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, TIMOTHY EDGAR (1912 - 2007), opera singer Edgar Evans was born at Cwrt Farm near Cwrtnewydd, Ceredigion, on 9 June 1912, the youngest of 13 children of William Evans (d. 1927) and his wife Margaret (d. 1947). He received elementary education at the local school where the headmaster was the poet and local historian David Rees Davies, 'Cledlyn'. In 1921 he heard the Italian tenor Enrico Caruso on the radio, and was sufficiently enchanted
EVANS, TITUS (1809 - 1864), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster Born at Redcock in the vale of Cerdin, Llandysul, Cardiganshire. His father was a weaver and he was brought up to the same craft. He was a member of Horeb Independent chapel and received his early education at the school kept by Samuel Griffiths of Horeb. When his weaving was finished for the day he used to go to Owen Evans (1808 - 1865) at Burlip (Llandysul) for a lesson. He became parish clerk
EVANS, TITUS, printer - see EVANS
EVANS, TOM VALENTINE (1861 - 1935), Baptist minister Born at Llandebïe, 14 February 1861, son of William and Mary Evans and brother of Frederick Evans. He began his career in 1877 as a Calvinistic Methodist preacher and, after being to school at Carmarthen, went on to Trevecka College in 1879. His views, however, changed; he became a Baptist, and in 1880 went to Pontypool College. In 1882 he was ordained minister of Calfaria chapel, Clydach
EVANS, TREBOR LLOYD (1909 - 1979), minister (Indepedent) and author The second of Robert and Winifred Evans' four children, and the eldest son, he was born February 5 1909, at Y Fedw, a farm in the parish of Llanycil, near Bala, Meirionethshire. His father was an elder and the precentor in Moelygarnedd Chapel (C M.) and his mother was of the Lloyd family, Pen-y-bryn, Llandderfel. 'Llwyd o'r Bryn' (Bob Lloyd) was her brother, and as a boy Trebor turned to his
EVANS, WALTER JENKIN (1856 - 1927), principal of Carmarthen Presbyterian College Born 1 April 1856 at Carmarthen, son of Titus Evans and grandson of John Jeremy. He was educated at Parc-y-felfed school, at Carmarthen grammar school where he gained the principal scholarship, at Carmarthen Presbyterian College (1870-3), Jesus College, Oxford (B.A. 1878, M.A. 1880) and Manchester College, Oxford (1876-8), under James Martineau. He discovered that nature had not intended him to
EVANS, WILLIAM (d. 1718), Dissenting minister and academy tutor into Welsh by William Evans himself, and published in 1707; there is evidence too, that he wrote a foreword (dated 24 June 1716) to another edition of the same catechism, originally published by Matthew Henry in 1702, and now translated by James Davies (Iaco ap Dewi, 1648 - 1722). Jeremy Owen calls William Evans 'God's gift to his people.' He died probably towards the end of 1718.
EVANS, WILLIAM, Presbyterian minister, and lexicographer pretty definite proof; it is possible that Evans was already a man of mature age and previous good education before he entered the Academy. A copy of this dictionary was among the books bequeathed by Richard Morris to the Welsh Charity-school (Additional Letters of the Morrises of Anglesey (1735-86), p. 808), but Morris himself nowhere speaks of the book. William Richards (1749 - 1818) used Evans's
EVANS, WILLIAM (1734 - 1805), early Calvinistic Methodist exhorter (1795 - 1867) was a surgeon at Devonport, and had as many as four sons in the profession; three were naval surgeons who died at sea, and the other, EVAN (1821 - 1887) was at first a surgeon R.N., but afterwards practised in the City of London. He was followed in the profession by his sons WILLMOTT HENDERSON EVANS (1859 - 1938), M.D., F.R.C.S., a dermatologist who was a lecturer at various hospitals
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 (1823 - 1900), cleric

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