Dictionary of Welsh Biography

RICHARDS, DAVID (Dafydd Ionawr; 1751 - 1827), schoolmaster and poet ). In 1794 he moved to Dolgelley. On the death of his father (1798) he inherited the property of both his parents, which he transferred to a friend, Thomas Jones, on condition that he might spend the rest of his life as one of his family. He was a master at Dolgelley grammar school, 1800-7. He died 12 May 1827 and was buried at Dolgelley. Here is a list of his works: Cywydd y Drindod, 1793; Hanes
RICHARDS, DAVID WILLIAM (1893 - 1949), preacher and philosopher of them to educate themselves for the improvement of the lives of their fellows as well as theselves. David Richards was the Labour party candidate in the University of Wales election in 1929. But notwithstanding all his successes he and his family were forced to leave the church and the manse at short notice on 21 December 1930. He lectured for the Workers' Educational Association until he was
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1687? - 1760), cleric and author Although a native of Cardiganshire and born at Llanychaearn (Foster, Alumni Oxonienses), he may have been a member of the Richards family of Coed, near Dolgelley. Educated at Jesus College, Oxford (graduated in 1711), he was an excellent classical scholar; Dr. Trapp, professor of poetry at Oxford, said he was the best Latin poet since Vergil. He was appointed rector of Newtown, 1713, appointed
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1878 - 1962), librarian and historian Born 15 March 1878 at Maes-glas, a smallholding near Tal-y-bont, Cardiganshire, son of Isaac Richards and Jane (née Mason). The family later moved to Ynystudur, near Tre'rddol. He received his early education at Tal-y-bont and Taliesin schools. He was a pupil-teacher for four years and, from 1897, was for two years a teacher at Alexandra School, Aberystwyth before entering the University College
RICHARDS, WILLIAM (1749 - 1818), General Baptist minister, theological and political controversialist, and antiquary Born about the end of 1749 at Pen-rhydd, Pembrokeshire, near Cardigan. His parents were Baptists, the father (Henry) a member of Rhydwilym, and the mother of Cilfowyr. Their son was baptized (1769) at Rhydwilym; but in 1758 the family had removed to Pen-coed, Meidrym, Carmarthenshire, and it was Henry Richards who sold the land for building Salem Baptist chapel near Meidrym (1769); in that chapel
RICHARDS, WILLIAM LESLIE (1916 - 1989), Scholar, teacher, poet and author campaigns in Carmarthenshire. He was also a deacon and Secretary of Capel Newydd, Llandeilo, for many years. His main interest in his spare time was his family and reading. He had strong convictions, especially relating to the Welsh language, his own locality and pacifism. After getting to know him well he proved to be entertaining company and very humorous. In appearance he was fairly short and of dark
RICHARDSON, EVAN (1759 - 1824), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and schoolmaster , and was at Ystradmeurig under Edward Richard, but came under the spell of Daniel Rowland, parted with his Anglican career (and, in consequence, with his own family), and opened a school near Llanddewi-brefi. While accompanying an itinerant exhorter to North Wales, he himself began preaching, in 1781. On the advice of Robert Jones of Rhoslan (1745 - 1829), he opened a school at Brynengan (1782
ROBERT (fl. 1099-1147), earl of Gloucester favoured the monastic movement : it was under his aegis that Richard de Grenville in 1130 founded Neath abbey, and it was Robert himself, in the last year of his life, who founded Margam. He died 31 October 1147. All that is remembered of his son WILLIAM (died 1183) is the somewhat ludicrous incident of 1158, when he and his family were abducted from Cardiff castle by Ifor Bach of Senghennydd. Of
ROBERT (ab) IFAN (fl. c. 1572-1603), poet Of a good family at Brynsiencyn, Anglesey. His genealogy is given in full in Peniarth MS 158 at the end of the interesting copy which he prepared for his own use (in May 1587) of the contents of the bardic grammars, etc.; there he states that his mother's name was Marged, daughter of Huw ap Rhys of Fysoglen (Maesoglan), and explains how his father, Ifan ap Wiliam, came to own land in Anglesey
ROBERTS family Mynydd-y-gof, DAVID ROBERTS (1788? - 1869), physician Medicine The son of John and Catherine Roberts of Aberalaw, Llanfachraeth; the origins of the family were in Llanddeusant parish. David Roberts was apprenticed with a physician at Holyhead; after assisting a physician in London for a while, he returned to Anglesey to practise (and to farm) at Mynydd-y-gof. In 1815 he married Sarah Foulkes (1788 - 1879
ROBERTS, ABSALOM (1780? - 1864), poet and collector of penillion telyn Born at Trefriw, Caernarfonshire. He was a shoemaker by trade. He was married twice and had twelve daughters and two sons; it is said that his second wife was related to the family of Sir Henry Jones, Old Memories). He went to live at Eglwys-bach, Denbighshire; it has been said that it was in his house there that the Wesleyan Methodists began to preach in that part of Wales. He wandered from
ROBERTS, BLEDDYN JONES (1906 - 1977), Old Testament scholar time a family doctor in Lampeter; she was the daughter of the Reverend and Mrs John Davies, Aberystwyth, her father being minister of Salem chapel in the town. 1946 saw Bleddyn Roberts back in Bangor once again, this time as a Special Lecturer in Biblical History and Literature, and mainly responsible for educating prospective secondary school teachers to meet the requirements of the 1944 Education

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