Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, DAVID CHARLES (1826 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister, theologian, and principal of Trevecka College Born at Aberystwyth, 11 May 1826, son of Robert Davies (1790 - 1841), and Eliza, daughter of David Charles I, Carmarthen; his home was the house in Great Darkgate Street, in which the Confession of Faith of the Calvinistic Methodists had been drawn up in 1823. He was educated at an Aberystwyth school kept by John Evans (1796 - 1861) before he proceeded to Bala to be among the first group of
DAVIES, DAVID CHARLES (1866 - 1928), director of the Field Natural History Museum Chicago - see DAVIES, ROBERT
DAVIES, ELIZABETH (1789 - 1860), Crimean nurse the impression of a somewhat masculine woman. Returning to England, she somehow lost her savings, and again took service - Charles Kemble (so she says) overheard her acting Hamlet in her employer's kitchen, and offered her £50 a week to act in his company. She was in North Wales in 1844-5, and in South Wales in 1849. Her employer left her 'a fortune,' of which she was deprived by legal chicanery
DAVIES, GRACE GWYNEDDON (1878 - 1944), singer and folk-song collector the LRAM diploma in piano playing, and received five years' vocal training from the celebrated baritone Charles Santley. After a year in Paris for further vocal training, she studied in Italy. She embarked on a professional singing career, appearing as a soloist at the Celtic concert of the National Eisteddfod at Caernarfon in 1906. At that Eisteddfod she met Robert Gwyneddon Davies (1870-1928), the
DAVIES, HUGH (1739 - 1821), cleric and author of Welsh Botanology volume of the Transactions of the Linnaean Society, and material found in Welsh Botanology is quoted by Alphonse de Candolle in Geographic botanique raisonnée (Paris, 1855). In 1801 he published a pamphlet, Cyngor Difrif Periglor i'w Blwyfolion, against the Methodists; a reply by Thomas Charles appeared in 1802. Davies died at Beaumaris 16 February 1821; his herbarium was sent to the British Museum.
DAVIES, HUGH (Pencerdd Maelor; 1844 - 1907), musician and Calvinistic Methodist minister 200 pieces, many of them for children's voices. His composition for a male voice choir, ' Awn i ben y Wyddfa fawr,' was once popular, and his cantatas, ' Joseph ' and ' Charles of Bala,' were sung by children's choirs all over Wales. When the death of Ieuan Gwyllt occurred he was appointed editor of Cerddor y Tonic Sol-ffa. He also edited for Gee an impression of Caniadau y Cysegr a'r Teulu. He
DAVIES, JOHN (d. 1694) Nannau,, 'family bard' Parry, parson of Llanelian; he also composed an elegy on the death of king Charles II. Elegies were written after his death by Owen Gruffydd, Llanystumdwy (see O. M. Edwards, Gwaith Owen Gruffydd, 1904; this gives the year of the poet's death as 1694), and Lewis Owen (see Cwrtmawr MS 5B (i-ii)). He was uncle to David Jones (1708? - 1785) of Trefriw; see N.L.W. Jnl., vii, 73-4.
DAVIES, JOHN (1772 - 1855), school teacher and missionary He was a school teacher under Thomas Charles of Bala at Llanwyddelan in 1800 and afterwards missionary for fifty-four years under the London Missionary Society in the South Sea Islands; born 11 July 1772 at Pendugwm, a little farm, in the parish of Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa, Montgomeryshire. He was a weaver's son, and after a little education in Madam Bevan's schools he himself set up a school at
DAVIES, JOHN (1781 - 1848) Fronheulog,, one of the most prominent lay leaders of Calvinistic Methodism in his day , Rhydlydan; the bridesmaid was Sally Jones, afterwards Mrs. Thomas Charles. He died 6 August 1828. John Davies (christened 23 October 1781) succeeded to much of his father's wealth and also to his leadership in his connexion; but unlike his father he clung to the conservative theology of John Elias, and was his leading lay supporter - so much so that the irate Michael Roberts (1780 - 1849), of Pwllheli
DAVIES, JOHN GWYNORO (1855 - 1935), Calvinistic Methodist minister years he was chairman of the Barmouth urban council; and served on almost every Welsh public committee. He wrote several articles for Y Gwyddoniadur Cymreig, and was also the author of Flashes from the Welsh Pulpit, to which Thomas Charles Edwards contributed an introduction. He married (1) Mary, daughter of John Jones (Ivon, 1820 - 1898), and (2) Jeannie Mary, daughter of William Watkin, Muriau
DAVIES, MORRIS (1796 - 1876), author, hymnologist, and musician (Gwilym Glan Hafren, 1788 - 1838) at Welshpool. After six months there, he kept school, at Pont Robert, Llanfyllin, Syston, Leicestershire, Llanfair Caereinion, and Llanfyllin again, till 1836. The parson of Syston was Edward Morgan (1784 - 1869), who was at the time engaged on his Life of Thomas Charles, and it was Davies who copied for him the 150 letters by Charles used in that book. In 1836 he
DAVIES, RANDOLPH (d. 1695), cleric and controversialist remained vicar of Meifod until the Restoration (1660), when he once more conformed, being reappointed to the living by king Charles II under the Great Seal of the Realm, 25 August 1660, and receiving institution by the bishop of Sr Asaph, 13 August 1661; he also received the sinecure rectory of Cwm, Flintshire. He married, 10 June 1648, Mary, daughter of John Williams, the loyalist vicar of Llanfyllin

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