Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ELLIS, EDWARD LEWIS (1922 - 2008), historian and biographer Ellis was born at Aberystwyth on 21 March 1922, one of the three children and only son of Griffith Thomas Ellis and his wife Elizabeth (née Lloyd), Cambrian Street, and the nephew of a well known local politician, Alderman R. J. Ellis (1888-1976). He was educated at Alexandra Road Primary School and Ardwyn Grammar School where he became head boy in 1940-41. He entered the University College of
ELLIS, JOHN (1760 - 1839), saddler and musician Born at Ty'n-y-gwernannau, parish of Llangwm, Denbighshire. His christening is recorded as follows: 'Baptized November 8. 1760, John, twin brother of Jane; Parents names, William and Jane Ellis, Ty'n-y-gwernannau; David Lloyd, Rector.' He showed an interest in music when quite young and learnt to play the flute. He was apprenticed to a saddler and after he had served his apprenticeship and had
ELLIS, JOHN GRIFFITH (1723/4 - 1805), Methodist exhorter preached at the first Association in Caernarvonshire, held at Clynnog, before 1769. He fell away later for many years owing to drink, but overcame that weakness and is found preaching again at Caergeiliog in 1788 and 1796, and in Liverpool in 1799, and in 1800, with Thomas Charles, Thomas Jones, Denbigh, and Richard Lloyd, Beaumaris. John Elias, in his first society-meeting in 1793 at Hendre Howel
ELLIS, RICHARD (1865 - 1928), librarian and bibliographer Born 14 October 1869, son of John Ellis, lime merchant, of Aberystwyth. He spent some time in a school kept by David Samuel and at the University College of Aberystwyth, before proceeding to Jesus College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1901, later getting a research fellowship which enabled him to start his life's work - the collection of all the available materials relating to the life and work
ELLIS, ROWLAND (1650 - 1731), Welsh-American Quaker remainder of his family. Being a man of ability, of good education and estate, and interested in public affairs, he was in 1700 elected to represent Philadelphia in the assembly of his province. He was a good and zealous worker with the Quakers, to whom he was able to minister in the Welsh language. Ellis translated into English David Lloyd's revision of Ellis Pugh's Annerch ir Cymru (Philadelphia, 1721
ELLIS, TECWYN (1918 - 2012), educationalist, scholar and author Tecwyn Ellis was born on 24 April 1918 at Cae Crydd, a smallholding on the Pale estate in Caletwr, Llandderfel, Merionethshire, the only child of David John Ellis and his wife Madge (née Edwards). As a native of Penllyn, and later of Edeirnion, his knowledge of these commotes - their history, traditions and families - was inexhaustible. He was educated at Llandderfel council school; the boys
ELLIS, THOMAS (1625 - 1673), cleric and antiquary reasons for not printing his revised edition of David Powel's Historic; and posterity (represented by the late Sir John Edward Lloyd) has dealt another blow at this reputation by declaring that the Memoirs of Owen Glendower, usually attributed to Ellis, were originally written by Robert Vaughan, and that Ellis was a mere copyist or reviser.
ELLIS, THOMAS PETER (1873 - 1936), judge (I.C.S.) and authority on Punjab customary law and medieval Welsh law Custom; he also edited Rattigan's Punjab Customary Law (8th ed.). His chief publications dealing with Wales are: Welsh Tribal Law and Custom in the Middle Ages, 1926; The Mabinogion - a New Translation (with John Lloyd), 1929; The Story of Two Parishes (Dolgelley and Llanelltyd), 1928; The First Extent of Bromfield and Yale; The Tragedy of Cymmer; The Catholic Church in Wales under the Roman Empire
ELSTAN (or ELYSTAN) GLODRYDD, founder of the fifth of the 'royal tribes' of Wales Although scarcely anything is known about him, his name may serve as the heading of a concise account (compiled entirely from Lloyd, A History of Wales) of the later lords of 'Rhwng Gŵy a Hafren' (between Wye and Severn) - the cantreds of Maelienydd and Elfael; pedigree in Lloyd, A History of Wales, 770. Elstan (A History of Wales, 406) had a son, Cadwgan, who had three sons. One of these
ELWYN-EDWARDS, DILYS (1918 - 2012), composer Turle Scholarship at Girton College, Cambridge and a Joseph Parry Scholarship at the University College in Cardiff, and chose the latter, studying under David Evans. Her compositional gifts were developed during her time at Cardiff and some of her songs were broadcast by the BBC. After taking her B.Mus. she taught for three years at Dr Williams School before gaining an open scholarship in composition
EMANUEL, HYWEL DAVID (1921 - 1970), librarian and Medieval Latin scholar Born 14 May 1921 in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, the son of William David Emanuel, schoolmaster, and his wife Margaret (née James). He was educated at Llanelli boys' grammar school and at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he graduated with honours in Latin in 1941. After five years' service overseas in the Royal Navy during World War II, he became, in 1947, an assistant keeper
EMERY, FRANK VIVIAN (1930 - 1987), historical geographer its provenance. Undoubtedly, further piquancy was due to the strangeness of that landscape compared with those of Britain, and to the fact that many of the first Europeans to experience it were Welshmen: clergymen, such as the Rev. John David Jenkins, but most particularly the soldiers of the 24th Regiment of Foot, who fought in the Zulu War and (after being renamed as the 1st and 2nd Regiments of

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