Dictionary of Welsh Biography

SIMMONS, JOSEPH (1694? - 1774), Independent minister, and schoolmaster Samuel Jones (fl. 1715-64) at Pen-twyn, whose orthodoxy was dubious. Simmons sent his own son to Abergavenny Calvinistic Academy, and Edmund Jones was present at the young man's ordination; but the ' Old Prophet ' was deeply vexed (diary of 1789) when Joseph Simmons took part in the ordination of the 'heretical' Edward Evans at Aberdare. In 1750, Simmons removed his dwelling from Hendreforgan to
SION BRWYNOG (d. 1567?), poet between him and Gruffudd Hiraethog on the subject of the merits of Anglesey and Tegeingl. He addressed poems to Henry VIII and Mary, and mentions Edward VI, but does not refer to Elizabeth at all. He was a staunch papist who had no love or use for the new religion. His name is not included in the list of bards who attended the 1523 eisteddfod at Caerwys - perhaps he was too young.. He married Jane
SOMERSET family Raglan, Troy, Crickhowell, Badminton, father's political importance outside Wales. He died 26 November 1549, and was buried at Chepstow, commemorated in a marwnad of Lewis Morgannwg. WILLIAM SOMERSET 3rd earl (1526 - 1589) Henry's heir, who held a dignified position at the courts of Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth, joined in the intrigues against protector Somerset and, in his trial, making use in these manoeuvres of the services of William
SOUTHALL, JOHN EDWARD (1855 - 1928), printer, publisher, author; a member of the Society of Friends
SPEED, GARY ANDREW (1969 - 2011), footballer medal proved to be Gary's only one at club level. On 24 May 1996 Gary married his childhood sweetheart Louise Reynolds (born 1970) at St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden. They had two sons, Edward Joseph (born 1997 in Chester) and Thomas Huw (born 1998 in Newcastle upon Tyne). In July 1996 Gary moved to Everton, his boyhood favourites, for £3.5 million. At the same time he also moved from the left wing to a
SPURRELL family, printers edition of the Welsh-English dictionary appeared in 1914 (it made the sixth edition of the original work); the 'first Anwyl edition,' 1916, of the English-Welsh dictionary represented the 7th edition of the work first published in 1853. There have since been several new editions or impressions together with a 'pocket edition' (first published in 1919). Walter Spurrell died 23 April 1934.
STANLEY family Penrhos, the Owen family and the house of Bodewryd through the marriage of John Owen's son to Ann, sister of chancellor Edward Wynne, the old family and its resources would have long ago petered out. Sir John Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire came from one of the minor branches of the Stanleys of Derby; while the latter ran a course of steady even uneventful prosperity, with an occasional giant arising amongst
STANLEY, HENRY EDWARD JOHN (3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley and 2nd Baron Eddisbury), (1827 - 1903), Diplomat, translator and writer, hereditary peer Henry Stanley was born on 11 July 1827 in Cheshire. He was the first of the ten children of Edward John Stanley (1802-1869), the second Baron Stanley of Alderley and first Baron Eddisbury, who served as a Whig Member of Parliament and Paymaster General, and his wife Henrietta Maria (née Dillon-Lee, 1807-1895), Baroness Stanley of Alderley, who campaigned for the education of women. Henry Stanley
STEEGMAN, JOHN EDWARD HORATIO (1899 - 1966), author of books on art and architecture
STEPHEN, DAVID RHYS (Gwyddonwyson; 1807 - 1852), Baptist minister and author Journal at Newport and edited the few numbers which appeared between 1 May and 31 July 1841. Elegies were composed on him by (1) W. Downing Evans (The Gwyddonwyson Wreath, 1853); (2) William Thomas (Islwyn), W. Ambrose (Emrys), and Edward Roberts (Iorwerth Glan Aled). His library was bequeathed to his executors James Rowe and David Lloyd Isaac. A number of letters by him to William Roberts (Nefydd) are
STEPHEN, EDWARD (JONES) (Tanymarian; 1822 - 1885), musician Born in a house called Rhyd-y-sarn in the parish of Maentwrog, Merionethshire, and christened (as Edward Jones) in the church of S. Michael, Ffestiniog, 15 December 1822. His father could sing to the harp whilst his mother was also a good singer. The family moved to Penmount Bach and afterwards to Ty'n-y-maes, Llan Ffestiniog. After he had attended Penralltgoch school he was apprenticed to his
STEPHEN, ROBERT (1878 - 1966), schoolmaster, historian and poet musician, and came from the same stock as Edward Jones Stephen ('Tanymarian') and Robert Stephen ('Moelwyn fardd', 1828 - 1879), who was a police officer in Conwy. He won the prize in the Ystradgynlais national eisteddfod in 1954, for a translation into Welsh of the libretto of Princess Ju Ju. His translation of the Bohemian Girl was performed in Penygroes, his native village, on 11 December 1947. He

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