Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PYRKE, JOHN (1755 - 1834), japanners in 1817 and 1824) was an active public man, a Liberal in politics, and a great supporter of the Lancastrian schools. He sold his factory, in 1826, to Evan Jones (1790 - 1860). He died 1 November 1834, and was buried at Twyn.
RAVENSCROFT family Ravenscroft, Robert Davies of Gwysaney, and three of his sons must be recorded: (1) THOMAS RAVENSCROFT, the eldest son, sheriff Public and Social Service, Civil Administration in 1606-7, died in 1630. Two of his sons were ROBERT RAVENSCROFT (1589 - 1640; Member of Parliament in 1614) and THOMAS RAVENSCROFT, originator of the separate line of ' Ravenscroft of Pickhill ' in Denbighshire (but near Bangor-on-Dee - see
REES family Ton In 1771 RICE REES married one of the daughters of the Rev. William Jenkins of Pen-y-waun in the parish of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn. Rice died 2 March 1826. Of his six children, two sons and one daughter may be mentioned: (1) William Jenkins Rees (1772 - 1855) - see the article on him. (2) DAVID RICE REES (1787 - 1856), born at Llandovery, 6 August 1787; he was a shop assistant in various places in
REES, ALAN WILLIAM (1941 - 2005), Benedictine monk and musician Alan Rees was born in Morriston, Swansea, on 1 February 1941, the son of John and Hilda Rees. He was raised in the Baptist tradition by his father and the Anglican tradition by his mother. In his youth he was a member of the Church in Wales and adhered to the Anglo-Catholic tradition. He showed a profound interest in the Catholic Church at an early age and was received into the Church during his
REES, CALEB (1883 - 1970), inspector of schools and author task three years later of interviewing young men, many ex-service men among them, for the teaching profession. He and his wife became members of his old church in Pen-y-groes, where he was elected a deacon. His wife died 1 January and he died on 9 January 1970. He and his brother Stephen Morris Rees were co- authors of a history of Pen-y-groes Congregational Church (1959). He also wrote a series of
REES, DAVID (1683? - 1748), Baptist minister and theological writer infant baptism, and for his publications on the subject - (1) Adnodau or rai Lleoedd Cableddus a Sarhaus o Lyfrau … ar Fedydd Plant, 1732, and (2) Infant Baptism, No Institution of Christ …, 1734. He also published (3) A Free and Sober Enquiry into the truth of certain paragraphs contained in the Assembly's Shorter Catechism …, 1736, (4) Reasons for and against Singing of Psalms …, 1737, and three
REES, EVAN (Dyfed; 1850 - 1923), Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and archdruid of Wales Born 1 January 1850 at Puncheston, Pembrokeshire; son of James and Eunice Rees. He removed with his parents to Aberdare when but a child and was employed when 8 years of age at Blaen-gwawr colliery. He removed to Cardiff when 23 years of age, and entered the ministry at Scion C.M. church (afterwards Pembroke Terrace), Cardiff. He succeeded as a poet early in life, and was successful in provincial
REES, GEORGE (1873 - 1950), poet and hymnwriter . He died at Headingley 1 September 1950 and was buried in Willesden Green cemetery, London, on 6 September. He won several prizes at national and other eisteddfodau : Pwllheli, 1925, Swansea, 1926, Treorchy, 1928, Liverpool, 1929, Port Talbot, 1930. He was best known for his englynion and his hymns. His hymn ' O Fab y Dyn, Eneiniog Duw ' is regarded as one of the greatest Welsh hymns.
REES, Sir JAMES FREDERICK (1883 - 1967), Principal of the University College at Cardiff Born 13 December 1883 son of John Rees, Priory Hill and later of Hakin, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, a dock worker. He was educated in the local board school before gaining a scholarship to the local intermediate school on 24 January 1898; he entered the University College at Cardiff in 1901, where he graduated with Class 1 in History in 1904. In 1908 he gained Class I in the school of Modern
REES, JOHN SEYMOUR (1887 - 1963), minister (Congl.) and author contributed to the periodical press for over 50 years; see Glyn L. Jones, A bibliography of Cardiganshire 1600-1964 and the Supplement for a list of his articles in the Dysgedydd, Cymru, Genhinen, Ymofynnydd, etc. Other published work includes a one-act play, Y Canfasiwr, in Y Ford Gron, 5, no. 1, under the pseudonym J.C.M. Evans; and The history of Ynysgau Church, Merthyr Tydfil (c. 1958). He was a
REES, JOSIAH (1744 - 1804), Unitarian minister the Daniel Williams trustees (1809-53), a member of the Presbyterian Fund Board from 1813 and secretary of the Board from 1825 till 1853. Unfortunately, he so mismanaged some of the funds committed to his charge that he had to escape to Spain to avoid prison; and though he eventually cleared his accounts and made good the losses, he never recovered esteem, and died in obscurity (at Brighton), 1
REES, THOMAS (1862 - 1951), breeder of Welsh cobs into Gloucester, where Harry Hopton, the smith worked. They walked all the way. ' King Briton ' was the first stallion which he travelled into England. The contribution of Thomas Rees and his sons to the Welsh cob is distinctive on three counts; (1) his stallions represented the oldest strain of Welsh cobs, (2) no one else gave such an aggregate of years to owning and leading cob stallions, (3) the

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