Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ELLIS, ROBERT MORTON STANLEY (1898 - 1966), minister (Presb.), and author preacher and especially as a lecturer. He lectured on such topics as ' Utgyrn Seion ', ' Joseph Jenkins ' and ' Philip Jones ', and had a special talent of mimicking his heroes. His books, too, are about preachers: Living Echoes (1951), Doniau a daniwyd (1957), Lleisiau doe a heddiw (1961). In 1963 he published an entertaining biography, Wrth gofio'r daith. He died 2 November 1966, and was buried in
ELLIS, TECWYN (1918 - 2012), educationalist, scholar and author Welsh on the subject 'The life and work of Edward Jones (the King's Bard)', published six years later by the University of Wales Press. He held teaching appointments at the Queen Elizabeth grammar school, Carmarthen, 1947-51, and at the boys' grammar school, Bala, 1952-58. During 1958-60 he was a Research Officer in the Faculty of Education at UCW, Aberystwyth. The purpose of this research, in his own
ELLIS, THOMAS (1711/12 - 1792), cleric minister, of a rather strict and puritanical type, and a warm supporter of Griffith Jones's schools; there are many letters of his in Welch Piety, including a sharp condemnation of John Evans of Eglwys Cymyn (1702 - 1782); he seems to have acted as a sort of supervisor of the schools in Anglesey, and was one of the half-dozen Welsh clerics appointed by Griffith Jones to receive contributions towards the
ELLIS, THOMAS EDWARD (1859 - 1899), M.P. for Merioneth (1886-99) and chief Liberal whip (1894-5) Son of Thomas Ellis and Elizabeth his wife. He was born at Cynlas, Cefnddwysarn, near Bala, 16 February 1859. He was educated at the British School, Llandderfel, and at the grammar school, Bala, where his contemporaries included D. R. Daniel, O. M. Edwards, and J. Puleston Jones. In January 1875 he entered the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he remained till 1879. In October 1880
ELLIS, THOMAS IORWERTH (1899 - 1970), educationalist and author and the reorganisation of local government. He visited Welsh societies in England regularly and initiated the publication of Yr Angor as a liaison between them and Wales. He edited three volumes of The Letters of T.C. Edwards (1952-53). He wrote a biography of his father, Cofiant T.E. Ellis (vol. i, 1944; ii, 1948), Cofiant J.H. Davies (1963), Cofiant Ellis Jones Griffith (1969); and Ym mêr fy
ELLIS-GRIFFITH, Sir ELLIS (JONES) (1860 - 1926), barrister and M.P.
EMERY, FRANK VIVIAN (1930 - 1987), historical geographer Conquest and the Medieval period', in Balchin, W. G. V. (ed.) Swansea and its Region (University College of Swansea, Swansea): 147-62 1972a 'Wales: a geographical profile', in Jones, R. B. (ed.) Anatomy of Wales (Gweryn Publications Peterston-super-Ely): 1-16 1972b 'England, circa 1600', in Darby, H. C. (ed.) A New Historical Geography of England before 1900 (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge): 248
EVANS family, printers TITUS EVANS (fl. 1760-1800), printer Printing and Publishing Titus Evans was living at Machynlleth some years before he started printing there c. 1789; e.g. his name appears in the imprint to John Prys's Welsh almanack, 1778 (for 1779), as a seller of that publication in Machynlleth. He was an excise officer and, to judge by information given by Ifano Jones (Hist. of Printing and Printers in
EVANS, ALCWYN CARYNI (1828 - 1902), antiquary to date.' In Alcwyn Evans's obituary, the Rev. M. H. Jones, a Carmarthen antiquary, stated that “The elaborate, exhaustive and most beautifully written MS. books which he left behind him are marvels of skill and scholarship … Mr Evans was undoubtedly one of the few authorities to consult on pedigrees, ancient wills, documents and other references to the past history of the county” (Transactions of
EVANS, ANNIE FLORENCE (1884 - 1967), revivalist and missionary Florrie Evans was born on 15 December 1884 in New Quay, Cardiganshire, the second of the four children of David Owen Evans (1853-1918), a mariner, and his wife Margaret (née Jones, 1853-1929), who were living at 5 Marine Terrace in 1881, and at 4 Lewis Terrace ten years later. By 1901, following her father's promotion to captain, the family moved to 12 Marine Terrace which remained their home
EVANS, ARISE (fl. 1607-1660), prognosticator extravagances, but there are passing references of great interest, notably to John Jones (1597? - 1660) the regicide's acquaintance with the lake of Tal-y-llyn, to Christopher Love speaking to him in Welsh, to the Welsh connections of Oliver Cromwell, to the heresies of William Lilly the astrologer. His works contain barbarous spellings of Welsh place-names, but possibly that was the fault of the printers
EVANS, CHRISTMAS (1766 - 1838), Baptist minister Maesyberllan Association, 1798, he was persuaded by the North Wales representatives to return with them to conduct an evangelical tour among the Baptists of Llŷn, Caernarfonshire. He was ordained in the summer of 1789; married Catherine Jones at Bryncroes chapel in Llŷn, 23 October 1789; walked, rode, and preached in his wide district with remarkable effect. One Sunday afternoon, sitting at the feet of

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