Dictionary of Welsh Biography

GWYNNE, NADOLIG XIMENES (1832 - 1920), soldier and author Nadolig Ximenes Gwynne was born on 25 December 1832 at Glanbrân in the parish of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn, Carmarthenshire, the fifth of seven children of Lt-Col Sackville Henry Frederick Gwynne (1778-1836), the heir of Sackville Gwynne of Glanbrân, and his second wife, Sarah Antoinette (née Ximenes, or Simes, 1792-1888). His date of birth and his mother's maiden name account for his distinctive full
GWYNNE, SACKVILLE (c. 1751 - 1794) harpists - see, e.g. under Wood; it was at Glanbrân that John Richards (1711 - 1789), a famous harp-maker of Llanrwst, died (he was buried at Llanfair-ar-y-bryn, Llandovery). As will be seen from the article Wood, the patronage of the harp at Glanbrân continued well into the 19th century.
HAINES, WILLIAM (1853 - 1922), local historian and bibliographer Born 24 May 1853, at Bryn, Penpergwm, Monmouthshire, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Haines. Educated at the grammar school, Abergavenny, he became a solicitor's clerk. He married (1) 1876, Clara Ann Rutherford (died 1880), of Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, and (2) Mary Nicholas (died 1944) of Llangibby, Monmouth, who shared her husband's literary interests. Haines collected an extensive library of
HEMP, WILFRID JAMES (1882 - 1962), archaeologist , Caernarfon, Harlech, Denbigh and Ewloe, and he also excavated and restored the megalithic chamber tombs of Neolithic date - Capel Garmon in Denbighshire; Bryn Celli Ddu and Bryn yr Hen Bobl, on Anglesey. Meanwhile he was writing reports and guidebooks for these and on many other subjects. In 1928 he was appointed by Royal Warrant as Secretary to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in
HINDE, CHARLES THOMAS EDWARD (1820 - 1870), major general the second son of captain Jacob William Hinde of the 15th Hussars and Harriet, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Youde and grand-daughter of Jenkin Lloyd, of Clochfaen, Llangurig, Montgomeryshire, he was christened at Ruabon on 30 May 1820, his parents being described as being of Pen-y-bryn. In 1840 he entered the service of the East India Company. From 1853 to 1857 he served as a lieutenant colonel
HUGHES, ANNIE HARRIET (Gwyneth Vaughan; 1852 - 1910), writer Born at Bryn-y-felin, Talsarnau, Meironnydd, daughter of Bennet Jones, miller; educated at Llandecwyn school. In 1876 she married John Hughes Jones, a physician, of Clwt-y-Bont, Caern., but the surname Jones was dropped. She lived at one time or another in London, at Treherbert, and, until the death of her husband in 1902, at Clwt-y-bont. She then moved to Bangor and, in spite of her poverty
HUGHES, ARTHUR (1878 - 1965), writer Born 2 January 1878 at Bryn Melyn near Harlech, Meironnydd, the son of John Hughes Jones, a physician, of Clwt-y-Bont, Caernarfonshire (who dropped the surname Jones) and his wife, Annie Harriet (née Jones; Gwyneth Vaughan, novelist. He became a ' Welsh scholar ' at St. David's College, Lampeter, where he graduated. He edited two anthologies of poetry which in their day were extremely useful to
HUGHES, EZEKIEL (1766 - 1849), one of the early Welsh settlers in the far west of the U.S.A. months time they arrived at Cincinnati, which at that time was 'about the size of Machynlleth.' There, near the Miami river and at no great distance from Paddy's Run, they bought land suited to their purpose. Hughes built a cabin, began to cultivate the land, and settled there with his cousin Edward Bebb. In September 1802 he returned to Wales and married Margaret Bebb of Bryn Aeron, Llanbryn-mair (May
HUGHES, HUGH JOHN (1828? - 1872), author and musician Born c. 1828 at Bryn-moel, near Bala, Meironnydd. He emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1849 and settled at Deerfield, New York State. A printer by trade, he was also a capable musician. In 1859 he won a prize at the Utica eisteddfod for an essay (in Welsh) on sacred music; he also contributed articles to Y Cyfaill (Utica). He published (1) Y Delyn Aur: sef Casgliad o Hymnau, Tonau … (New York, 1868), (2
HUGHES, JOHN (CEIRIOG) (Ceiriog; 1832 - 1887), poet Born at Pen-y-bryn, Llanarmon-Dyffryn-Ceiriog, Denbighshire, 25 September 1832 [see Hughes, John, 1796-1860]. Early in 1849 he went to Manchester where, after about three months, he obtained a situation as clerk in the London Road goods station. At that time there were in Manchester Welshmen like Creuddynfab, R. J. Derfel, Idris Fychan, Meudwy Môn, and others; four of these - Creuddynfab, R. J
HUGHES, JOHN RICHARD (1828 - 1893), Calvinistic Methodist minister and celebrated evangelist . He started his career as a schoolmaster and for some time kept a school at Goginan, near Aberystwyth. There he dedicated himself to the ministry and, in 1851, was persuaded by Lewis Edwards to go to Bala College. After a short time spent as minister in Birmingham and at Cemaes, Montgomeryshire, he moved in 1859 to Bryn-teg, in Goronwy Owen's district in Anglesey, where he remained for the rest of
HUGHES, ROBERT GWILYM (1910 - 1997), poet and minister with the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist denomination those early years on the town of Mold. Gwilym Hughes received a call in 1961 to Penmount Chapel in Pwllheli, as the successor to the well known minister Reverend Morgan Griffith, and he stayed there until his retirement in 1981. At Pwllheli he became an ecumenical leader and had great satisfaction in pastoring to the children of Penrallt School, to the patients at Bryn Beryl Hospital and the Old

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