Dictionary of Welsh Biography

NICHOLAS, JOHN MORGAN (1895 - 1963), musician Morgan Nicholas was born on 4 June 1895 in Pen-y-cae, Port Talbot, the youngest but one of the seven children of Rhys and Margaret Nicholas. His father, a carpenter, who was also a good musician, and precentor at Saron Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Pen-y-cae, came of a family well established in the area and said to be descended from a family of Greek carpenters and musicians shipwrecked on the
NICHOLAS, WILLIAM RHYS (1914 - 1996), minister and hymnwriter W. Rhys Nicholas was born on 23 June 1914 at Pen-parc, Tegryn, Pembrokeshire, the fifth of the nine children of William Nicholas (died 1933) and his wife Sarah. The preacher-poet T. E. Nicholas was a cousin of his father. He was educated at the local school and at the age of 14 was sent to the celebrated Grammar School founded by John Phillips at Newcastle Emlyn. While there he contracted
OSBWRN WYDDEL (fl. 1293), Irish nobleman and ancestor of landed families in Merioneth Decies and Desmond.' Gerald (Fitz Walter) de Windsor was constable of Pembroke castle - he was alive in 1108; his wife was Nest, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr. The well-known antiquary Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt (see Peniarth MS 6) surmised that Osbwrn came to Wales c. 1237 but W. W. E. Wynne suggests a rather later period. There is evidence that he was taxed up to a fifteenth in the parish of Llanaber in
OWAIN ap GRUFFYDD (d. 1236), prince of Deheubarth joint heir with Rhys Ieuanc of Gruffydd, eldest son of the 'lord' Rhys. His mother was Matilda, daughter of William de Breos. Though at times temporarily in opposition to Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, he and his brother found in the prince of Gwynedd a powerful patron and defender against their uncles - Rhys Gryg and Maelgwn. Originally endowed with land in Cantref Bychan, the re-division of the 'lord
OWAIN CYFEILIOG (c. 1130 - 1197), prince and poet Son of Gruffudd, brother of Madog ap Maredudd, prince of Powys. In 1149 Madog appointed him under-lord of Cyfeiliog. About 1153 Rhys ap Gruffydd attacked this commote, and although Owain was later to marry his daughter, they remained enemies for years. After the death of Madog in 1160, Owain held Cyfeiliog on his own account, and in 1163 he joined, with Owain Fychan, to capture and destroy the
OWAIN GWYNEDD (OWAIN GWYNEDD; c. 1100 - 1170), king of Gwynedd combine with Gruffydd ap Rhys and others in a victory over the Normans at Crug Mawr (1136), and in the temporary occupation of Ceredigion. Owain's operations in South Wales, however, were in the main intended as diversionary measures to cover his main objective of territorial consolidation in North Wales. Eventually, despite the opposition of Ranulf of Chester and Madog ap Maredudd of Powys, Mold and
OWEN family Peniarth, Gruffydd of Dol-goch, raglot of the commote of Ystumanner on two occasions during the reign of Edward III - his tomb is at Towyn church. Their son, ARON AB EDNYFED, was succeeded by EDNYFED, whose son was GRUFFYDD, father of the RHYS AP GRUFFYDD whose will is dated 1476. JOHN AP RHYS married Angharad, daughter of Dafydd ap Meurig Fychan, Nannau, their heir being WILLIAM, living in 1566, whose wife was
OWEN ap SION ap RHYS (fl. second half of 16th century) Trefeilir, poet
OWEN, DANIEL (1836 - 1895), novelist , he worked for his old master for ten years. He began to preach in 1864, at the same time as Ellis Edwards. His early education was, doubtless, similar to the description of education given by 'Robyn y Sowldiwr' in Rhys Lewis. His work in the tailor's shop gave him an opportunity of getting to know people and to debate and argue about various topics; this experience is evidenced in his novels. There
OWEN, WILLIAM (fl. c. 1486-1574), lawyer son of Rhys ab Owen of Henllys, Pembrokeshire, and Jane, daughter of Owen Ellyott, of Earwere, in the same county, and father of George Owen of Henllys. He was a near cousin of Sir Thomas Elyot. After a suit lasting nineteen years he successfully established his claim to the barony of Kemes (Cemais) in Pembrokeshire. He was a member of the Middle Temple and shared chambers with Sir Anthony
PARRY, BLANCHE (1508? - 1590) youth a friend of Blanche Parry's, and was married to Olive Parry of Poston (see Parry, James Rhys), who was descended from Harri Ddu's younger brother. The relationship of the Parrys and the Cecils was recognised even by the great William Cecil lord Burghley - Blanche Parry calls him 'kinsman' (not, more vaguely, 'cousin'); he drew up her will, and was her chief executor. Again, the Vaughans and
PARRY, BLANCHE (1507/8 - 1590), Chief Gentlewoman of Queen Elizabeth's most honourable Privy Chamber and Keeper of Her Majesty's jewels Cecil / Sisilt family of Al(l)t-yr-Ynys (near Bacton) where William Cecil, cousin of the great Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley lived; Olif / Olive Parry of Poston (cf. the article Parry, James Rhys), who was descended from Miles ap Harry's brother John, married into this family. The relationship of the Parrys and the Cecils was recognised by Lord Burghley - he calls Blanche 'my cousin' and she calls

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