Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THOMPSON, DAVID (1770 - 1857), colonial surveyor and explorer in British North America Born 30 April 1770 in Westminster, and christened as ' Thompson,' but his father (David) and mother (Ann) had borne the surname 'Ap Thomas ' until they moved to London. The father died when the boy was three. David was educated at the Grey-coat school, until, in 1784, he was apprenticed to the Hudson Bay Company. After serving for five years as clerk and fur-trader, he came, in 1789-90, under the
TIBBOT, JOHN (c. 1757 - 1820), clock-maker - see TIBBOTT
TIBBOTT family frequently among the Methodists and occasionally among the Baptists. He died 18 March 1798. His brother, JOHN TIBBOTT (died 1785), was also a Congregational minister Religion. For some years before his brother's ordination he assisted Lewis Rees, Richard's predecessor as minister at Llanbryn-mair. In 1763 he moved to Carmarthenshire to take charge of the churches of Ffaldybrenin and Esgairdawe. He died
TILLEY, ALBERT (1896 - 1957), mace-bearer at Brecon cathedral and local historian E.F. Morgan and Sir John Conway Lloyd he specialised in the history of the town and of his adopted county. He devoted himself to collecting material on local history, copying inscriptions in churches and cemeteries and other sources. He possessed an artistic talent and interested himself in the heraldry of the county and in the pedigrees of its families. Amongst his leisure interests was the
TOMKINS family, musicians church music, and particularly, his madrigals - are given in the D.N.B. and by Groves in his Dictionary. He died at Martin Hussingtree, where he was buried 9 June 1656. JOHN TOMKINS (c. 1586 - 1638), college organist Music He was a half-brother to Thomas Tomkins 'II,' being a son of Thomas Tomkins ' I ' by his second marriage. He went to King's College, Cambridge, was appointed college organist in 1606
TOMKINS, JOHN (c. 1586 - 1638), college organist - see TOMKINS family
TOMKINS, THOMAS (c. 1545 - c. 1626/7), organist - see TOMKINS family
TOMKINS, THOMAS (1572 - 1656), composer - see TOMKINS family
TOMLEY, JOHN EDWARD (1874 - 1951), solicitor
TOUT, THOMAS FREDERICK (1855 - 1929), historian Wales in D.N.B. Before Sir John Lloyd in 1893 undertook the work, Tout wrote mostly on the Welsh of the Middle Ages; but his knowledge was not confined to that period - it was he e.g. who wrote the article on Charles of Bala; note also his paper ' Wales under the Stuarts ' in Liverpool Welsh Nat. Soc. Trans., 1891-2, 24-41. The main result of his study of Welsh history was to realise (as he
TRAHERNE, JOHN MONTGOMERY (1788 - 1860), antiquary daughter of Thomas Mansel Talbot, Margam; note that there is evidence that he delved deeply into the Margam muniments (now in N.L.W.); his wife was also deeply interested in history and literature. About 1823 he demolished the old house at Coedriglan on the ridge land, and erected a most gracious Regency house on the lower slopes of the hill, which is still happily in the possession of his successors
TREE, RONALD JAMES (1914 - 1970), priest and schoolmaster other hobby was carpentry. He was a genial character, at his best when tutoring students. He married in 1944 Ceridwen, daughter of G.E. Thomas, Gwauncaegurwen, and they had a daughter and a son. He died 28 November 1970 and was buried at St. David's.

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