Dictionary of Welsh Biography

THOMAS, WILLIAM (1727 - 1795), schoolmaster and diarist very many years Thomas kept a diary, which was seen by John Rowland (Giraldus, 1833 - 1891), and quoted by him in his Caer-marthenshire Monumental Inscriptions - p. xxiii of that work shows that the diary was begun in 1750. The diary, or part of it was, in 1888, in the possession of a Dr. Lewis of the vale of Glamorgan, and in that year considerable excerpts of it, covering the years 1762-94, were
THOMAS, WILLIAM (Islwyn; 1832 - 1878), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and poet Born 3 April 1832 at Tŷ'r Agent near Ynys-ddu, a village in the Sirhowy valley, Monmouthshire. His two brothers, David Thomas and John Thomas, were surveyors and engineers and Islwyn began to learn the rudiments of their profession, but his brother-in-law, the Rev. D. Jenkyns ('Jenkyns y Babell') saw that he had the making of a preacher and he was sent to schools at Tredegar, Newport, and
THOMAS, WILLIAM (Glanffrwd; 1843 - 1890), cleric and author Born at Ynys-y-bŵl, 17 March 1843, son of John Howell Thomas (who was the son of William Thomas Howell of Blaennantyfedw) and Jane, daughter of Morgan Jones of Cwmclydach. He attended a school kept by one Tommy Morgan. He worked as a sawyer, like his father's but after studying hard became a schoolmaster for four or five years, first at his own home and then at Llwynypia. He then became a
THOMAS, WILLIAM (fl. c . 1685? - c . 1740?), secretary to Robert Harley, 1st earl of Oxford son of Thomas Thomas, Llandovery, who is described as ' gent ' by Foster (Alumni. Oxon.) in his account of the academic career of Timothy Thomas (1694 - 1751), brother of William Thomas. John Davies (Bywyd a Gwaith Moses Williams) suggests that he was self-taught, possibly because of what Thomas Hearne says of him - 'He never had any Academical Education' (T. Hearne, Collections). Nevertheless he
THOMAS, WILLIAM (1613 - 1689), bishop Born at Bristol, 2 February 1613, son of John Thomas of Bristol (formerly of Carmarthen) and Elizabeth his wife. He was educated at the grammar school, Carmarthen, and matriculated in the University of Oxford from S. John's College, 13 November 1629, graduating B.A. from Jesus College, May 1632, and M.A. in February 1634/5. He was also Fellow and tutor of Jesus College. Ordained deacon in 1637
THOMAS, WILLIAM JENKYN (1870 - 1959), schoolmaster and author Born 5 July 1870, the son of John Thomas, Bryncocyn, Llangywer, Merionethshire, and his wife Catherine who died when William was a child, and the family moved to Plas Madog, Llanuwchllyn. He went to Friars School, Bangor, before matriculating as a sizar at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1888; he had a scholarship in 1890 and graduated B.A. (class I part I in the classical tripos), and M.A. in
THOMAS, WILLIAM THELWALL (1865 - 1927), surgeon Born at Liverpool in February 1865, the second child of John and Elizabeth Thomas. The parents at that time were members of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Rose Place, but fourteen days after his birth the family transferred their membership to the newly opened chapel in Fitzclarence Street. Thelwall Thomas was closely associated with that chapel as member and Sunday school teacher for
TIBBOT, JOHN (c. 1757 - 1820), clock-maker - see TIBBOTT
TIBBOTT family frequently among the Methodists and occasionally among the Baptists. He died 18 March 1798. His brother, JOHN TIBBOTT (died 1785), was also a Congregational minister Religion. For some years before his brother's ordination he assisted Lewis Rees, Richard's predecessor as minister at Llanbryn-mair. In 1763 he moved to Carmarthenshire to take charge of the churches of Ffaldybrenin and Esgairdawe. He died
TILLEY, ALBERT (1896 - 1957), mace-bearer at Brecon cathedral and local historian E.F. Morgan and Sir John Conway Lloyd he specialised in the history of the town and of his adopted county. He devoted himself to collecting material on local history, copying inscriptions in churches and cemeteries and other sources. He possessed an artistic talent and interested himself in the heraldry of the county and in the pedigrees of its families. Amongst his leisure interests was the
TOMKINS family, musicians church music, and particularly, his madrigals - are given in the D.N.B. and by Groves in his Dictionary. He died at Martin Hussingtree, where he was buried 9 June 1656. JOHN TOMKINS (c. 1586 - 1638), college organist Music He was a half-brother to Thomas Tomkins 'II,' being a son of Thomas Tomkins ' I ' by his second marriage. He went to King's College, Cambridge, was appointed college organist in 1606
TOMKINS, JOHN (c. 1586 - 1638), college organist - see TOMKINS family

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