Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, TIM (1877 - 1939), artist Born at Llanbedr-y-cennin, in the Conway Valley, 1877, son of Timothy Evans. He was educated at the Tal-y-bont elementary school and the Liverpool Technical College. He afterwards entered Sir H. von Herkomer's school of art at Bushey, Hertfordshire. For some years he lived on the Continent, latterly in Holland, but returned to London, where he was at the time of his death, 18 November 1939. He
EVANS, TOM VALENTINE (1861 - 1935), Baptist minister (Swansea Valley), where he remained until his resignation in 1927. He married Jennet Griffiths of Bridgend, 1886. He lectured frequently on such subjects as Robert Ellis (Cynddelw), ' The Hymn Book,' Joseph Harris (Gomer), and 'The Folklore of Carmarthenshire.' He published Clydach a'r Cylch (a prize-winning essay) in 1901, Y Ford, a book of sermons 'for children of all ages,' in 1911, and Ieuan Ddu o
EVANS, WILLIAM, Presbyterian minister, and lexicographer dictionary when preparing his own - see his preface. A nephew of William Evans's, of the same name (1769-1847), son of his brother John, of Cefn-gwili, inherited the uncle's library. He was for nearly fifty years minister at Tavistock, and kept school nearby, in the house in which (according to local tradition) Sir Francis Drake was born. A letter (17 October 1845) by Timothy Davis of Evesham quotes these
EVANS, WILLIAM (d. 1589/90), well-born cleric Born in the manor house at Llangattock-vibon-Avel (Llangatwg feibion Afel), Monmouthshire; according to Clark he was the eldest son of Ieuan (called by Dafydd Benwyn, 'Siôn') ap Thomas, who was descended from an illegitimate son of Sir William ap Thomas of Raglan, died 1469). William Evans held the family living (the church is in the manor park) together with a neighbouring curacy for which he
EVANS, WILLIAM (Cawr Cynon; 1808 - 1860), colliery official and poet of Caerleon-on-Usk at Abergavenny eisteddfod, 23 November 1836. A poem written on the birth of a son to Sir John and lady Charlotte Guest won him the admiration of lady Charlotte, and a post as foreman in the Dowlais works. He lived for a time at Hirwaun, and it was while there that he adopted the bardic title of Cawr Cynon. He returned to Dowlais, and later became the ' mine agent ' at the
EVANS, WILLIAM CHARLES (1911 - 1988), chemist and biologist honours in chemistry in 1931. Sir Ewart Jones, Wrexham, who also became a Fellow of the Royal Society and was Waynflete Professor of chemistry in Oxford, was a fellow student. Charles Evans completed his MSc under Professor J. Simonsen in 1934 before winning the Plat Scholarship to study for his doctorate (and to follow a substantial part of the medical course) at Manchester School of Medicine. Having
EVANS, WILLIAM GARETH (1941 - 2000), historian and university lecturer in education He was born at Cynwyd, near Corwen on 14 December 1941, the son of William and Mary Evans. He was educated at Cynwyd primary school and Ty Tan Domen School, Bala (the Bala Boys' Grammar School), which nurtured a number of notable historians including Professor Sir Rees Davies (1938-2005). He entered the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in the autumn of 1960 and graduated with a very good
FENTON, RICHARD (1747 - 1821), poet and topographical writer several years, but became increasingly interested in literary rather than in legal pursuits. His friends included Goldsmith and Sir Richard Colt Hoare; at Hoare's suggestion he wrote his Historical Tour through Pembrokeshire (1810, 2nd ed. Brecon, 1903). He also wrote A Tour in Quest of Genealogy (1811), Memoirs of an Old Wig (1815) - witty anecdotal works published anonymously - and two volumes of
FFRANGCON-DAVIES, GWEN LUCY (1891 - 1992), actress experienced amateur live theatre. In addition, they encouraged a new generation of actors: Sid James was a member of the Company for their final tour in 1946. Sir Nigel Hawthorne saw their productions during his childhood in Cape Town. Edith Evans, Lewis Casson, Sybil Thorndike, Lawrence Olivier, Ivor Novello and Noel Coward all visited Gwen there, assisting her endeavours to promote a South African
FINCH, HAROLD JOSIAH (1898 - 1979), Labour politician secretary to the SWMF, and later the South Wales area of the NUM, 1935-50. Finch also served as a member of the Mynyddislwyn UDC, 1922-33, becoming its chairman in 1932-33. He was elected the Labour MP for the Bedwellty division, as successor to Sir Charles Edwards, in 1950 and he continued to represent the constituency for the next twenty years, retiring from parliament at the general election of June
FINCH, Sir WILLIAM HENEAGE WYNNE - see WYNNE-FINCH, Sir WILLIAM HENEAGE
FITZ WARIN family, lords Whittington, Alderbury, Alveston to attack and capture Whittington castle; [he was Sir William Bourchier (1423 - 1469) lord Fitz Warin in right of his wife Thomasine, daughter and heiress of Elizabeth (Hankerford), who was sister and heiress of the FULK XI who died 1420; a grant (1450) of lands in Whittington by William and his wife appears in Edward Owen, Catalogue of MSS. relating to Wales in the B.M., iii, 37618.] [The

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