Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THOMAS, WILLIAM (Glanffrwd; 1843 - 1890), cleric and author after this he went as curate to Mold where, after about 18 months, he was appointed vicar-choral of S. Asaph; in 1888 he was appointed chief vicar. About six years after his marriage he lost his wife, who left him with one son. While at S. Asaph he married Lizzie Williams ('Llinos y De,' a prima donna) of Neath, by whom he had three children. Shortly after his appointment as chief vicar of S. Asaph he
TREE, RONALD JAMES (1914 - 1970), priest and schoolmaster professor in 1950. He was senior tutor and bursar in 1956. In 1957, he was appointed Warden and Headmaster of Llandovery College, succeeding G.O. Williams (later Archbishop of Wales). He was appointed canon of Mathry in St. David's Cathedral 1961. In 1966 he obtained the living of St. Mary's, Haverfordwest and was appointed director of religious education for the diocese of St. David's. He removed to St
TREVOR family Trevalun, Plas Têg, Glynde, amendment of the Act of Union (1621 and 1624) - of which he was the chief protagonist - and the adjustment of Welsh subsidies (1621 and 1624). On the fall of the Howards (1618) he attached himself to the 3rd earl of Pembroke, and the earl's influence, with that of the later archbishop John Williams, procured him the post of solicitor to Charles, prince of Wales (at whose investment in 1616 Trevor had
TREVOR family Brynkynallt, 1644 was also attached to Rupert, whose appointment as president of Wales he urged on the court, and whom he followed to Chester in June, helping to keep him in touch with archbishop John Williams. He wrote eye-witness accounts of many of the campaigns, and eventually participated as lieutenant-colonel in that of 1645-6 in the south-west, where he was captured and imprisoned at Bristol (April
TROY, BLANCHE HERBERT (LADY TROY), (d. c. 1557), Lady Mistress of Elizabeth I, Edward VI and Queen Mary Herbert, Earl of Pembroke (1st creation) married Ann Devereux, the niece of Simon Milborne's mother, Elizabeth Devereux. Simon arranged marriages for his daughters with all the important local gentry. His eldest daughter, Alice, married Henry Myles of Bacton, the parents of Blanche Parry, Queen Elizabeth I's confidante. Blanche Milborne first married James Whitney of Whitney and Pen-cwm; her dowry was
TUDOR family Penmynydd, was succeeded by a daughter, MARGARET, wife of Coningsby Williams of Glan-y-gors. There was no issue of this marriage, and the Penmynydd estates consequently passed to MARY OWEN THEODORE, sister of Richard Owen Theodore V, and wife of Rowland Bulkeley of Porthamel. Their son, FRANCIS BULKELEY, inherited the Penmyaydd property, which, owing to his prodigality, had before his death in 1722 passed into
TUDOR, STEPHEN OWEN (1893 - 1967), minister (Presb.) and author Berw, Anglesey (1927-29), Tabernacl, Porthmadog (1929-35), and Moriah, Caernarfon (1935-62). During World War II he served as a chaplain in the army. After retiring, he moved to Colwyn Bay, supervising the churches at Llanddulas and Llysfaen. In 1927 he married Ann Hughes Parry of Machynlleth; they had two sons and two daughters. He died 30 June 1967 and his remains were buried at Llawr-y-glyn
TURNER, WILLIAM (1766 - 1853), pioneer of the North Wales slate industry , Ffestiniog). Hearing of beds of slate in Welsh hills he came, when he was quite young, on a walking tour of Snowdonia, entered into partnership with Williams, Pwllycrochan, Colwyn Bay, to work a quarry near Llanrwst (Llanrhychwyn ?). Realising that this quarry would not pay he examined possibilities in the Ffestiniog district, hit upon a splendid vein at Diffwys, Blaenau Ffestiniog, and persuaded two
VALENTINE, LEWIS EDWARD (1893 - 1986), Baptist minister, author and Welsh nationalist Parry. He played a full part in the Welsh life of the college, and was the first secretary of the Welsh society 'Y Macwyaid', the predecessor of Y Gymdeithas Genedlaethol Gymreig ('Y Tair G') which was established after Valentine had left the college. Valentine was considered to be a very promising Hebrew scholar, but he kept to his intention of joining the ministry, and was ordained as minister of
VAUGHAN family Llwydiarth, of Llwydiarth, Llangedwyn, and Glan-llyn were again carried by Anne, daughter and heiress of Edward Vaughan, to her husband Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 3rd bart. of Wynnstay, whose mother, Jane Thelwall, heir of Plas-y-ward, was herself fifth in descent from John Owen Vaughan of Llwydiarth (above). In Mont. Coll., xiv, is an illustrated article on the thirty armorial shields originally on the Vaughan
VAUGHAN family Pant Glas, elder daughter) who married into the Williams family of Marl; as her brothers and her sister died without heirs the Pant Glas lands were absorbed into the Marl estate, and the remainder of the story will be found under that heading. Another member of the family is deserving of mention, namely RICHARD VAUGHAN (1621 - 1700) - erroneously stated by Griffith to be a son of Henry Vaughan (I), but it is by
VAUGHAN family Bredwardine, . The first of them recorded at Bredwardine is Watkin Vaughan, who wrote a letter to lord Burghley from there, 17 December 1584. His wife was Joan, daughter of Miles ap Harry of Newcourt, in the Golden Valley, and niece to Blanche Parry, queen Elizabeth's maid of honour. They had two sons, Harry, heir to Moccas and Bredwardine, and Rowland, heir of Newcourt. This Rowland was the author of the

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