Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, ROBERT (1811 - 1892), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 25 March 1811 at Bodgared, Llanwnda, Caernarfonshire; his father, a tenant-farmer who moved from holding to holding during the son's early life, finally settled at Moelfre Fawr, Llanaelhaearn, dying there at ninety-five. The boy had little schooling (he was for a while taught by David Thomas (Dafydd Ddu Eryri, 1759 - 1822), but gained local fame as a wood-carver. In 1830 he walked up to
HUGHES, ROBERT GWILYM (1910 - 1997), poet and minister with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist denomination moved from Anglesey in 1954 to Bethesda, Mold in the Flint Presbytery. There he became a member of the local team in the 'Pawb yn ei Dro' in the Radio Wales programme, with the Wesleyan Methodist minister, Ronald Griffith and the Welsh Independent minister and poet, Dafydd Owen. He also was involved in the staunch work done by the Directors of Education in providing Welsh-language education based in
HUW ap DAFYDD (fl. 1550-1628), poet From the fact that the objects of his panegyrics and elegies were North Wales gentry it appears that the poet, too, was from that part of Wales though according to Cambrian Biog., Cymru (O.J), Enwogion Cymru: a Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen, and Blackwell he was from Ewyas, Herefordshire. A number of his poems remain in manuscripts, including some to Hywel ap Siôn ap Dafydd ab Ithel
HUW ap DAFYDD ap LLYWELYN ap MADOG (fl. c. 1526-1580), poet
HUW ap RHISIART ap DAFYDD (fl. second half of 16th century) Cefn Llanfair, Llŷn, bard
HUW ap RHYS WYN (fl. c. 1550), poet , called Bwrdi. A bardic controversy between him and Rhydderch ap Rhisiart is also found. His poems are found in the following manuscripts - Bodewryd MS 2B; Glyn Davies MS. 1; Llanstephan MS 118, Llanstephan MS 125; NLW MS 3056D; NLW MS 832E, NLW MS 9166B. A cywydd of praise to him, composed by Dafydd Alaw, is found in Peniarth MS 63 (132).
HUW ap RICHARD ap SION ap MADOG - see HUW BODWRDA
HUW BODWRDA (fl. 1566) Bodwrda,, gentleman, bard, and patron of bards
HUW CAE LLWYD (fl. 1431-1504), poet , lie the poets Llawdden, Madog Benfras, and Siôn Ceri
HUW CEIRIOG (fl. c. 1560-1600), poet eisteddfod. The following manuscripts contain examples of his work: B.M. Add. MS. 14894; Cardiff MS. 63; Llanstephan MS 118; NLW MS 3048D; NLW MS 6496C, NLW MS 8330B; Peniarth MS 84 (Llyfr Dafydd Cayo), Peniarth MS 104. The name Hywel Ceiriog appears instead of Huw in some manuscript lists of the 1568 Caerwys graduate poets (e.g. Peniarth MS 121 (215), Peniarth MS 144 (268)); and a bardic controversy
HUW DAFI (fl. 15th-16th century), bard Various poems attributed to 'Huw Dafi,' 'Huw Dafi of Llŷn,' and 'Huw Dafi of Gwynedd,' are found in manuscripts. Nothing is known about the poet - or poets, and it is not clear whether any of these names refer to Huw ap Dafydd of whose poetry many examples are found.
HUW LLWYD ap DAFYDD ap LLYWELYN ap MADOG - see HUW ap DAFYDD ap LLYWELYN ap MADOG

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