Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ROBERTS, JOHN (1842 - 1908), Calvinistic Methodist missionary in the stone stool on which he sat to split slates. The Revival of 1859 influenced him deeply and, at the age of 21, he began to preach, having been a pupil, since 1860, of the British school at Garnedd Wen under Humphrey Owen. He entered Bala Calvinistic Methodist College in 1866 and four years later was accepted as a candidate for the mission field in Assam. He then pursued a short course of
ROBERTS, JOHN (1775 - 1829), cleric and author in 1803 curate to the vicar of Tremeirchion, Flintshire, succeeding to the vicariate in 1807 on the death of his chief. He is most generally remembered for his vigorous opposition to the views of William Owen Pughe on Welsh orthography; when Thomas Charles of Bala, who had been dazzled by Pughe, decided to print the British and Foreign Bible Society's Welsh Bible in Pughe's orthography, a rather
ROBERTS, JOHN JOHN (Iolo Caernarfon; 1840 - 1914), Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and prose-writer biography (1912) of Owen Thomas.
ROBERTS, KATE (1891 - 1985), author Kate Roberts, known as Cadi within her family, was born on February 13, 1891 in Rhosgadfan, Caernarfonshire. She was the first child born to Owen Owen Roberts (1851-1931), a slate quarryman, and Catherine Roberts (née Cadwaladr) (1855-1944), formerly a midwife. Both her parents had been married before and widowed; Kate had four older half-siblings from her parents' first marriages (John Evan
ROBERTS, OWEN MADOC (1867 - 1948), minister (Meth.)
ROBERTS, OWEN OWEN (1793 - 1866), physician and social reformer
ROBERTS, OWEN OWENS (1847 - 1926), schoolmaster and choral conductor Born 27 January 1847 at Talsarnau, Meironnydd. He inherited his musical ability from his father, Owen Roberts, who was one of the founders of the Harlech castle music festival. The son was appointed headmaster of the elementary school, Dolgelley, in 1872, and founded the Idris choral society the same year. At the same time he was one of the principal founders of the Merioneth eisteddfod, of which
ROBERTS, RICHARD (Bardd Treflys; 1818 - 1876), poet Owen, Cefnymeusydd. He died 19 June 1876, and was buried in Treflys churchyard. Poems by him are preserved in NLW MS 1010C.
ROBERTS, RICHARD (1874 - 1945), preacher, theologian and author University of Vermont, U.S.A. In 1937 he received the same degree honoris causa from the University of Wales. He also received the degree of D. Litt. from the Univesity of Syracuse, U.S.A. As an author he contributed articles to Cymru, The Hibbert Journal and published many books among which are the following: Robert Owen, part 1, 1907; part II, 1910 (part of a prize essay at the Liverpool national
ROBERTS, ROBERT (1834 - 1885), cleric and scholar Born 12 November 1834, son of Owen Roberts and Mary his wife, of Hafod Bach, Llanddewi, Llangernyw, Denbighshire. He went to Bala to Lewis Edwards for two years, 1847-9, and then for two years more was a private tutor in Anglesey before being admitted to the training college at Caernarvon. He obtained his certificate there, and taught at Castle Caereinion and Llanllechid (1853), Amlwch, and
ROBERTS, ROBERT (1840 - 1871), musician Born 24 May 1840 at Tanysgafell, Bethesda, Caernarfonshire. He was 12 when his father died and he began to work in a quarry. He was taught the rudiments of music by Owen Humphrey Davies (Eos Llechid). Henry Samuel Hayden then gave him some instruction and the boy was admitted, when he was 14, to the training college at Caernarvon where Hayden taught; he afterwards followed Hayden in his post. In
ROBERTS, ROBERT ALUN (1894 - 1969), Professor of Agricultural Botany at University College, Bangor, and a naturalist Born 10 March 1894, at Glan Gors, Tan'rallt, Dyffryn Nantlle, Caernarfonshire, son of Robert Roberts (brother of Owen Roberts, father of Dr. Kate Roberts) and Jane Thomas. He received his primary education at Nebo school and won a scholarship to Pen-y-groes county school. For a period, he was a pupil teacher before securing a place in University College, Bangor in 1911. He was awarded a B.Sc

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