Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BULMER-THOMAS, IVOR (1905 - 1993), Labour, later Conservative, politician and writer published a biography of Lord Gladstone of Hawarden, the son of the famous Prime Minister, in 1936 based on research undertaken while at Hawarden. In 1938 he published his Top Sawyer, the still highly regarded biography of David Davies of Llandinam (1818-1890). In 1930 he had also published Coal in the New Era, his first publication to deal with current affairs. During World War II he served in the army
CADWALADR, EDWARD (fl. 16th century), poet Two of his poems have been preserved, an englyn in reply to one by David Cadwaladr (Peniarth MS 93 (204)) and a religious poem in free metre (NLW MS 11990A (153)).
CARADOG (fl. 1135) LLANCARFAN, man of letters ; that he died in 1156 rests at present upon no better authority than David Powel's Historie, 1584.
CARNES, EDWARD (1772? - 1828), bookseller and printer It is possible that he started printing in June 1796; he may have been a bookseller before that. One of the best examples of his work is his edition, 1823, of David Jones, Blodeu-Gerdd Cymry. His printing office was in Whitford Street in 1828; William Carnes, who was a bookbinder in Well Street at the same time, may have been his brother. Edward Carnes died 25 May 1828, of typhus fever, aged 58.
CARTER family Kinmel, . 7). Pyrs was followed (J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 259) by a son, David, a grandson, PYRS (sheriff of Denbighshire, 1578), and a great-grandson, DAVID, sheriff of Denbighshire, 1596, whose will was proved in 1616. This David left two infant co-heiresses, Mary and ELIZABETH (she is called by Pennant ' Catherine ', and in some books ' Dorothy ' - which was her mother's name). In 1641 Mary was married
CAYO-EVANS, WILLIAM EDWARD JULIAN (1937 - 1995), political activist . That is how MAC managed to sustain a bombing campaign for so long. As a result of Cayo's gift for propaganda, he and some of his comrades were invited to appear on David Frost's television programme in 1967. They were also filmed by a television crew from Israel. Indeed, documents released in 1999 show that the attention they gained, alongside the clandestine activities of MAC, came very close to
CECIL family Allt-yr-ynys, Burghley, Hatfield, Northampton) the Welsh. Towards the end of the 15th century, however, RICHARD CECIL, the first to use the modern form of the name, married into the Brecknock family of Vaughan of Tyle-glas. His younger son DAVID CECIL (died 1541) migrated, with some of his Brecknock 'cousins,' to Northamptonshire, where he entered the service of Henry VII, became a Yeoman of the Chamber, 1507, acquired the stewardship of several
CHARLES, DAVID (1812 - 1878), Calvinistic Methodist minister three daughters, one of whom, with his widow, survived him. He was buried at Llanidloes. THOMAS CHARLES, F.R.C.S. (1811 - 1873), doctor Medicine David Charles's brother. He was christened 10 January 1811, practised at Menai Bridge (1841-6) and afterwards in London, emigrated to Sydney c. 1855, returned to Wales c. 1870, and practised at Pembroke and at Aberystwyth, where he died 11 April 1873. Two
CHARLES, DAVID (1762 - 1834), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and hymn-writer Born 11 October 1762 at Pant-dwfn, Llanfihangel Abercowin, Carmarthenshire, son of Rees and Jael Charles and brother of Thomas Charles. He was apprenticed to a flax-dresser and rope-maker at Carmarthen, and spent some time in Bristol learning his craft. He learned by heart Edward Young's Night Thoughts while still a mere boy and was converted through reading the sermons of Ralph Erskine
CHARLES, DAVID (1803 - 1880), Calvinistic Methodist minister and hymnist Son of David Charles I, was born at Carmarthen. He was educated at the grammar school and the Presbyterian college at that town, and entered his father's business. Subsequently, like him, he began to preach in middle age, and was ordained to the ministry in 1851. He held a number of connexional offices, being joint-secretary of Trevecka college from 1842 to 1852, and moderator of the Association
CHARLES, EDWARD (Siamas Gwynedd; 1757 - 1828), writer He was born at Clocaenog, Denbighshire - christened there 23 September 1757 - son of Edward (yeoman) and Margaret Charles. Hardly anything is known of his early life; it is said that he was schooled by David Ellis, curate of Derwen, and was afterwards apprenticed at Ruthin (Jenkins, Thomas Charles, ii, 390). In 1789 at latest he was working in a draper's shop in London. On 5 April 1790 he was
CHARLES, JAMES (1846 - 1920), Independent minister and theologian Born 6 December 1846 at Gelli-Fach near Llanddowror, son of David and Mary Charles. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Waunmabli farm, about three miles south-west of Carmarthen, where he was brought up with a view to the ministry. From Parc-y-felfed preparatory school (at Carmarthen) he went to the Independent college at Bala, and after four years there received a call to Llanuwchllyn

Search results

61 - 72 of 1514 for "david rees"