Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BROUGHTON family Marchwiel, BROUGHTON (c. 1544 - c. 1614), Ralph Broughton's grandson (and heir to the Plas Isa estate), added to it that of Marchwiel Hall by his marriage to the daughter of Henry Parry of Basingwerk and Marchwiel, and was sheriff of Denbighshire in 1608. His eldest son Sir EDWARD BROUGHTON was knighted in 1618 (18 March). In 1639 (22 January) he was pardoned (on the petition of his wife and the certificate of judge
BRUCE, MORYS GEORGE LYNDHURST (4th Baron Aberdare), (1919 - 2005), politician and sportsman maiden speech on 5 March, during the debate on the recent defence white paper. He spoke regularly in the House of Lords, particularly on youth services, sport and education; in a debate on 1 December 1965, he noted that universities gave more attention to the arts than the sciences: 'There still exists a kind of intellectual snobbery that pays greater respect to the man who misquotes Horace than the
BRUCE, WILLIAM NAPIER (1858 - 1936), educationalist and lawyer , and he presided with unfailing tact over its inner councils and with natural dignity on all its public occasions. The Life of General Sir Charles Napier (London,. 1885) and Sir A. Henry Layard: Autobiography and Letters (London, 1903), which he edited, were his chief publications. Bruce was made a C.B. in 1905 and a C.H. in 1935. He died at Bath, 20 March 1936.
BRYAN, ROBERT (1858 - 1920), poet and composer that Arabs would deposit large sums in gold with the firm, without any written security, rather than entrust them to the banks. The business was closed in 1934. The surviving brother, JOSEPH DAVIES (died 1 March 1935 at Alexandria, aged 71), became a very prominent member of the British community in Egypt; he was president (1923-4) of the British Chamber of Commerce in Egypt and, during the same
BRYDGES, Sir HARFORD JONES (1764 - 1847), diplomatist and author Oxford, and in 1832 a privy councillor. His wife was Sarah, daughter of Sir Henry Gott, Newland Park, Buckinghamshire. He died 17 March 1847 at Boultibrook, near Presteign, a house whence (in 1923) some Boultibrook manuscripts came to the National Library of Wales (now NLW MSS 4901-12), to be supplemented (in 1943) by a very large group of Harford Jones and Harford Jones Brydges papers which came from
BRYN-JONES, DELME (1934 - 2001), opera singer He was born in Station Road, Brynaman, on 29 March 1934, the son of John Jones, a cobbler, and his wife Elizabeth (née Austin). His registered name was Delme Jones; the hyphenated 'Bryn' (derived from the opening syllable of his birthplace) was prefixed to his surname in later life. He was educated at Brynaman Primary School and at Ammanford Technical College. On leaving the College he worked as
BULKELEY, WILLIAM (1691 - 1760), squire and diarist Of Brynddu in Llanfechell, Anglesey. Born 4 November 1691. His surviving diaries are two in number, one extending from 30 March 1734 to 8 June 1743; the other from 1 August 1747 to 28 September 1760. They are perfect treasure-houses of allusion and incident; Anglesey life in the commote of Talybolion never had such an historian. Weather and social customs are described at great length, personal
BURTON, IAN HAMILTON (Archimandrite Barnabas) (1915 - 1996), Orthodox priest walking the streets in his long black robes. After this, he was called to serve in Cardiff; he died there on 14 March 1996.
BURTON, RICHARD (1925 - 1984), stage and film actor family) he married Elizabeth in March 1964. For the next decade they were the world's most famous and glamorous couple, with the global media following in their wake as they flew or sailed between some of the most attractive and alluring spots on the planet. For those who were not dazzled by the glare of the diamonds or the extravagance of their lifestyle, there was much to be praised in many of the
BUTE family (marquesses of Bute, Cardiff Castle, etc.), . (The East Bute Dock, opened in 1859, the Roath Basin, 1874, and the Roath Dock, 1887, belong to the period of his successor). Lord Bute was F.R.S., F.S.A., and F.R.A.S.; he was also vice-president of the Royal Cambrian Institution. The 2nd marquess died suddenly at Cardiff castle, 18 March 1848, and was succeeded by his son JOHN PATRICK CRICHTON STUART 3rd marquess of Bute (1847 - 1900) His career is
CADWALLON (d. 633), prince mission. A year passed and the last weeks of 633 found him encamped with a large army in the moorlands south of Hexham (a spot known to the Welsh as ' Cantysgol ' and ' Cantscawl'). Here Oswald of Bernicia fell upon him and his host, after a night march from the Roman Wall; the surprise was complete and, in the ensuing rout of the British, Cadwallon was slain.
CADWGAN (d. 1241), bishop of Bangor He succeeded after the death of Robert in 1212. Llywelyn ap Iorwerth was at this time dominant in North Wales, and it was, no doubt, through his influence that Cadwgan obtained the see. King John, moreover, who, in the early months of 1215, was angling for the support of the Welsh against the barons, put no obstacles in his way. On 13 March the chapter was allowed to elect the abbot of Whitland

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