Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, WILLIAM ARTHUR (1892 - 1970), musician the accompaniment an important and integral part of the song. Although he is chiefly remembered as a composer of songs, he also wrote part-songs, anthems, duets, works for the piano and string orchestra, several works for the piano, and pieces for the organ. (A complete list of his works appears in Welsh Music, vol. 5, no. 3, summer 1976). His MSS. were bought by the National Library of Wales in
JONES, WILLIAM PHILIP (1878 - 1955), minister (Presb.) and Principal of Trefeca College Hanes y MC. A prominent figure in his Association, he served as Moderator of the Association in the South in 1945. He died Sunday, 3 July 1955, at the chapel house, Dyffryn, Taibach, where he was due to preach that day. His remains were buried at Fishguard.
KADWALADR, SION (fl. 1750-1765), writer of ballads and interludes stealing half-a-crown, says Ioan Pedr. His interludes appear to have been written after his return; they are: (1) 'Einion a Gwenllian' (NLW MS 552B), written c. 1756 - the suggestion that it was written jointly with Huw Jones may be dismissed; (2) 'Gaulove a Clarinda' between 1756 and 1762 (Cwrtmawr MS 39B); (3) Y Brenin Dafydd a Gwraig Urias, published at Chester c. 1765, written jointly with Huw Jones
KATHERYN of BERAIN (Mam Cymru, The mother of Wales; 1534/5 - 1591) words in Christ Church MS. 184 (photostat in NLW MS 6496C). (3) Sometime before January 1573, to Maurice Wynn of Gwydir as his third wife, thus becoming the step-mother of Sir John Wynn of Gwydir. A child marriage between her son Thomas Salusbury, and Margaret, daughter of Maurice Wynn by his first wife, was arranged in 1574. This led to trouble over the wardship of Thomas, who upon the death of his
KEMEYS family Cefn Mabli, sheriff of Glamorgan for the period 18-24 March 1689. He was also governor of Cardiff castle in 1702. He died December 1702. His son, again named CHARLES KEMEYS, born 23 November 1688, became the 4th baronet on his father's death. He was sheriff of Glamorgan, 1712-13, M.P. for Monmouthshire, 1713-15, and M.P. for Glamorgan, 1716-34. He died 29 January 1735, without issue, and the baronetcy became
KENYON family Gredington, Peel Hall, . (Tory) for S. Michael's, Cornwall, 1830-2. He unsuccessfully contested Denbighshire in the election of 1833. He married, 29 June 1833, Georgina, youngest daughter of Thomas de Grey, 4th lord Walsingham, by whom he had five sons and five daughters. He died at Eastbourne, 24 July 1864, was buried at Hanmer. He was succeeded by his grandson LLOYD, 4th lord Kenyon (1864 - 1927) Son of Lloyd Kenyon (1835
KILMISTER, IAN FRASER (1945 - 2015), musician Ian Fraser Kilmister was born on 24 December 1945 in Stoke-on-Trent, the son of Sidney Davy Albert Kilmister and his wife Jessie Milda, 'June' (née Simpson). His father, a former RAF chaplain, deserted the family when Ian was just three months old and he was raised by his mother and grandmother in a small Staffordshire town. When he was ten years old his mother married George Willis and the
KILVERT, ROBERT FRANCIS (1840 - 1879), cleric and diarist Born 3 December 1840 at Hardenhuish, near Chippenham, where his father (Robert) was parson; graduated from Wadham College, Oxford, in 1862 (M.A. 1866). After serving as curate to his father, he became curate at Clyro (Radnorshire) in 1864, remaining there till 1876, when he became vicar of S. Harmon's (Radnorshire). In 1877, he was appointed vicar of Bredwardine, Herefordshire, where he died 23
KITCHIN, ANTHONY (1477 - 1563), bishop of Llandaff 'extremely small payments.' He took one lease to London and lost it. Lack of business capacity rather than greed seems to have been his failing. He was surrounded by men hungry for land, while some of his officials gave rise to suspicion. The confiscation of the chantries (1548) and of church goods (1552-3) was the work of the laymen on the royal commission, and devastated the diocese. His organisation and
KNIGHT, WILLIAM BRUCE (1785 - 1845), Welsh scholar, ecclesiastic, and administrator Born 24 December 1785 at Braunton, Devon, the second son of John Knight and Margaret Bruce, daughter of William Bruce, Duffryn, Aberdare and a brother to John Bruce Pryce. His maternal grandparents were Wm. Bruce of Llanblethian, Glamorganshire, and Jane, grand-daughter of Sir Thomas Lewis, Llanishen. When the son was quite young the parents moved from Braunton to Llanblethian. He was educated at
KYFFIN, EDWARD (c. 1558 - 1603), cleric and composer of metrical psalms , states that Kyffin had composed about fifty metrical psalms before he fell a victim to the plague in 1603. In one only of the three variant forms of the preliminary pages of Psalmae y Brenhinol Brophvvyd Dafydh … by Wiliam Middelton, 1603, there appears, on pp. 3-4, an elegy to the author, 'Mawl-gerdh farwnad i gapten William Middelton,' by Kyffin. It is not certain whether he or another of the same
LANGFORD family Allington, (pedigrees) may be in his hand, but the grammatical miscellanea (Peniarth MS 169, and Havod MS. 24) and the old englynion (Peniarth MS 111), which he rescued from oblivion, are preserved only in transcripts from his manuscripts. By his first wife, Margaret, daughter of John Almor, he had John Langford and Edward (possibly the man who wrote his name in Peniarth MS 56 (99); he married Catherine, daughter of

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