Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ROBERTS, EVELYN BEATRICE (Lynette) (1909 - 1995), poet and prose writer . Significant correspondents included Edith Sitwell, who frequently praised Lynette's work, and from 1942, Robert Graves, who remarked that his White Goddess owed much to Lynette Roberts. Keidrych Rhys was called up in July 1940, after Lynette had suffered a miscarriage in March of the same year. Although she had immersed herself in village life, Lynette's time in Llanybri was not always harmonious, and in
ROBERTS, GOMER MORGAN (1904 - 1993), minister (CM), historian, author and hymnwriter funeral. He maried at Bethany, Ammanford, 23 September 1930, Gwladys Jones, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Jones, Pantyffynnon. Gomer Roberts died 16 March 1993, aged 89, and was buried at Llandybïe.
ROBERTS, GORONWY OWEN (Baron Goronwy-Roberts), (1913 - 1981), Labour politician February 1974, he was at once created by Harold Wilson Baron Goronwy-Roberts of Caernarfon and Ogwen in the county of Caernarfon (life peerage), and assumed the surname of Goronwy-Roberts in lieu of Roberts. He was also re-appointed to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Harold Wilson in March 1974, serving until December 1975 under George Brown. He was then Minister of State at the Foreign Office
ROBERTS, GRIFFITH JOHN (1912 - 1969), priest and poet Born 2 March 1912, at Arwenfa, Afonwen, Caernarfonshire, son of Edward and Catherine Roberts. He was educated at the elementary school, Chwilog, the grammar school, Pwllheli and University College of North Wales, Bangor, where he graduated B.A. (2nd-class honours) in Hebrew 1934, M.A. 1936. In 1935-36 he was assistant lecturer in Semitic Studies, University College of N. Wales, Bangor. He began
ROBERTS, GWEN REES (1916 - 2002), missionary and teacher Gwen Rees Roberts was born on 2 March 1916 in Morfa Nefyn, Llŷn, the daughter of Hugh Griffith Roberts (died c.1940) and his wife Gwen Rees Roberts. Her mother died aged 31 within a few days of her birth, and approximately three years later, her father remarried a widow whose daughter, Emily, was eight years older than Gwen. The family was further expanded by the birth of a son, Hugh Wilson
ROBERTS, GWYNETH PARUL (1910 - 2007), doctor and missionary that she became known as Pi Puii ('the beloved'). Gwyneth Roberts left India in March 1961 and returned to care for her parents in Prestatyn. But she could not remain idle, and took up a post as consultant anesthetist at Rhyl and North Wales Hospitals. She was one of seven who founded the Housing Society of Clwyd Alyn, she chaired the Prestatyn Advice Centre and was on the Rhyl Samaritans Panel. She
ROBERTS, JOHN (1823 - 1893), billiards player landlord of the Griffin hotel. In 1849 he challenged Edwin Kentfield for the championship of England, but when the latter declined the challenge Roberts assumed the title, which he held till 1870, when he was defeated by his own pupil, W. Cook, who was in turn defeated by Roberts's son, John Roberts, junr., in 1885. He was the author of Billiards (ed. by Henry Buck), 1869. He died 27 March 1893 at his
ROBERTS, JOHN (Ieuan Gwyllt; 1822 - 1877), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and musician , Aberystwyth, issued the first number of Telyn y Plant, the name of which was changed in 1861 to Trysorfa y Plant; Ieuan Gwyllt was responsible for the hymn-tunes. In 1859 he was asked to become minister of Pant-tywyll Calvinistic Methodist church, Merthyr Tydfil; he was ordained on 7 August 1861 at the Newcastle Emlyn Association. In March 1861 he issued the first number of Y Cerddor Cymreig, a periodical
ROBERTS, JOHN (1767 - 1834), Independent minister and theologian preach ' and the following March went, at his own expense, to the North Wales Academy at Oswestry which was at that time conducted by Edward Williams (1750 - 1813), where he remained until Whit Sunday, 'trying to learn Latin.' He then worked for some time on the same subject with Abraham Tibbott at Llanuwchllyn, and after that with Benjamin Jones at Pwllheli. In January 1791 the Congregational Board
ROBERTS, JOHN (J.R.; 1804 - 1884), Independent minister and author Born in the Old Chapel chapel-house, Llanbryn-mair, 5 November 1804, second son of John Roberts (1767 - 1834). In 1806 the family went to live at Diosg farm close by, and he spent some time working on the land. He was nearly 25 years of age before he started to preach. In March 1831 he was admitted to the Academy at Newtown, which at that time was in charge of Edward Davies (1796 - 1857), a Tory
ROBERTS, JOHN (1807 - 1876), musician Born 30 March 1807 at Henllan, near Denbigh; the son of Aaron and Jane Roberts. He attended the village school until he was 13 and, two years later, began to receive instruction from Thomas Jones, Congregational minister, Denbigh. He was taught music by Thomas Daniel, Henllan; he also studied books on music. He collected a large number of hymn-tunes that were used at times of religious revival or
ROBERTS, JOHN (Jack Russia; 1899 - 1979), miner, councillor and a prominent member of the Welsh Communist Party ) and fined ten shillings for each case. From then onwards he was constantly in trouble with the police. He took part in March 1933 in the disturbance at Bedwas between the miners who supported the South Wales Miners Industrial Union, known as the Spencer Union, and the South Wales Miners Federation. Twenty-four of the leaders were sent to Monmouthshire Assizes. Each one was imprisoned, including John

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