Dictionary of Welsh Biography

MAURICE, Sir WILLIAM (1542 - 1622), politician was the eldest son of Moris ap Elise (died 1575) of Clenennau, a member of an old Caernarvonshire family which, in the course of the last century had accumulated the most extensive and compact freehold estate in south Caernarvonshire, centred on the manor house of Clenennau (built c. 1550) and extending into Anglesey and Merioneth. Maurice, the first of the family to adopt the English form of
MEILYR BRYDYDD (fl. c . 1100-1137), chief court-poet
MEREDITH, LEWIS (Lewys Glyn Dyfi; 1826 - 1891), preacher and writer Born 22 March 1826 at Ffactri'r Ffridd, near Machynlleth. He was educated in the Sunday school and at day schools, first of all at Machynlleth and later, when the family moved to Cwmllinau, at Cemaes. He was interested in literature from an early age and had a hand in founding a literary society at Machynlleth (c. 1854) when he was working in the office of Adam Evans, the printer. He began to
MERRICK, RICE (d. 1586-7), landed gentleman, genealogist, and historian collaborated. He wrote a book on the history of Glamorgan, and Iolo Morganwg says that he saw it in the library at Hafod, Cardiganshire. It can, therefore, be assumed that this was one of the volumes lost when that library went on fire in 1807. A copy made c. 1660-80 is in the library of the Queen's College, Oxford; this copy was published by Sir Thomas Phillipps at his private press, Middle Hill, in 1825
MEURUG ab IORWERTH (fl. c. 1320-1370), one of the last of the 'Gogynfeirdd' bards
MEYRICK family Hascard, Fleet, Bush, Wigmore, The Pembrokeshire branch of the Meyricks of Bodorgan, Anglesey arose through the marriage of Rowland Meyrick, bishop of Bangor, to Catherine, daughter of Owen Barrett of Gelliswic, Pembrokeshire. Their eldest son, Sir GELLY (GILLY, GILLIES or GULLIAM) MEYRICK (1556? - 1601), was named after the maternal estate, and on his father's death (when he was c. 9 years old) was sent to be brought up on
MICHAELIONES, THOMAS (1880 - 1960), priest and owner of a gold mine smallholding which he bought in the Mawddach valley. He owned the Graigwen Gold Fields from c. 1938 until their closure in 1953. His offer to provide gold for Princess Elizabeth's wedding ring in 1947 was accepted. He changed his name when he married (1), in 1916, Janet Chadwick (died 1940). They had three daughters and a son. He married (2) Constance Mary Weighill in 1942 and they had a daughter. He died 24
MIDLETON, WILLIAM (c. 1550 - c. 1600), poet, soldier, and sailor
MILES, JOHN (1621 - 1683), Particular Baptist leader and American settler secure disciples with convictions as abiding as himself; in his case, notably Lewis Thomas, who supervised the area between Bridgend and Carmarthen in the days of persecution, and William Prichard, who had the guardianship of the eastern districts, with Abergavenny as nucleus, and who, by his baptising William Jones (died c. 1700) of Rhydwilym about 1667, opened the way for such intense Baptist
MOND family influence the fields of chemistry and industry. Sir ROBERT LUDWIG MOND (1867 - 1938), chemist and archaeologist Science and Mathematics Robert Mond, chemist and archaeologist, was born at Farnworth, near Widnes, Lancashire, on 9 September 1867. He was married twice; to Helen Edith (c. 1873-1905), the third daughter of Julius Levis, in 1898, by whom he had two daughters; and, in 1922, to Marie Louise (1869
MORGAN family Tredegar Park, John is the subject of a cywydd moliant by the bard Gwilym Tew written c. 1460, in which mention is made of Sir John's journey to Jerusalem, where he was created a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre. Sir John, who was a strong supporter of the Lancastrian cause, brought military assistance to Henry VII soon after he landed at Milford. He was one of the receivers of petitions in the first Parliament of
MORGAN ap CARADOG ap IESTYN (d. c. 1208), lord of the Welsh barony of Avan Wallia (or Nedd-Avan) in the honour of Glamorgan Iestyn came the lordship of Miskin - his son, HYWEL, had to surrender it to the Clare family c. 1245. CADWALLON ap Caradog held the lordship of Glynrhondda - Cadwallon's grandson, OWAIN GRYCH (AP MORGAN), was its last Welsh lord, for before 1295 the Clare family had absorbed this lordship as well. According to Giraldus (Itin., i, cap. 7), this Cadwallon was killed by his brother OWAIN, who died soon

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