Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BODWRDA family Bodwrda, , daughter of John Griffith, Cefn Amwlch. He was educated at Shrewsbury school and on 27 October 1639 entered St. John's College, Cambridge (following his elder brothers John and Hugh), under the tutorship of his uncle William Bodwrda, and holding a scholarship founded by Dr. John Gwyn in 1574 from rents in Maenan, on the nomination of his second cousin Robert Wynne, Bodysgallen, as 'neerest in relation of
BOSANQUET family Northumbrian branch of the family, which is seated at Rock, near Alnwick, viz. ROBERT CARR BOSANQUET (1871 - 1925), was a distinguished archaeologist and in that capacity was appointed in 1908 a member of the Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments in Wales; he served upon this body until his death and contributed many notices of Roman sites to the inventories which it issued.
BOWEN family Llwyn-gwair, the eldest son of James Bowen and Alice, daughter of Robert Rowe and married Easter, daughter of William Thomas, Pentowyn, Carmarthenshire, and they had six sons and six daughters. Anne, one of the daughters, became the wife of the Rev. David Griffiths, Nevern. Llwyn-gwair served as a stepping stone for John Wesley on his journeyings to and from Ireland (see Wesley, Diaries), whilst David Jones
BRAOSE family Robert of Normandy, but in 1110 revolted against Henry, his estates being confiscated. He regained possession in 1112 and, shortly after 1130, the territories passed to his eldest son, WILLIAM, the third baron, who, c. 1155, also inherited one-half of the Honour of Barnstaple, agreeing to pay a fee of 1,000 marks. William married Bertha, daughter of Milo of Gloucester, whose vast territories, after the
BROUGHTON family Marchwiel, of North Wales. His younger brother ROBERT BROUGHTON of Stryt-yr-hwch, Marchwiel, fourth son of Morgan Broughton, was captain of the 150 men raised in Denbighshire for the second bishops' war and led them in the northern campaign. He was a colonel in the forces sent to quell the Irish rebellion of 1641, but brought his regiment back to Chester in January 1644 to serve against the Roundheads, and
BRYAN, ROBERT (1858 - 1920), poet and composer the B.A. and Mus. Bac. degrees, but a severe breakdown in health in 1893 compelled him to leave Oxford and to give up all work for a long period. Until 1903 he lived mainly at Wrexham and Marchwiel; in that year he moved to Caernarvon, where his brothers, Edward and Joseph Davies Bryan (infra), who were in business in Egypt, had a house. From that date Robert Bryan spent most of his winters in Egypt
BRYANT, TOM (1882 - 1946), harpist Born 22 July, 1882, at the Carpenter's Arms, Efailisaf, near Pontypridd, Glamorganshire John Bryant, his uncle, taught him to play the harp. He began to compete at eisteddfodau at a young age, winning many prizes. He took the first prize at the National Eisteddfod from 1891 to 1896. With Watkin Hezekiah Williams, and Robert Rees, the former lecturing on folk-songs and the latter singing to
BULKELEY family urgently to a rich marriage for the second son (ROBERT, died 1659); he married a daughter of a London alderman, with a dowry of £7,000, niece of William Harvey, the distinguished medical scientist of 'circulation' fame, whose shaky signature appears at the foot of the marriage settlement of 1654. The 2nd viscount's grandson (RICHARD, 4th viscount, died 1724) was a vigorous personality, but such was the
CADWALADR, ROGER (1566 - 1610), seminary priest and martyr . Robert Jones, the day he was condemned to death. It was Fr. Jones who wrote, in Italian, an account of his execution at Leominster, 27 August 1610.
CADWGAN (d. 1111), prince the reign of William Rufus, defeating the Normans in 1094 at the battle of Coed Yspwys (its site is unknown) and joining Gruffudd ap Cynan in the defence of Anglesey and the flight to Ireland of 1098. When better conditions enabled the two to return to Wales in 1099, Cadwgan received from earl Robert of Shrewsbury in vassalage his share of Powys and, therewith, Ceredigion. He allowed himself to be
CADWGAN (d. 1241), bishop of Bangor He succeeded after the death of Robert in 1212. Llywelyn ap Iorwerth was at this time dominant in North Wales, and it was, no doubt, through his influence that Cadwgan obtained the see. King John, moreover, who, in the early months of 1215, was angling for the support of the Welsh against the barons, put no obstacles in his way. On 13 March the chapter was allowed to elect the abbot of Whitland
CAMPBELL, ELIZA CONSTANTIA (1796 - 1864), author Born 8 January 1796, she was the daughter of Richard Pryce of Gunley near Forden (one of whose ancestors, Capt. Richard Pryce, was a prominent Montgomeryshire Roundhead). She was twice married: first (1826) to Commander Robert Campbell, R.N. (died 1832), a cousin of Thomas Campbell the poet - one of their sons was Lewis Campbell the Greek scholar; and secondly (1844) to Capt. Hugh Morrieson

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