wood for his Athenae
ROBERTS, MORRIS (d. c. 1723), poet, and carpenter y Bala (both in ' Cyfres y Fil'). And many years after Morris Roberts's death, William Thomas (1749 - 1809), Independent minister at Bala, printed (Tre-vecka, 1793) a religious tract by him, Cyngor i'r Cynmry mewn Deuddeg o Bennodau.
ROBERTS, OWEN MADOC (1867 - 1948), minister (Meth.) Gwyliedydd Newydd, Y Winllan, and Yr Eurgrawn, which he edited for a short period. He was the author of a number of books: Llyfr y Proffwyd Amos (1924), Pobol Capel Nant y Gro (1914), and Bywyd Iesu Grist i'r ieuainc (1937), and he was the biographer (1934) of Dr. Hugh Jones (1837 - 1919). On behalf of the Wesleyans, he assisted in the publication of the joint hymnal of the two Methodist denominations in
ROBERTS, PETER (fl. 1578-1646), attorney and chronicler 1607 down to 1646, and was printed in 1883 by D. R. Thomas, on whose preface the present note has been based.
ROBERTS, PETER (1760 - 1819), cleric, Biblical scholar and antiquary Born in 1760 at Tai'n-y-nant, Ruabon, Denbighshire. His father, JOHN ROBERTS, son of a freeholder at Ruabon, attained considerable fame as a clock-maker;. his name appears in the list of subscribers to Dewisol Ganiadau, published in 1759 by Huw Jones of Llangwm. John Roberts lived at Wrexham from 1764 till after 1771 and made a clock for Izaak Walton (Peate, Clock and Watch Makers of Wales, 60-1
ROBERTS, RICHARD (1874 - 1945), preacher, theologian and author Born 31 May 1874, son of David and Margaret Roberts (nêe Jones). His father was minister of the CM church of Rhiw, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. He was educated at the Liverpool Institute High School, U.C.W., Aberystwyth and Bala Theological college. He was a minister with the Forward Movement in the Cardiff area 1896-98. He became assistant and secretary to principal Thomas Charles Edwards
ROBERTS, RICHARD (1789 - 1864), inventor Born 22 April 1789 at Carreg-hwfa toll-gate-house, Llanymynech, second of the seven children of the gate-keeper (and shoemaker) Richard Roberts and his wife Mary (Jones, of Meifod). In the parish school the curate noted and fostered the mechanical instinct which had led the boy of 10 to construct a spinning-wheel for his mother. After a spell as barge-man on the canal, the lad worked in the
ROBERTS, RICHARD (Bardd Treflys; 1818 - 1876), poet Son of Thomas and Mary Roberts, Garthmorthin, Treflys, between Portmadoc and Criccieth, Caernarfonshire - he hailed from the family of ' Dafydd y Garreg Wen '. When he was about 20 years of age, he went to live at Ty-mawr, Treflys, the home of Griffith Roberts, an uncle, and spent the remainder of his days there, unmarried. He was a zealous member of the Cefnymeusydd literary society - see Ellis
ROBERTS, RICHARD ARTHUR (1851 - 1943), archivist and editor Born 13 May 1851 at Carmarthen, son of J.N. Roberts and Margaret (née Jones) his wife. He was educated in private schools and in 1872 was appointed clerk at the Public Record Office. In 1879 he was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple. He was promoted assistant keeper at the P.R.O. in 1903, and from 1912 until his retirement in 1916 he was principal assistant keeper and secretary of the Office
ROBERTS, ROBERT (1777 - 1836), almanack-maker and printer Born in 1777, son of John Roberts (Siôn Robert Lewis) whom he succeeded as the publisher and compiler of the popular Holyhead almanacks known as Cyfaill Glandeg, Cyfaill Taeredd, etc., for the years 1805 to 1837. These almanacks were printed by John Jones of Trefriw under a fictitious Dublin imprint in order to avoid Government tax. He also published Eurgrawn Môn, neu y Drysorfa Hanesyddol, 1825
ROBERTS, ROBERT (Bob Tai'r Felin; 1870 - 1951), folk singer he was winner of the folk song competition. About this period ' Parti Tai'r Felin ' was formed, its members being Robert Lloyd ('Llwyd o'r Bryn'), John Thomas and his daughter, Lizzie Jane, Bob Roberts and his daughter, Harriet; this popular party entertained audiences throughout Wales, and also parts of England. From 1944 onward, he became the idol of the nation due to the impact he made when he

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