Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ROBINSON family Conway, Monachdy, Gwersyllt, North Wales,' and his successor, bishop Humphrey Humphreys, sums him up as ' a learned and diligent man and an excellent governor.' His literary remains are listed in Cooper, Athenae Cantabrigienses, i, 505. Of the bishop's children by his wife Jane, daughter of Randle Brereton and granddaughter of Sir William Griffith of Penrhyn, the heir, WILLIAM ROBINSON (1576 - 1644) entered Hart Hall, Oxford, in
ROGERS, ROLAND (1847 - 1927), musician Davies, and R. S. Hughes. He was instructor in music at Bangor University College and at the Rydal Mount School, Colwyn Bay. A Bethesda choir won the prize at three national eisteddfodau under his conductorship - Denbigh 1882, Cardiff 1883, and Liverpool 1884. He adjudicated at the Bangor national eisteddfod of 1874. In 1891 he resigned his Bangor cathedral post because the dean objected to his playing
ROWLAND(S), BENJAMIN (fl. 1722-1763), Methodist exhorter property, Cefn-croes-llwybr, Llanidloes, was transferred to that institution with the proviso that after Harris's death a Rowland was to be director and trustee. On the death of Mrs. Sidney Griffith his wife became 'mother' of the 'Family' but, becoming too dictatorial, was relieved of her post. Both of them took umbrage at this, the gift of the property was cancelled, and they turned their backs on
ROWLAND, DANIEL (1713 - 1790), Methodist cleric profound spiritual conviction under the ministry of Griffith Jones, c. 1735, and began to thunder against the people's sins. On the advice of Philip Pugh he modified his style and preached grace rather than the law. He began to travel up and down the country, and in 1737 met Howel Harris; the result was that, before long, these two had joined forces to push forward the great Methodist revival in Wales
ROWLAND, DAVID (1795 - 1862), eccentric Calvinistic Methodist minister preaching to the cattle and sheep on the farm, he ventured forth as an exhorter in the latter part of 1815 - he was not ordained till 1831 - and attempted, with little success, to acquire a little knowledge under John Hughes (1796 - 1860) at Wrexham. He was a noted eccentric, in dress, manners, and preaching, but itinerated far and wide (e.g. in London for some months in 1853), and was very popular. He
ROWLAND(S), WILLIAM (1887 - 1979), schoolmaster and author , he was also a prolific author. In 1923 he was a member of an advisory committee which met at Hughes & Son, the Wrexham publishers, with the purpose of identifying the literary needs of children in the Welsh language, and to meet those needs where possible. Following this he published a number of books for children mainly during the 1920s and 1930s. In the words (in translation) of Elis Gwyn Jones
ROWLANDS, DANIEL (1827 - 1917), principal of the Normal College, Bangor contributions from writers of distinction and that he dealt with Wales more directly than before by allotting more space for topics of the day. He also made a name for himself as an advocate of temperance. He married (1861) Bridget, daughter of G. J. Griffith of Aberystwyth, and by her had two sons and three daughters. He died 24 February 1917.
ROWLANDS, GRIFFITH (1761 - 1828), surgeon house surgeon in the hospital in London for two years before establishing himself as a surgeon in Chester. In 1785 he was appointed surgeon to the city hospital, a post he occupied for 43 years. Griffith Rowlands was one of the first in Europe to treat a broken hip by sawing away both ends of the bone each side of the fracture in order to seek a better bond - and that over fifty years before the time
ROWLANDS, Sir HUGH (1828 - 1909), general, and the first Welshman to be awarded the Victoria Cross a handsome Sword of Honour in the castle. He served afterwards in the West Indies, England, Scotland and Ireland before embarking for India where, in 1865, he took command of the Welch Regiment. Two years later he married Isabella Jane Barrow, the grand-daughter of William Glynne Griffith of Rhosfawr and Bodegroes, Pwllheli and they had two children. In 1875 he returned to Britain and had command
SALUSBURY family Rug, Bachymbyd, estate passed to his younger brother, Griffith Howel Vaughan. When Griffith died in 1848 it was inherited by his nephew, Sir Robert Williames Vaughan of Nannau and Ystumcolwyn, from whom it passed to Charles Henry Wynn (1847 - 1911) of Glynllifon, third son of Spencer Bulkeley Wynn, 3rd baron Newborough (see Glyn of Glynllifon family, and Wynn family of Rug). CHARLES SALUSBURY, second surviving son of
SAMUEL, CHRISTMAS (1674 - 1764), Independent minister Stephen Hughes died. When Thomas Bowen retired as minister of Panteg in 1707, Samuel was recognized as unordained minister of the church. He was eminently successful in that capacity. In his report on his visitation in 1710 archdeacon Tenison called on the parishioners to arm themselves in the fight against the flourishing cause at Panteg. On 23 September 1711 Samuel received a call from members
SAUNDERS, SARA MARIA (1864 - 1939), evangelist and author Mhentre Alun ['The Revival in Pentre Alun'] (Gwrecsam: Hughes a'i Fab, 1908), followed by another series for Yr Ymwelydd Misol in 1908, namely Llithiau o Bentre Alun ['Tales from Pentre Alun'] (Gwrecsam: Hughes a'i Fab, 1908). While her first series captured the memories of the joys of the past, these two titles were a jubilant celebration of the present. Following their huge success amongst her readers

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