Dictionary of Welsh Biography

KYFFIN, RICHARD, dean of Bangor He was not connected with any branch of the better-known family of that name. It is very likely that he was the Richard ap John or Ris ap Ieuan ap Ris ap Gruffydd, rector of Gyffin in the diocese of Bangor, 'the son of unmarried parents,' who in 1470 received a papal dispensation, on account of his illegitimacy, for promotion to holy orders. As dean he appears to have been an active supporter of
LACY (DE) family, constables of Chester Halton, These De Lacys were descendants of Ilbert, a companion of the Conqueror and a close kinsman of Walter (died 1085) of Ewyas. The family became prominent in Welsh affairs in the time of ROGER (died 1212). He was known as Roger of Hell because of the ferocity of his raids into Wales; it is said that on one occasion he rescued Ranulf, earl of Chester, from Rhuddlan Castle when the earl was besieged
LACY (DE) family, lords Ewyas, Weobley, from lands in that neighbourhood granted to her by her father, and from her dower lands in Ireland. Owing to the eventual extinction of the male line, the De Lacy property in the March passed through marriage in the course of the 14th century to the Mortimers, earls of March. Members of the family were great benefactors of Llanthony and S. Peter's, Gloucester.
LANGFORD family Allington, The pedigree books state that this family came from Leicestershire to Ruthin with one of the Greys, lords of that place. The earliest records of the family in Wales show that JOHN LANGFORD was steward of Dyffryn Clwyd and constable of Ruthin castle between 1403 and 1412. Edmund, lord Grey, granted the receivership of the lordship of Ruthin to RICHARD LANGFORD, 1441, son of the said John, and the
LANGFORD, JOHN (1640? - 1715/6?) Born at Ruthin (see the article on the Langford family of Allington, Gresford). He was admitted to Christ Church, Oxford, 23 July 1656; B.A. 1659-60, M.A. from Jesus College, Cambridge 1669. He was appointed rector of Efenechtyd, Denbighshire, 1 April 1663, rector of Derwen, Denbighshire, 20 May 1672, and rector of Llanelidan, Denbighshire, 19 June 1684. He published a translation of The Whole
LESTRANGE family Great Ness, Cheswardine, Knockin, lands of English Maelor and Mechain in this year, and commanded some of the English forces against the Welsh at the end of the 13th century; it was his troops who met Llywelyn at Builth in December 1282. Numerous other members of this family from Shropshire were active in the wars with the Welsh.
LEVI, THOMAS ARTHUR (1874 - 1954), professor of law Born in Swansea, 18 December 1874, son of Thomas Levi and his second wife Margaret (née Jones). When he was two the family moved to Aberystwyth when his father became minister of Tabernacl (Presb.) chapel. Educated at Ardwyn grammar school he entered University College of Wales Aberystwyth in 1891 graduating B.A. (Lond.). He entered Lincoln College Oxford in 1893 where he won the Carrington Prize
LEWES, EVELYN ANNA (c. 1873 - 1961), author One of the three children of Major Price Lewes, adjutant of the Pembroke militia, and his wife Florence (née Kinnear, of Halifax, Nova Scotia); born c. 1873 in Canada, but brought up at Poyston, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, and educated privately. About 1902 the family moved to Tyglyn Aeron, Cardiganshire, one of the seats of the Lewes family who had taken a prominent part in Cardiganshire for
LEWIS family, printers and publishers
LEWIS family Llwyn-du, Llangelynnin his descendants - it will be noticed that the heir bore the names ' Lewis ' and ' Owen ' in alternate generations, but it is not infrequent for the same person to bear each of the names, at various times, as a surname. Owen Lewis I's son was Lewis Owen I, of whom we know little; then comes the latter's son, Owen Lewis II (1623 - 1686), the first Quaker in the family. He died 22 June 1686, aged 63
LEWIS family Van, This was a prominent Glamorgan family which can be treated as a whole, as no one of its members was of great historical importance. Its distinguishing characteristics were a lengthy pedigree and a marvellous aptitude for the acquisition of property. EDWARD LEWIS He was the first that took the surname. He built the older portions of Van, near Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, and enclosed the park. He
LEWIS MON (fl. c. 1480-1527) Llifon, Anglesey, a poet In his elegy to Tudur Aled he calls the latter his teacher, and the two poets are also grouped together in Ieuan ap Madog ap Dafydd's elegy on Syr Dafydd Trefor, the Anglesey poet and cleric. Many of his compositions are addressed to the Penrhyn family. It would appear that he died at Valle Crucis abbey, where he was buried. An elegy on his death was written by Dafydd Alaw. His will was proved 28

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