Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS family, printers also became owner and publisher of the Carmarthen Journal. He died 25 May 1830, aged 55. His widow survived until 19 January 1850. John Evans had three sons who became printers at Carmarthen - DAVID, JOHN, and WILLIAM. David Evans, the eldest son of John Evans, became the owner and publisher of the Carmarthen Journal in 1820, and continued to print that weekly newspaper up to the number for 18 July
EVANS, ANNIE FLORENCE (1884 - 1967), revivalist and missionary Florrie Evans was born on 15 December 1884 in New Quay, Cardiganshire, the second of the four children of David Owen Evans (1853-1918), a mariner, and his wife Margaret (née Jones, 1853-1929), who were living at 5 Marine Terrace in 1881, and at 4 Lewis Terrace ten years later. By 1901, following her father's promotion to captain, the family moved to 12 Marine Terrace which remained their home
EVANS, BERIAH GWYNFE (1848 - 1927), journalist and dramatist Wales Weekly News. In 1892 he went to Caernarvon, as managing editor of the Welsh National Press Co., publishers of Y Genedl Gymreig, The North Wales Observer, and other newspapers, a company in which David Lloyd George was then interested. Here he soon made his mark as a trenchant political journalist, but he resigned his post in 1895, when he was appointed secretary to the 'Cymru Fydd' movement
EVANS, CARADOC (1878 - 1945), author Born at Pant-y-croy, Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Carmarthenshire, 31 December 1878, and christened David, son of William Evans, auctioneer, and Mary (née Powell). He spent most of his childhood at Lanlas, Rhydlewis, and attended the board school there before he was apprenticed to the drapery trade. He worked as a shop assistant for some twelve years-in Carmarthen, Cardiff and London. In London he
EVANS, CHRISTMAS (1766 - 1838), Baptist minister One of the most famous Welsh preachers. Born at Esgaer-waen, Llandysul, Cardiganshire, on Christmas Day 1766, son of Samuel Evans, boot-maker, and Joanna his wife. Parish apprentice, farm labourer on local farms, among others at the home of the celebrated David Davis (1745 - 1827) of Castellhywel - that is his story as a youth. Joining, when about 18 years of age, one of the churches of which
EVANS, CLIFFORD GEORGE (1912 - 1985), actor Clifford Evans was born in Senghennydd, Glamorgan, on 17 February 1912, the youngest of three children of David Evans, an outfitter, and his wife Dinah, a milliner. He had a brother, Kenneth, and a sister, Pearl. When his father joined up for the Great War Cliff went to live with his maternal grandparents in Bronwydd, Carmarthenshire. Welsh was his first language. At eleven years old he attended
EVANS, DANIEL (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion; 1792 - 1846), cleric and poet , and that of archdeacon Thomas Beynon. He was also friendly with David Davis, Castell Hywel, and with the other poets of Cardiganshire, and he carried on the tradition of Edward Richard and Ieuan Brydydd Hir. He died by his own hand, 28 March 1846, and was buried in Pencarreg churchyard.
EVANS, DANIEL SILVAN (1818 - 1903), cleric, translator, editor, and lexicographer 1870 he contributed to a Breton Roman Catholic liturgy, Liherieu hag Avieleu, and from 1871 to 1875 he was editor of Archaeologia Cambrensis. He was preferred to Llanwrin, Montgomeryshire, in 1876, and there he remained until his death. In 1876 he edited Thomas Stephens's Literature of the Kymry and Gwaith y Parchedig Evan Evans (Ieuan Brydydd Hir), and was co-editor (1876) with David Saunders (1831
EVANS, DANIEL SIMON (1921 - 1998), Welsh scholar D. Simon Evans was born in Broderi, Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire, 29 May 1921, the eldest child of David Evans and his wife Sarah Jane (née Lewis); he had a sister and a younger brother, Prof. D. Ellis Evans. David Evans's family had for generations played a prominent part in the life of the community in Llanfynydd and in particular in the Methodist chapel, Banc y Spite, and Simon Evans always had
EVANS, DAVID (Dewi Haran; 1812 - 1885), auctioneer, valuer, land agent, and poet
EVANS, DAVID (1740 - 1790) Dolau, Baptist minister was the first to go to North Wales with the mission sent by his denomination in 1776, and was the first to baptize by immersion in Anglesey. He died at the age of 50 on 14 October 1790. His son was David Evans (1773-1828)
EVANS, DAVID (1814 - 1847), Wesleyan minister

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