Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BRYANT, TOM (1882 - 1946), harpist Born 22 July, 1882, at the Carpenter's Arms, Efailisaf, near Pontypridd, Glamorganshire John Bryant, his uncle, taught him to play the harp. He began to compete at eisteddfodau at a young age, winning many prizes. He took the first prize at the National Eisteddfod from 1891 to 1896. With Watkin Hezekiah Williams, and Robert Rees, the former lecturing on folk-songs and the latter singing to
BRYN-JONES, DELME (1934 - 2001), opera singer He was born in Station Road, Brynaman, on 29 March 1934, the son of John Jones, a cobbler, and his wife Elizabeth (née Austin). His registered name was Delme Jones; the hyphenated 'Bryn' (derived from the opening syllable of his birthplace) was prefixed to his surname in later life. He was educated at Brynaman Primary School and at Ammanford Technical College. On leaving the College he worked as
BULKELEY family right; early in the 16th century the Bulkeleys of Porthamel, who came to an inglorious end when Francis Bulkeley shot himself at Plas Llangefni in 1714, and the Bulkeleys of Gronant and Dronwy, the second being represented in later days by Sir John Bulkeley of Presaddfed, whose widow married the Rev. John Elias; later in the century branched out the Bulkeleys of Brynddu, of whom William, the diarist
BULMER, JOHN (1784 - 1857), Independent minister
BULMER-THOMAS, IVOR (1905 - 1993), Labour, later Conservative, politician and writer , initially with the Royal Fusiliers, 1939-40, and then attaining the rank of Captain in the Royal Norfolk Regiment in 1941, serving until the end of hostilities. He stood as the Labour candidate against Sir John Simon (the leader of the National Liberal group of MPs known as Simonites) in the Spen Valley constituency of the West Riding of Yorkshire in the general election of 1935, narrowly missing election
BURTON, PHILIP HENRY (1904 - 1995), teacher, writer, radio producer and theatre director but carried on with amateur dramatics. Ruth Bidgood (née Jones) became a respected poet. In 1937 Burton began writing the first of more than a hundred radio scripts. The BBC was developing a distinct Welsh region with its own wavelength. Working with its features producer, T. Rowland Hughes, Burton divided his time between teaching in Port Talbot and writing for the BBC in Cardiff. His pupils were
BUTE family (marquesses of Bute, Cardiff Castle, etc.), . Viscount Windsor sold some of the family's Monmouthshire lordships, but the Glamorgan estates descended to his granddaughter, CHARLOTTE JANE, co-heiress of the 2nd viscount. She married, 1766, JOHN, LORD MOUNTSTUART (1744 - 1814), son and heir of the 3rd earl of Bute, who was prime minister from 1762 to 1763. In 1776 lord Mountstuart was created baron Cardiff of Cardiff Castle, and, in 1796, viscount
BUTLER, Lady ELEANOR CHARLOTTE (1739 - 1829), one of the 'Ladies of Llangollen' Eleanor Butler was born on 11 May 1739 at Cambrai in France, the youngest daughter of Walter Butler (1703-1783) and his wife Eleanor (née Morres, 1711-1793). On the death of his father, John Butler of Garryricken, Walter inherited his estate. In 1766, he also inherited the Ormonde estate, including Kilkenny Castle, from his cousin, John Butler of Kilcash who had died without an heir. Eleanor's
BUTTON, Sir THOMAS (d. April 1634), admiral and explorer daughter Elizabeth married Col. John Poyer, and his daughter Ann married Rowland Laugharne. The places of his death and burial are not known.
CADWALADER, JOHN (fl. second half of 18th century), ballad and interlude writer - see KADWALADR, SION
CADWALADR, Sir RHYS (fl. 1666-1690), cleric and poet poem on the death of Thomas Jones, astronomer, of Corwen. He himself died in the following year, 1690 (Llanstephan MS 15 (34)). Much of his work is extant; it includes twenty-four englynion, translations from Horace and Seneca, and a poem on the death of John Hookes of Conway, ascribed to the poet, but said to have been written on behalf of William Fychan.
CADWALADR, ELLIS (fl. 1707-40), poet names, that he had received a good education. There are many of his poems in manuscript: NLW MS 4971C: Llyfr John Beans contains about twenty. He won in the chair competition at an eisteddfod held at Bala on Whit-Monday, 1738.

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