Dictionary of Welsh Biography

RANDLES, ELIZABETH (1801? - 1829), harpist and pianist Born 24 May 1801, the daughter of Edward Randles, Wrexham. While very young she became prominent by reason of her ability to play the harp and the piano. She went on a concert tour through parts of England; she also played, with her father, before George III and queen Charlotte. She and two sisters moved to Liverpool, and it was there that she died in June 1829.
RAVENSCROFT family Ravenscroft, grandson Ralph Ravenscroft, we come to two of this Ralph's sons, (I) George and (II) John. (I) GEORGE RAVENSCROFT 'of Bretton ', Ralph's eldest son, opens a line of squires who were prominent in Flintshire; he was alive in 1517, and his son THOMAS RAVENSCROFT was alive in 1547. Thomas's eldest son was GEORGE RAVENSCROFT, sheriff in 1578-9, who died in 1592 and is commemorated (like others of the family
REES, DOROTHY MARY (1898 - 1987), Labour politician and alderman of Howells School, Llandaff, and in 1960 she was appointed to the chair of the Further Education Sub-committee of the Glamorgan County Council. She remained a warm supporter of the right of women to a higher education. She was made a CBE in 1964 and a DBE in 1975. She was married to David George Rees (the eldest son of David F. Rees of Barry) who died 8 November 1938. Their home was 'Morhafren
REES, GEORGE (d. 1795), Baptist minister
REES, GEORGE (1873 - 1950), poet and hymnwriter (CM), Williamstown, where his father was an elder. In 1900 he married Kate Ann, daughter of Thomas Roberts, chief accountant at the Oakeley Slate Quarries, Blaenau Ffestiniog and for a time lived at Pont Rhondda, where he was elected an elder of his church. He moved to London to work in the milk trade. Here a milkman with the surname Maycock covered the same round and to avoid confusion George
REES, GEORGE OWEN (1813 - 1889), physician - see REES, JOSIAH
REES, Sir JOHN MILSOM (1866 - 1952), surgeon and laryngologist service to the Royal Family; he was laryngologist to King George V throughout the twenty-six years of his reign, and to Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra and Queen Maude of Norway. He was knighted in 1916, appointed K.C.V.O. in 1923, and promoted to G.C.V.O. in 1934. The University of Wales conferred upon him an honorary D.Sc. in 1931. Milsom Rees was officially associated with many of the leading London
REES, JOSIAH (1744 - 1804), Unitarian minister Leghorn in 1803 when the South Wales Unitarian Association list was published, but had become British Consul at Smyrna by November 1813 when his son G. O. Rees was born. GEORGE OWEN REES (1813 - 1889), physician Medicine He became a famous physician. He studied at Guy's Hospital, in Paris, and at Glasgow, and practised in London from 1836 onwards. He was paralysed in 1886, and died at Watford 27 May
RHISIART FYNGLWYD (fl. 1510-1570), poet members of the Dwnn family, particularly to Gruffudd Dwnn of Ystrad Merthyr, and Harry, his son. Rhisiart Fynglwyd was feasting at Ystrad Merthyr at Whitsuntide 1531 and 1533, and on S. Davids Day 1536 and 1537, and was in Sir George Herbert's home in Swansea about 1543. Professor G. J. Williams suggests that perhaps his most interesting poem is his cywydd of intercession between Sir George Herbert and
RHŶS, ELIZABETH (1841 - 1911), teacher, hostess and campaigner for women's rights , and president of the Mid-Oxfordshire office branch in 1892. Her involvement with Liberalism was deepened through her role as hostess at the family's 'open house': as well as students and scholars from Wales, Britain, and beyond, she welcomed David Lloyd George, his wife Margaret and their children, to lodge and dine at the Rhŷs home, and the two families became close friends. Elspeth's
RICE family Newton, Dynevor, heirs and he was high sheriff of Carmarthenshire, 1694, and Member of Parliament for Carmarthenshire, 1701-10. His son, EDWARD RICE, unsuccessfully contested the Carmarthenshire seat in 1722. His son, GEORGE RICE (1724 - 1779), played a fairly prominent part in the political life of the times. He was a member of the group of Carmarthenshire Whigs who, led by Griffith Philipps of Cwmgwili (see Philipps
RICHARDSON, EVAN (1759 - 1824), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and schoolmaster and John Roberts (1752 - 1834) preached, by permission of George Lewis, outside Pen-dref Independent chapel. Soon after that, Richardson hired an upper room at Tan-yr-allt (on the Bethel road) for holding services, and in 1793 opened the first Calvinistic Methodist chapel in the town, on ' Mount Pleasant ' - it is today (since 1826) represented by Moriah chapel. Richardson was ordained at the first

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