Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ELLIS, ROBERT (Llyfnwy; 1805 - 1872), parish clerk (1829-72) and poet Christened at Llanllyfni church, 20 October 1805 son of Ellis and Ann Dafydd, Penbryn Bach, Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire. He married Catherine Williams of Llandwrog in 1830 and they had seven children. As a poet, he was known by the name Llyfnwy. In 1852 he published Lloffion Awen Llyfnwy, a collection of his verse, but disarmed criticism by admitting in his introduction that he did not aspire to
EVAN(S), EDWARD (1716 - 1798), Presbyterian minister and poet Book of Ecclesiastes, jointly with Lewis Hopkin, 1767; (3) a sermon, 1775. After his death some of his poetry was published at Merthyr Tydfil in 1804, under the title Caniadau Moesol a Duwiol - later (enlarged) editions under the title Afalau'r Awen (Merthyr, 1816, 1837, Aberdare, 1874). He is an important figure in the history of strict-metre poetry in Glamorgan; and it has been held that he was
EVANS, MORGAN (Cynllo Maesyfed, Cynllo Maelienydd; 1777? - 1843), cleric and poet June 1825 onwards he held the livings of Llanddewi'r Cwm and Builth besides. He died at Builth early in 1843. He was the author of An Elegy on the Death of the Rev. John Jenkins, M.A., late vicar of Kerry (Ludlow, 1830), and The Cambrian Muse habited in English Costume (Llandovery, 1840). Another work attributed to him is Awen-Gerdd Debygawl a Dynwaredawl, ar destun-ymadrodd Teetotalaidd
HARRI, WILLIAM (Gwilym Garw-dyle; 1763 - 1844), poet sons, at Dowlais, in his eighty-second year. He wrote satirical and religious verse; he was a Unitarian. He published two volumes, Yr Awen Resymol, 1828, and Nodd Awen, 1835.
HOPKIN, LEWIS (c. 1708 - 1771), poet under the title of Dagrau yr Awen. Another of Lewis Hopkin's sons was HOPKIN HOPKIN (1737 - 1754), known as ' Hopcyn Bach,' a dwarf, of whom there is an account in Gent. Mag., 1754, 191 and, more fully, in Hopkiniaid Morganwg, 108-11. He was exhibited in London; he never weighed more than 17 lb., and is said to have died of 'mere old age.' His suit, court coat and gauntlet are today in the National
HOWELL, JOHN (Ioan ab Hywel, Ioan Glandyfroedd; 1774 - 1830), weaver, schoolmaster, poet, editor, and musician published in Awen Dyfed (1822). He also submitted an awdl at the Brecon eisteddfod of 1822. He was, however, more important as an editor than as a poet, for it was he who collected and edited the material for Blodau Dyfed: sef Awdlau, Cywyddau, Englynion, a Chaniadau, Moesol a Diddanol, a gyfansoddwyd can Feirdd Dyfed … (Caerfyrddin, 1824). This is a good example of the local-anthology type of publication
HUGHES, HUGH JOHN (1828? - 1872), author and musician ) Y Drysorfa Gerddol (Rome, N.Y., 1856-7), (3) Y Gronfa Gerddorol … (New York, 1868?), (4) Traethawd ar Gerddoriaeth Gyssegredig … (Rome, N.Y.), (5) Yr Awen Gymraeg: Pigion o Farddoniaeth Prif Feirdd Gwalia … (New York, 1871), (6) Llyfr Hymnau y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd … (New York, 1871). He died on. 1 January 1872 at Hyde Park, Pa.
HUGHES, HUGH JOHN (1912 - 1978), schoolteacher, author, editor and reviewer poems were included in Awen Meirion (1961) in which Emlyn Evans, the general editor, paid him a special tribute in the preface for his thorough work in connection with this volume. A translation by him of an unknown English hymn was included (no.128) in Caneuon Ffydd (2001). He also enjoyed tracing the meanings of Welsh place-names and the derivation of words, but this is not surprising since he was a
HUGHES, JOHN WILLIAM (Edeyrn ap Nudd, Edeyrn o Fôn; 1817 - 1849), a literary tramp He was born at Bodedern, Anglesey, into deep poverty, son of a stonemason; a humpbacked cripple; apprenticed to a tailor. He neglected his education but took to verse; in 1840 he got his Cell Awen published at Mold; it contains a long poem praising his patrons (pp. 33-69); in 1842 he published the Lloffyn at Aberystwyth, to which many hands contributed. Some of the Anglesey clergy were very kind
HUGHES, JONATHAN (1721 - 1805), poet compositions were sent to London to be adjudicated by the Gwyneddigion Society. He was also present at the Bala eisteddfod in September 1789. His eisteddfodic efforts however were not very successful; he was more skilled in the 'carol' type of poetry prevalent in the 18th century. He died 25 November 1805. A son of his of the same name (1753 - 1834?), was also a poet, and published Gemwaith Awen, Gwaith
JAMES, DANIEL (Gwyrosydd; 1847 - 1920), poet . She died in 1895. Gwyrosydd left two sons and two daughters. Much of his verse, unassuming and very popular, appeared first in periodicals and newspapers, but collections of it were also published: Caneuon Gwyrosydd (Plas-marl, 1885), Caniadau Gwyrosydd (Cwmafan, 1892) (this includes the extremely popular hymn 'Calon Lân'), and Aeron Awen Gwyrosydd (Mountain Ash, 1898); the first two were reprinted
JAMES, DAVID EMRYS (Dewi Emrys; 1881 - 1952), minister (Congl.), writer and poet editor of the column ' Pabell awen ' in Y Cymro from 1936 to 1952. He died at Aberystwyth hospital on 20 September 1952, and was buried in Pisgah cemetery, Talgarreg. A memorial stone for him was also erected above the cliffs of Pwllderi, north Pembrokeshire. Much of his work has been published: Rhigymau'r ffordd fawr (1926), Rhymes of the road (1928), Y cwm unig a chaniadau eraill (1930), Ysgrifau

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