Dictionary of Welsh Biography

SPEED, GARY ANDREW (1969 - 2011), footballer medal proved to be Gary's only one at club level. On 24 May 1996 Gary married his childhood sweetheart Louise Reynolds (born 1970) at St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden. They had two sons, Edward Joseph (born 1997 in Chester) and Thomas Huw (born 1998 in Newcastle upon Tyne). In July 1996 Gary moved to Everton, his boyhood favourites, for £3.5 million. At the same time he also moved from the left wing to a
STANLEY family Penrhos, The Stanleys came into contact with Anglesey through the marriage of Margaret Owen of Penrhos near Holyhead to Sir John Thomas Stanley (1735 - 1807) in 1763. Margaret represented a once powerful family in commote Talybolion, one of its most vigorous members being the John Owen who died in 1712, who was strong enough to withstand the influence of the Meyrick family of Bodorgan in western Anglesey
STANLEY, Sir HENRY MORTON (1841 - 1904), explorer, administrator, and author he crossed from east to west. His third journey to Africa was in 1887, this time to attempt the rescue of Emin Pasha; Stanley discovered new lands which afterwards became known as the British East African Protectorate. On his return from this third journey Stanley was received more warmly but he had to wait until 1899 before he was awarded the G.C.B., and became known, thereafter, as Sir Henry
STAPLEDON, Sir REGINALD GEORGE (1882 - 1960), agricultural scientist
STENNETT, ENRICO ALPHONSO (1926 - 2011), race relations activist, businessman, dancer seven children: Daphne May Stennett (1914-1915); Percival Joseph Stennett (b. 1919); Rupert Wesley Stennett (b. 1922); Carlton (black Jamaican father Carlton Gordon); Louise Mercedes Stennett (b. 1923); May Stennett (b. 1925). However, Enrico also mentions a younger brother Ronald in his autobiography. Enrico's father died before his son was born, and is unnamed on his birth certificate. Enrico
STENNETT, STANLEY LLEWELLYN (1925 - 2013), musician, comedian, actor . Eventually he found himself in the Combined Services Entertainment Unit, and this was his crucible. After demob, Stennett played in a number of bands, going on the variety circuit full time. He also joined the cast of Welsh Rarebit, with other regulars such as Sir Harry Secombe, Wyn Calvin, Eynon Evans, Gladys Morgan and Maudie Edwards. He married Elizabeth Rogers in 1948, and they had two sons, Roger (b
STEPHEN, DAVID RHYS (Gwyddonwyson; 1807 - 1852), Baptist minister and author 1852. He married (1), 17 November 1835, Hannah (3 September 1814 - 2 August 1842), fourth child of Joseph Harris (Gomer); (2), 6 December 1843, Mary Wilson, daughter of David Morgan, Swansea. Stephen was a prominent preacher, but is best remembered for his literary and theological works. He published (1) Dwyfoliaeth … Iesu Grist … Pregeth, 1834; (2) Ffurf Priodas Ymneillduwyr, 1838 (with D. Rees
STEPHEN, ROBERT (1878 - 1966), schoolmaster, historian and poet teachers who had been out of University for more than ten years. When the chemistry and physics teachers went to the army in World War I he undertook the work of teaching these subjects through the school, taking a special interest in physics. He was an enthusiastic eisteddfod competitor throughout his life. In the national eisteddfod in Llangollen in 1908, when the adjudicator was Sir Owen M. Edwards
STEPHEN, THOMAS (1856 - 1906), musician at Bethesda chapel, Ton, Rhondda, Glamorgan. The next year he became conductor of the Rhondda Glee Society formed that year. He also conducted the Aberdare Glee Society, the Aberdare String Band, the Mid-Rhondda Choral Union, and the Cardiff Exhibition Choir. He assisted Dr. Joseph Parry with a performance of the latter's opera called Sylvia. A men's choir which he conducted took the prize in the
STEPHENS, JOHN OLIVER (1880 - 1957), Independent minister and professor at the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen scholarships and at the beginning of his preparatory course at the Presbyterian College, before he went on to University, one of the external examiners had referred to him as a young man of exceptional abilities. He graduated with a B.A. (with honours in philosophy), B.D. (Wales) and M.A. (Cantab.). At Cambridge he was a student of Sir James George Frazer. In 1912 he was ordained as a minister, without
STEPHENS, THOMAS (Casnodyn, Gwrnerth, Caradawg; 1821 - 1875), historian and social reformer public library in Merthyr Tydfil in 1846, for which he acted as secretary until his health failed in 1870, organizing and delivering educational lectures. In this, as in other undertakings, he received the support of Lady Charlotte Guest and Sir John Josiah Guest. Stephens was one of the campaigners for the desperately needed Board of Health in Merthyr Tydfil in the 1850s, took a leading role in the
STEPNEY family Prendergast, Sir John Perrot and his faction. He was a justice of the peace for county Pembroke and Haverfordwest, deputy lieutenant of county Pembroke, sheriff for county Pembroke in 1573, 1590, and 1605, and for county Carmarthen in 1597, Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest in 1572, 1584, and 1586, for Cardigan borough in 1588, and for county Pembroke in 1602. He died 19 August 1611. His heir, JOHN STEPNEY

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