Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HALL, AUGUSTA (Lady Llanover), (Gwenynen Gwent; 1802 - 1896), patron of Welsh culture and inventor of the Welsh national costume advocating the Welsh harp. In 1902, she financed the posthumous publication of the Manual of Methods of Instruction for playing the Welsh Harp by Ellis Roberts (Eos Meirion, 1819-1873), the first manual for triple harp instruction. Her 'Choir of Triple Harps' performed at eisteddfodau around 1900 and at the Pan-Celtic Congress of Caernarfon, 1904. Her son, Major-General Sir Ivor Herbert (1851-1934), baron
HUGHES, GAINOR (1745 - 1780), fasting woman tradition in north Wales. It is in these sources that we find contemporary information about her life; they may be supplemented by oral tradition as preserved many years after her death in the writings of Robert Edwards (Derfel Meirion; 1813-1889), a local Methodist stone-mason. Contemporary interest in Gainor Hughes centred on her fast of almost six years' duration, during which time she refused
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, ROBERT GWILYM (1910 - 1997), poet and minister with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist denomination years. He had close links with the Labour Party stalwarts in North Wales, Goronwy O. Roberts, MP, Cledwyn Hughes, MP, Frank Price Jones, Bangor and Huw T. Edwards. There are a number of letter from R. Gwilym Hughes in the Lord Cledwyn Hughes of Penrhos papers at the National Library of Wales. In 1979 his son, R. Meirion Hughes stood as the Labour Parliamentary candidate for West Flint. The family
HUWCO MEIRION - see THOMAS, HUGH EVAN
IOAN MEIRION - see JAMES, JOHN
JAMES, JOHN (Ioan Meirion; 1815 - 1851), writer
JONES, Sir CYNAN (ALBERT) EVANS (Cynan; 1895 - 1970), poet, dramatist and eisteddfodwr daughter of the marriage. His wife died in 1962, and in 1963 he married (2) Menna Meirion Jones of Valley, Anglesey. Cynan died 26 January 1970.
JONES, GWILYM THOMAS (1908 - 1956), solicitor and administrator Assistant Solicitor of Caernarfonshire County Council. In 1942, he was appointed Deputy Clerk of Caernarfonshire County Council, and in 1945 Clerk of the Council. Whilst a student at Bangor, he met Marion Hughes from Llanelli, who was studying in the Department of Welsh. They married in 1940, and made their home at 'Penlan', 2 Llys Meirion, Caernarfon. They had three sons: Geraint (b. 1942), who died of
JONES, JOHN (Idris Fychan; 1825 - 1887), shoemaker and harpist Born at Dolgelley, a member of the same family as Ellis Roberts (Eos Meirion), harpist to the Prince of Wales. His mother was considered a good singer with the harp. He went to London in 1851 but moved to Manchester in 1857. Besides being considered the best singer with the harp in his day, he was also accounted a good poet. He was awarded the prize at the Rhuddlan eisteddfod of 1850 for an essay
JONES, JOHN WILLIAM (1883 - 1954), author, collector of letters and papers, publisher, antiquary and folk poet collected and edited a substantial memorial volume, Morgan Llwyd o Wynedd: Coffa Morgan Llwyd (1952). He also collected money for the Sir O. M. Edwards memorial fund. He was a regular contributor to the newspapers and journals of his time: Y Glorian; Y Rhedegydd (a great deal, for many years); Y Genedl (he contributed a weekly column for some years - 'Nodion Meirion'); Yr Herald Cymraeg (many essays on
JONES, MEIRION (1907 - 1970), educationist

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