Dictionary of Welsh Biography

ROBERTS, THOMAS (1765-6 - 1841) Llwyn'rhudol, pamphleteer mother's death in March 1829 (she was buried on 5 April in Bunhill Fields) leaving one daughter, Keturah, still alive. She was a perfumer, in business at 7, Bond Street, and it was there that her father died. He was buried on 30 May 1841 in Bunhill Fields. Thomas Roberts became a member of the Gwyneddigion Society in 1793, was elected vice-president in 1799, president in 1800, and treasurer in 1801. He
ROBERTS, THOMAS (1735 - 1804), member of the 'Trevecka Family' Born at Plas-bach, Llansantffraid-glan-Conwy, 31 March 1735, third son of WILLIAM ROBERTS, a freeholder who was converted in 1748 by Peter Williams, knew John Wesley, and adhered to Howel Harris in the Disruption of 1750, so much so that he recalled his son Thomas, who was in service at Bala, from that 'Rowlandist' camp. In 1759 William Roberts abandoned his property at Plas-bach to his elder
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (1828 - 1872), Congregational college tutor 1872. In 1872 his mind became deranged, and he died at Malvern on 9 March.
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (Gwilym Eryri; 1844 - 1895?), poet and editor Born 22 March 1844 at Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire, the son of David and Catherine Roberts. He is said to have been a sailmaker. He won in many poetical competitions at eisteddfodau - mostly local, but also including the national eisteddfod held at Caernarvon in 1877. In 1879 he edited a volume of verse entitled Lloffion y Flwyddyn, which had appeared in the bardic column of the Herald Gymraeg, and
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (Nefydd; 1813 - 1872), Baptist minister, printer, author, eisteddfodwr, South Wales representative of the British and Foreign Schools Society Born 8 March 1813 in Bryngoleu, in the parish of Llanefydd, Denbighshire, son of Robert Roberts, shoemaker, and Anne his wife (see NLW MS 7000E for the names of some of the ancestors of the parents). He received but little education in his boyhood. He was taught his father's craft, and after a while went to Llanddulas to work for one Humphrey Jones. He was baptised in 1832 by John Evans
ROBERTSON, HENRY (1816 - 1888), civil engineer and railway pioneer died at Pale, Meironnydd, on 22 March 1888. There is a very large group of the Robertson papers (including plans and maps) in the N.L.W.
ROBESON, PAUL LEROY (1898 - 1976), actor, singer and political activist roles earlier in his career, such as in the case of 'Bosambo' from Sanders of the River with its pro-colonial overtones. Robeson's association with Wales and lifelong bond with the Welsh people began as a result of a chance encounter in the winter of 1929. After performing in Show Boat in London's West End he heard the singing of a Welsh miners' choir on a march from the Rhondda. Moved by their plight
ROBINSON family Conway, Monachdy, Gwersyllt, Marsli, a descendant of the family of Conwy of Bodrhyddan. Entering Queens' College, Cambridge, in March 1545, he was elected Fellow at the instance of Edward VI's Protestant visitors (c. 1548) before proceeding to his M.A. (1551). In Mary's reign he signed the Roman Catholic articles of faith imposed on the University (1555) and was ordained acolyte, deacon, and priest on three successive days in
RODERICK, JOHN (1673 - 1735), grammarian, printer and publisher of almanacks and books, poet, and eisteddfodwr noted in Ifano Jones, Hist. of Printing in Wales and Monmouthshire, where also is found an account of how Lewis Morris thought of getting John Roderick to look after the press which he proposed to establish at Llannerch-y-medd, Anglesey (Morris's prospectus with its reference to Rhydderch as 'a native of Mountgomeryshire ' and as an old man in reduced circumstances, is dated March 1732). By the end of
ROGERS, OWEN (c.1532 - c.1570), printer and bookseller publications printed by others. He was still alive when he bound Rice Jones as his apprentice in March 1566, but was presumably dead when Jones was freed by another Stationer in April 1577.
ROWLAND, NATHANIEL (1749 - 1831), Methodist cleric the Association, and he played a leading part in the excommunication of Peter Williams. His chief failing was his pride, and he tended to arrogate authority over his brethren. In 1807, at the Newcastle Emlyn Association, he too was excommunicated, for drunkenness. He died 8 March 1831, and was buried at Henllan Amgoed. His will was published in Cylchgrawn Cymdeithas Hanes y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd
ROWLANDS, DAVID (Dewi Môn; 1836 - 1907), Congregational minister and college principal Born 4 March 1836 at Gwenfron, Rhos-y-bol, near Amlwch, Anglesey, a member of a family that was prominent in Calvinistic Methodist circles. He was educated locally and then apprenticed in a shop in Holyhead. When he was 16 years old he began to preach at the Tabernacle Congregational chapel, Holyhead. He was a student at Bala Independent College, 1853-6, and at New College, London, 1856-7; he was

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