Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, JAMES (Iaco ap Dewi; 1648 - 1722), translator, copyist and collector of manuscripts There are two contemporary accounts of his life, one by Moses Williams (1685 - 1742) in his Repertorium Poeticum and the other by Christmas Samuel in the history of Panteg church (NLW MS 12362D). He was born at Llandysul, Cardiganshire, came under the influence of Stephen Hughes, and was a member of the Independent church at Pencader. Some time before 1700 he lost all his property in a fire - he
DAVIES, JAMES EIRIAN (1918 - 1998), poet and minister , Diliau'r Dolydd (1965) and a volume of sermons by the Reverend D. Cwyfan Hughes, Iaith Amlwch in 1969. He assisted his wife in her role as editor of the weekly magazine Y Faner from 1979 to 1982. Her death in such sad circumstances in 1982 was very difficult for him to bear, and he soon retired from the ministry, moving to Llangunnor near Carmarthen to be near his sister Aeres Evans, and his sons and
DAVIES, JOHN (Ossian Gwent; 1839 - 1892), poet , except that he was a Calvinistic Methodist elder and that he never married. In 1873 Hughes (Wrexham) published his Caniadau (the date of publication is not shown on the fly-leaf), and in 1898 J. E. Southall of Newport, Monmouth, issued a volume of his hitherto unpublished works under the title Blodau Gwent. In his introduction the publisher tells us a little about the poet's life, his information being
DAVIES, JOHN (1781 - 1848) Fronheulog,, one of the most prominent lay leaders of Calvinistic Methodism in his day with America; he amassed a considerable fortune. Withal, he was a leading Calvinistic Methodist elder, and a warm supporter of Thomas Charles's activities. After Charles's death, he sided (1816-7) with Thomas Jones (1756 - 1820) and John Hughes (1796 - 1860) in their attempts to stem the then rising tide of hyper-Calvinism in the C.M. connexion. He had married (5 January 1781) Ann Jones of Cae-gwyn
DAVIES, JOHN (1772 - 1855), school teacher and missionary the edition of her hymns published by Owen M. Edwards ] and wrote frequently to her brother, John. There is also still extant a great deal of correspondence addressed by him to John Hughes (1775 - 1854), of Pont Robert. He was the author of a dictionary and grammar of the Tahitian language and translated into that language the Pilgrim's Progress, substantial portions of the New Testament and Psalms
DAVIES, JOHN (1652 - post 1716) Rhiwlas,, genealogist manuscript prepared by Lewis Dwnn giving the pedigrees and the coats of arms of the gentle families of Anglesey, Caernarfonshire, and Merionethshire. At that time, the manuscript was in the possession of Lewis Owen of Peniarth; the work was finished in 1685 and is to be found in Sir S. R. Meyrick's collection, Heraldic Visitations, ii. John Davies and one William Hughes testified to the accuracy of Lewis
DAVIES, JOHN ELIAS (Telynor y Gogledd; 1847 - 1883), harpist and accompanist Born 20 March 1847 at Bethesda, Caernarfonshire. He was taught to play the harp by James Hughes (Iago Bencerdd), Trefriw, D. Morris, Bangor, and William Streatham, Liverpool. When he was 12 years of age he won a prize at the Llangollen eisteddfod (1858) for playing the harp. In later years he won the principal prizes at the eisteddfodau held at Conway (1861), Caernarvon (1862), Rhyl (1863
DAVIES, JOHN EVAN (Rhuddwawr; 1850 - 1929), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author in 1916 ' Davies Lecturer.' He wrote much for Y Geninen, and published a memorial volume, 1911, to James Hughes (1779 - 1844) and other books. He was a frequent competitor at eisteddfodau, and won the crown at the national eisteddfod of 1903, at Llanelly. A volume of his poems, Blodau'r Grug, was published in 1921.
DAVIES, MARY (1855 - 1930), singer Born in London, 27 February 1855, daughter of William Davies (Mynorydd, 1826 - 1901). Her singing at the Welsh concerts in the capital brought her into prominence while she was still young; her first teachers were Henry Brinley Richards and Megan Watts Hughes. She joined the Welsh Choral Union which was then under the conductorship of John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia, 1826 - 1913), and, in 1873 won a
DAVIES, OWEN (1752 - 1830), Wesleyan Methodist minister entered the ministry himself, probably in 1788, and 'travelled' on several English circuits before becoming superintendent of the Redruth circuit in 1798 and chairman of the Redruth district. In August 1800, after some hesitation, he accepted the invitation of the Wesleyan Methodist conference to superintend the Welsh Mission, and he and John Hughes (1776 - 1843) made Ruthin their headquarters. After
DAVIES, ROBERT (Bardd Nantglyn; 1769 - 1835), poet and grammarian deal of notoriety, as it was he, together with William Owen Pughe and Dewi Silin (David Richards, 1783 - 1826), who gave the prize to Edward Hughes (1772 - 1850) of Bodfari instead of to Dewi Wyn (David Owen, 1784 - 1841) for an awdl on 'Elusengarwch' at the Denbigh eisteddfod of 1819. Some of his poems were published in 1798 under the title Cnewyllyn mewn Gwisg, which was followed in 1803 by
DAVIES, ROBERT (1790 - 1841), Calvinistic Methodist elder noticed; ANNIE JANE (1873 - 1942) married (1) Thomas Edward Ellis and (2) the Rev. Peter Hughes Griffiths; WALTER ERNEST LLEWELLYN (1874 - 1941) was a physician; and ELIZA (Lily) (1876 - 1939) married J. E. Hughes (1865 - 1932).

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