Dictionary of Welsh Biography

OWEN, ELLIS (1789 - 1868), farmer, antiquary, and poet Born at Cefn-y-meysydd Isaf, Ynyscynhaearn, Eifionydd, Caernarfonshire, 31 March 1789. He was unmarried and spent his days at Cefn-y-meysydd with his mother and sisters. He died 27 January 1868, and was buried at Ynyscynhaearn, near Pentrefelin, 31 January 1868. He received his early education in a school held in Penmorfa church; David Owen (Dewi Wyn o Eifion) was one of his contemporaries. He
OWEN, GORONWY (1723 - 1769), cleric and poet university on the same day. His name remained on the books (with some interruptions) until March 1748, but he was not resident there apart from a few days in the first fortnight of June, 1744. Between 1742 and 1744 he was an usher at the free school at Pwllheli and between 25 January 1744/5 and 25 November 1745 occupied the same position at a school at Denbigh. It seems probable that in both places he came
OWEN, HENRY (1844 - 1919), antiquary Born 12 March 1844, youngest son of William Owen J.P., D.L., (1796-1879), contractor and cabinet maker of Haverfordwest and Withybush, and Martha Hall Owen, (1806-1885). He was educated at Cowbridge grammar school and Corpus Christi College, Oxford (1862-6), taking the degree of B.A. in 1866, B.C.L. in 1869, and D.C.L. in 1900. Joining the legal profession, he became partner, and later sole
OWEN, HUGH (1575? - 1642) Gwenynog,, translator Worcester House. In 1627, when Herbert succeeded to the earldom of Worcester, he accompanied his master to Raglan castle. He continued to serve the earl until the middle of 1640 when he appears to have resigned in order to live in the neighbourhood of Tintern Abbey. Here, in the parish of Chapel Hill, he died some time between March and July 1642. As far as is known, he only returned once to Anglesey and
OWEN, Sir HUGH (1804 - 1881), educationist Born 14 January 1804, at y Foel, Llangeinwen, Anglesey (almost opposite Caernarvon), eldest son of Owen Owen and Mary his wife (daughter of Owen Jones). He was educated at the school kept by Evan Richardson, in that town, and after a short time at home went to London, in March 1825, where he served as a clerk till his appointment to a clerkship in the Poor Law Commission on 22 February 1836. In
OWEN, HUGH (1639 - 1700), Puritan minister, Independent 'apostle of Merioneth' friends and relatives. Under that Act he enjoyed a wide liberty, preaching to many small groups of Independents and free-communion Baptists in Merioneth and Montgomery. The controllers of the London 'funds' for the support of weak churches heard of his work, and for some years allowed him £8 a year gratuity. He died on 15 March 1699/1700, an almost perfect example of an upright Christian, and a diligent
OWEN, HUGH (1761 - 1827), cleric and local historian Welsh historians. He was educated at S. John's College, Cambridge (B.A. 1783, M.A. 1807). He became vicar of S. Julian's, Shrewsbury, 1791, prebendary of Gillingham Minor in the cathedral of Salisbury, 1803, in 1819 presented to a 'portion' of the vicarage of Bampton, Oxfordshire, became archdeacon of Salop, 27 December 1821, and prebendary of Bishopshill, in the cathedral of Lichfield, 30 March 1822
OWEN, HUGH (1880 - 1953), historian 1913 Marian Owen of Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, a teacher at Bangor county school. He died 18 March 1953 at Rhosyr, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll.
OWEN, HUGH JOHN (1880 - 1961), solicitor, author and local historian World War I and attained the rank of captain. He was appointed Clerk of the Peace and first full-time Clerk of Merioneth County Council in 1920, posts which he held with distinction until his retirement in March 1954. He was made Deputy Lieutenant of the county in 1949. Without doubt one of his main interests was the study of local history and he always succeeded in transmitting his enthusiasm to
OWEN, HUMPHREY (1702 - 1768), principal of Jesus College, Oxford, and Bodley's librarian college, and was also given the college living of Rotherfield Peppard, but retained his librarianship. He appointed an unusual number of Welshmen (including, e.g. his successor John Price, 1734 - 1813) to posts in Bodley. E. G. Hardy calls him ' a respectable, if not distinguished, librarian.' He died 26 March 1768, and was buried in the college chapel.
OWEN, Sir JOHN (1600 - 1666), royalist commander April 1647). A fortnight before this, Rupert had written from France inviting Owen to bring over a Welsh brigade for the French service, an invitation he reluctantly declined for lack of means of transport. In the second Civil War his commission was renewed (31 March 1648), and he raised Merioneth for the king, intending to join Rowland Laugharne at Pembroke, but besieging Caernarvon instead when it
OWEN, JOHN (1698 - 1755), chancellor of Bangor Born at Llanidloes in 1698, son of Pierce Owen; according to Foster, he matriculated (as ' John Owens ') from Jesus College, Oxford, on 21 March 1718/9, at 21, but Foster's conjecture that he graduated in 1722 as ' Joseph Owen ' is extremely improbable. Indeed, in A. Ivor Pryce's Diocese of Bangor during Three Centuries, John Owen is given no degree at all in 1723, but by 1742 he is styled LL.B

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