Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS, THOMAS (1714? - 1779), Independent minister -ardd in Cynllwyd (where Howel Harris stayed on his first visit to Llanuwchllyn, in 1740), married a sister of Thomas Owen of Tal-ardd, and kept a good school there. The chapel at Rhos-y-fedwen (the first in Merioneth) was built in 1745-6. In 1756 or 1757, Evans removed to Denbigh; the records of his period there are very defective, but he was certainly there in 1762 (Jeremy's list of ministers, NLW
EVANS, THOMAS (1844 - 1922), Congregational minister and homely style; he also worked hard for the foreign missions. He died 7 December 1922. His brothers, David Evans (1842 - 1914) and Owen Evans (1829 - 1920) are separately noticed.
EVANS, THOMAS (1791 - 1853), naval officer - see EVANS, JOHN
EVANS, THOMAS (1716 - 1774), cleric - see EVANS, LEWIS
EVANS, THOMAS (1742 - 1784), bookseller - see EVANS, THOMAS
EVANS, THOMAS CHRISTOPHER (Cadrawd; 1846 - 1918), antiquary and folk-lorist Born 28 December 1846 (christened 'Thomas,' simply), son of Thomas Evans, parish clerk of Llan-gynwyd, Glamorganshire, and his wife Jane. The father (died 30 December 1877, aged seventy-five) was an Anglican, but the mother a Methodist; the home welcomed Methodist preachers - see the descriptions of it by Edward Matthews of Ewenny, in Y Cylchgrawn, particularly in the number for February 1878
EVANS, THOMAS HOPKIN (1879 - 1940), musician Born 6 March 1879 at Resolven, Glamorganshire, son of David and Ann Evans. He received his early training from Professor David Evans, and began his career as organist of London Road Presbyterian church, Neath, and conductor of the Neath choral society which, under his direction, gave a number of concerts of large-scale choral and orchestral works which attracted attention. He conducted the Welsh
EVANS, THOMAS JOHN (1863 - 1932), journalist Born in the parish of Cellan, Cardiganshire, 2 December 1863, the son of Evan Evans of Glanrhyd, Llanfair Clydogau, and Jane, formerly Hughes, of Pensingrig, Cellan. He began his career as a teacher in the school of his native parish but went to London to work as a clerk in 1882 and for fifty years was actively associated with Welsh life in the metropolis. He did much to revivify and popularize
EVANS, THOMAS JOHN (1894 - 1965), local government officer and an administrator within the Baptist denomination Born 30 March 1894 in Carmarthen, one of twin sons of David Evans (died 16 August 1926 aged 55 years), prison officer, and Mary Ann Evans (née Williams, died 24 December 1895 aged 25 years). About three months after his birth the family moved to Shepton Mallet, where his father had taken employment, but following his mother's death the son returned to Carmarthen to be raised by his grandmother
EVANS, THOMAS MORGAN (1838 - 1892), schoolmaster - see EVANS, DAVID
EVANS, THOMAS PENRY (1839 - 1888), Congregational minister humour, Evans was also an extremely popular lecturer. He published a small book called Fy Mhregeth Gyntaf.
EVANS, THOMAS (fl. 1596-1633), poet and transcriber of manuscripts He is known as Thomas Evans of Hendreforfudd, a township in the old parish of Corwen, but now lying in the ecclesiastical parish of Llansantffraid Glyn Dyfrdwy. He was the son of Evan ap John ap Robert ap Madoc ap Jenkin ap Griffith ap Bleddyn and Lowri, daughter of Griffith ab Evan ap David Ddu ap Tudur ab Evan ap Llewelyn ap Griffith ap Meredith ap Llewelyn ap Ynyr. The place and time of his

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