Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850 - 1885), metallurgist and inventor the 'basic slag,' become very rich, found, however, that his health had been undermined and the remaining few years of his short life were spent largely in the pursuit of health. He died at Paris, 1 February 1885, and was buried at Passy. He was unmarried. The large fortune which he had accumulated was left by him on trust to his sister to be devoted, as to the greater part of it, for philanthropic
THOMAS, THOMAS (1839 - 1888), Wesleyan minister, and miscellaneous writer for home service, and was stationed, in 1862, at Tre'rddôl in the Aberystwyth circuit. He seems to have been but an indifferent preacher, but a hard-working pastor, and a most energetic chapel builder - when on the Llanidloes circuit, he set up as many as five new chapels. His last circuit was at Ulverston, where he died 1 May 1888. His claim to inclusion in the present work is his great activity
THOMAS, THOMAS LLEWELYN (1840 - 1897), scholar, teacher and linguist College moved to Ruthin schoool where he stayed for five years. He was ordained deacon in 1867 and in 1868 received holy orders from the Bishop of St. Asaph. He spent time as a curate in Llanrhaeadr (1867-70), Llanfwrog, Vale of Clwyd (1870-1) and Ruabon (1872). He accepted the rectorship of Nutfield, Surrey, which was a college benefice and stayed there for two years from 1880 to 1882. He won a prize
THOMAS, TIMOTHY (1720 - 1768) Maes-isaf, Pencarreg, Baptist minister and author Born at Tŷ-hen, Caeo, 2 March 1720-1 second son of Thomas Morgan and Jane Thomas, and brother of Joshua Thomas, Leominster, and Zecharias Thomas, Aberduar, he was baptized at the age of 18, and started to preach before he was 20; he was educated at the Academy at Trosnant, 1740-1, and in 1743 was ordained minister of his mother-church at Aberduar and its branches, where he remained until his
TOMKINS family, musicians connection with Wales. He was a member of a family which had for generations been settled at Lostwithiel, Cornwall. He went to S. Davids as ' Master of the Choristers and Organ-player ' in the cathedral. He married (1) Margaret Poher (or Pore), and (2) Ann, daughter (or sister) of Richard Hargest, Penarthur farm, S. Davids. Later he took holy orders and became a canon in Gloucester cathedral and vicar of S
TOUT, THOMAS FREDERICK (1855 - 1929), historian Members of Owens College, 1902, 76-136), ' Flintshire, its History and Records ' (Flintshire Historical Society Proceedings, i, 1-38), The Captivity and Death of Edward of Caernarvon, 1920, the treatment of the old boroughs of Wales in his Mediaeval Town Planning, 1917, and the Welsh sections of his important book The Place of the Reign of Edward II in English History, 1914. Tout was born in London, 28
TOY, HUMFREY (d. 1575), merchant owned much property in the town itself and outside it. He is mentioned in official documents as early as 1542/3, and his will, dated 1 March 1575, was proved by his son Robert on 2 May the same year. His wife, by whom he had a large family, was Jane, daughter of David ap David, who was mayor of Carmarthen in 1523. Toy was mayor in 1557. He would naturally come to know Richard Davies, bishop of S
TREVOR family Trevalun, Plas Têg, Glynde, Bromham (1658 - 1750), judge Law The second son of Sir John Trevor III. Educated at the Inner Temple (1672), he became successively solicitor-general (1692) and attorney-general (1695) to William III, chief justice of Common Pleas (1701) and a privy councillor (1702). His elevation to the peerage (1 January 1712) was part of the plan to ensure the passage of the Treaty of Utrecht through the Lords by
TREVOR family Brynkynallt, (December 1688), remaining true to James even after his first flight. He therefore lost his offices at the Revolution, but was again returned to parliament for an English pocket borough and resumed his speakership (May 1690). Winning the favour of William III by his success in 'managing' the Tories, he was restored to the privy council (1 January 1691), made first commissioner of the Great Seal during the
TREVOR, JOHN (d. 1410), bishop of St Asaph also the author of a well-known work on heraldry - the Tractatus de Armis, as well as of its Welsh version - and that he translated the life of S. Martin (Buchedd Sant Marthin) into Welsh (see Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies, iv, 3, 4; v, 1). E. J. Jones has also suggested that the authorship of several historical works of the period may be attributed to him (see Speculum, xii, 196 et seq
TRUBSHAW, Dame GWENDOLINE JOYCE (1887 - 1954), public administrator and social worker; baptised 1 April 1887, daughter of Ernest and Lucy Trubshaw, Ael-y-bryn, Felin-foel, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. During World War I she was responsible for the recruitment of women for war service and took a deep interest in their welfare, particularly those working in armament factories. She was chairman of South-West Wales War Pensions Committee and received a C.B.E. in 1920 for her services as
TUDUR PENLLYN (c. 1420 - c. 1485-90), bard For his pedigree, see Peniarth MS 125: Cywyddau ymryson Edmwnd Prys a Wiliam Cynwal, Peniarth MS 139i Peniarth MS 139ii Peniarth MS 139iii, Peniarth MS 176: Achau, Wrexham MS. 1, and Stowe MS. 669. He was Tudur Penllyn ap Ieuan ap Iorwerth Foel, but in one manuscript he is called Tudur Penllyn ap Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Iorwerth Foel. He traced his descent from Meirion Goch, an Edeirnion nobleman who

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