Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THOMAS ap IEUAN - see JAMES, THOMAS EVAN
THOMAS, DAVID (Dafydd Ddu Eryri; 1759 - 1822), man of letters and poet (Llan-rug) churchyard, and a tombstone was erected by his friends over his grave. Apart from Corff y Gainc, published in 1810, another small book written by him appeared in 1815 - this was Arddwriaeth Ymarferol, a translation of two English treatises. He also had a hand in editing, jointly with Ieuan Lleyn, the periodical Greal neu Eurgrawn sef Trysorfa Gwybodaeth, published and sold by T. Roberts
THOMAS, EVAN (Ieuan Fardd Ddu; 1733 - 1814), printer and translator Carmarthen, where he remained some years, and among other works corrected for the press was an edition of the Welsh Bible. He and his father, John Thomas, were contributors to the Eurgrawn Cymraeg, the first Welsh magazine ever published, which first appeared in 1770. He was a good poet, many of his works being published under the pseudonym Ieuan Fardd Ddu. In 1781 he was a compositor in the office of T
THOMAS, JOHN (1736 - 1769), cleric and antiquary 33,' says his memorial there, but more strictly, in his thirty-third year. By the unanimous testimony of all three Morrises, of Hugh Hughes (Bardd Coch, who wrote an elegy upon him), and of Ieuan Fardd, he was a remarkably good Welsh scholar, and a masterly genealogist. He was a copyist of old Welsh manuscripts; these passed to his brother Richard, after whose death they were dispersed; Ellis Owen
THOMAS, JOHN (Ieuan Ddu; 1795 - 1871), musician . In 1850 he started a school at Pontypridd, moving thence to Treforest where he spent the remainder of his life. Ieuan Ddu showed an interest in music when he was quite young and became a good musician - he had a good bass voice. He held music classes at Merthyr Tydfil and Pontypridd and thereby gave a start to many promising musicians. He was a pioneer at Merthyr Tydfil in regard to choral singing
THOMAS, RICHARD (1753 - 1780), cleric, transcriber and collector of manuscripts, and genealogist younger brother of John Thomas (1736 - 1769). The older brother died in 1769, leaving his manuscripts, so it is said, to the younger brother. It is not surprising, therefore, to find that Richard Thomas refers in his letters from Oxford to his interest in manuscripts. Thomas met Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd, alias Ieuan Brydydd Hir) at Peniarth, in April 1775, at a time, be it noted, when the Society of
THOMAS, ROBERT (d. 1774), poet, and sexton of Llanfair Talhaearn Denbighshire Prys, and Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Hir) He was buried at Llanfair Talhaearn on 18 December 1774; Dafydd Siôn Prys wrote an elegy upon him (Additional Letters of the Morrises of Anglesey (1735-86), p. 736).
THOMAS, ROBERT (1796 - 1866), Calvinistic Methodist preacher, a 'character' Born 28 August 1796 at Trawsafon, Betws-y-coed, the fifth of nine children born to Thomas Thomas, stonemason, and to Elizabeth (Williams), his wife. He was a farmer' boy for a time, but later took to his father's trade. He had been to some small schools, and was a voracious reader; he wrote verse at an early age and was very friendly with Ieuan Glan Geirionydd (Evan Evans, 1795 - 1856). He began
THOMAS, WILLIAM (1734 - 1799), cleric and antiquary to lord Vernon, and was also on the most intimate terms of friendship with the duke of Beaufort. He was a good Celtic scholar and was well-versed in Oriental languages. He is said to have been a friend of Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Hir), and to have been responsible in some measure for inducing the latter to proceed with and complete his Dissertatio de Bardis.
TOMAS ap IEUAN ap RHYS (c. 1510 - 1617), writer of cwndidau (short religious songs or carols) grandson of Rhys Brydydd and cousin of Lewis Morgannwg. Although the home of this bardic family was in Tir Iarll and although Rhys Brydydd lived at Llanharan, yet it is said in Llanover MS. E4 (written c. 1613-4) that Tomas ab Ieuan ap Rhys lived at Llandudwg (Tythegston). Nevertheless, he and his family were closely connected with Llangynwyd. Little is known of his life. He says in one of his
TREVOR, JOHN (d. 1410), bishop of St Asaph He is known as John Trevor II in order to distinguish him from his namesake, who was bishop between 1346 and 1357 and with whom he is sometimes confused. Described in one place as Ieuan ap Llywelyn, he was probably a native of Trevor, near Llangollen, in Powys Fadog, and kinship with the well-known Denbighshire family of the Trevor s has been claimed for him, although there does not appear to be
TUDUR ALED (fl. 1480-1526), poet these words for he also says that Ieuan ap Llywelyn ap Ieuan ap Dafydd was also his teacher (op. cit., I, lxviii, 58). Of course, it is quite possible that he was taught by both. There is nothing improbable in the suggestion that Tudur Aled was Dafydd ab Edmwnd's pupil, for the latter lived in Flintshire and had property at Pwll Gwepra, while it is quite possible that Ieuan ap Llywelyn was one of the

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