Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EVANS-WILLIAMS, LAURA (1883 - 1944), singer Eldest daughter of John and Ellen Evans, born at Bryn Meirion, Henllan, Denbighshire, 7 September 1883. She was educated at Howell's School, Denbigh, and at the Royal Academy of Music, London. She began her career as a contralto, winning prizes at several eisteddfodau; at the Academy she studied under Edward Iles who developed her voice as a lyric soprano. She became widely known as a concert and
FRANCIS, GRIFFITH (1876 - 1936), musicians Born at Bryn-y-wern, Cwm Pennant, Caernarfonshire. Griffith in December 1876 and Owen on 15 June 1879, the sons of William and Mary Francis. Their father, who was a good musician, was an official in Moelfre quarry; their mother 'Mair Alaw,' singer, was a native of Nantlle. The brothers became quarrymen. Griffith, who was a poet, published Telyn Eryri, containing poems dealing with the lives of
GIBBON, JAMES MORGAN (1855 - 1932), Independent minister Born at Pont-Seli, Abercŷch, Pembrokeshire, 1855. He was a member of Bryn Seion (Cenarth, Carmarthenshire) church where Evan Herber Evans also was brought up. He was educated at Newcastle Emlyn and the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen (1872-5). In 1875 he was ordained minister of Tre-lech; he joined the English connexion and was minister at Castle Street, Swansea (1880-5); Highgate, London (1885
GOLDSWAIN, BRYNLEY VERNON (1922 - 1983), rugby league player Bryn Goldswain was born on 3 August 1922 in Merthyr Tudful, the son of Reginald Stephen Goldswain, a miner and then a policeman who died as a young man, and his wife Catherine (née Jones, 1897-1981). The family moved to Aber-craf in the Swansea Valley when Bryn was four years old. He was educated locally and at Ystalyfera Grammar School. He played rugby union for Aber-craf, before going to work
GRIFFITH, DAVID (1792 or 1794 - 1873), Independent minister daughter of Bryn farm, Llanfair-is-gaer, and settled in her home, farming and ministering to Bethel and the neighbourhood. He soon became very well known in North Wales, partly because of his work in opening up new churches but more particularly because of his readiness to stand surety for the debts of the chapels, often to his own personal disadvantage. He took a prominent part in founding the churches
GRIFFITH, GRIFFITH WYNNE (1883 - 1967), minister (Presb.) and author graduated in philosophy), and in the Theological College at Bala (where he graduated in theology). He also went for a period (1909) to Jesus College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1911, and ministered in Bryn-du, Anglesey (1910-13), Douglas Road, Liverpool (1913-23), Tabernacl, Porthmadog (1923-29), and Tabernacl, Bangor (1929-46). He married, 1914, Grace Roberts, of Dwyran, Anglesey; they had three sons and
GRIFFITH, JOHN EDWARDS (1843 - 1933), naturalist and antiquary , published in 1914, a work of outstanding merit, a godsend to researchers. No such work could be perfect, and the great influx of family papers to library repositories has exposed many errors both of commission and omission. But the piling up of such errata by fortunate acquirers of the latest information can never impair the basic importance of this great work. Griffith died 4 July 1933, at Bryn Dinas
GRIFFITH, JOHN OWEN (Ioan Arfon; 1828 - 1881), poet and critic consulted him before publishing his articles attacking judge Homersham Cox and others who were anxious to ban the use of the Welsh language in the local courts. Ioan Arfon edited Barddoniaeth Cynddelw, published in 1877, and Lloffion y Flwyddyn, a collection of poems printed in Yr Herald Cymraeg in the year 1878. He died 22 November 1881 and was buried in Bryn-'r-odyn cemetery. The pall-bearers were
GRIFFITHS, MORRIS (1721 - 1769), Independent minister Born in 1721 at Pen-y-bryn, Llangybi, Caernarfonshire, Magdalen, wife of Robert Jones of Rhos-lan (1745-1829), was his brother's daughter. At one time he worked for William Prichard (1702 - 1773) of Glasfryn Fawr, and then began to exhort, meeting with persecution at the outset of his career. He was admitted to Carmarthen Academy in 1750 and ordained minister of Trefgarn and Rhosycaerau
GRIFFITHS, SAMUEL (1783 - 1860), Independent minister , near Llandysul, Cardiganshire, where he laboured strenuously to keep a school and to establish new Independent churches. In 1821 he took charge of Carmel, Pantdefaid; in 1833 he built Bwlch-y-groes chapel and started a church there; and in 1839 he founded the church at Bryn-teg, Llanwenog. His publications included Traethawd ar Swper yr Arglwydd, 1822; Traethawd ar Grefydd Deuluaidd, 1828; Cofiant y
GRUFFUDD ap NICOLAS (fl. 1415-1460), esquire and a leading figure in the local administration of the principality of South Wales in the middle of the 15th century had their origin in the humour of bardic festivities. It is said that he was thrice married: (1) to Mabel, daughter of Meredith ap Henry Dwnn, (2) to a daughter of Sir Thomas Perrot, and (3) to Jane, daughter of Jenkin ap Rhys ap Dafydd of Gilfach-wen. Three of his sons have been named, John who disappears early from the records, Owen heir of Bryn y Beirdd, and Lewis Glyn Cothi's companion in hiding
GWYNNE family Garth, Maes-llech, Llanlleonfel in Monmouthshire) Tŷ-mawr (Llanfihangel Bryn Pabuan) - a house built by Thomas Huet, and Bryn-iouau (variously spelt); it was thus that Garth was brought into the Glanbrân nexus. There appears to have been at this stage a family settlement: Garth and Llanelwedd (however Llanelwedd may have come to hand) went together to Marmaduke, the heir of this marriage, while the other estates went to the

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