Dictionary of Welsh Biography

DAVIES, JOHN (John Davies of Nerquis; 1799? - 1879), Calvinistic Methodist minister
DAVIES, JOHN (1823 - 1874), Independent minister
DAVIES, JOHN (1787 - 1855), stone-mason and composer
DAVIES, JOHN (1784 - 1845), Wesleyan minister
DAVIES, JOHN (1860 - 1939), Welsh bibliographer and genealogist Born 7 August 1860 at Llundain-fach, Llandysul, Cardiganshire, son of John William and Mary Davies. He was educated at Capel Dewi national school and at William Eilir Evans's school, Llandysul. He then worked on a farm in the district and afterwards as a collier at Mardy, Rhondda Fach. Having been gassed in the colliery explosion of 1889, he set up in business at Lampeter, selling boots and clogs
DAVIES, JOHN (Taliesin Hiraethog; 1841 - 1894), farmer and poet to C. S. Mainwaring of Llaethwryd, Cerrig-y-drudion. He then married and went to farm Shotton farm, Flintshire, but his wife and only son died there. He married again and moved to a small farm, Pen-y-palmant, the Green, near Denbigh. A daughter, Alwen, was born of this marriage. John Davies had never been strong, and when Alwen, then 17 years of age, was buried, 27 November 1891, his health broke
DAVIES, JOHN (1843 - 1917) Pandy, Calvinistic Methodist minister and antiquary His father was Rees Davies (1804 - 1891), a minister, who was born at Ysgubor Fawr, Myddfai, Carmarthenshire, while Jeffery Davies of Llangammarch was his uncle. John Davies was educated at the school kept by Morgan Jones at Myddfai and at the British school, Cefnarthen. He had a year's schooling at Brecon and then went to Merthyr Tydfil grammar school, where he came under the influence of Thomas
DAVIES, JOHN (1868 - 1940), author Born at Betws (near Abergele), 23 October 1868, and first cousin to John Evans of Eglwys-bach (1840 - 1897), was educated at Liverpool Institute and spent many years in the clerical service of the G.W.R. at Newport, Cardiff, and Bridgwater. He retired to Cardiff, died there 15 March 1940, and was buried at Llanishen. Throughout his life he was a voracious reader and a great book-buyer; he wrote
DAVIES, JOHN (1781 - 1848) Fronheulog,, one of the most prominent lay leaders of Calvinistic Methodism in his day with America; he amassed a considerable fortune. Withal, he was a leading Calvinistic Methodist elder, and a warm supporter of Thomas Charles's activities. After Charles's death, he sided (1816-7) with Thomas Jones (1756 - 1820) and John Hughes (1796 - 1860) in their attempts to stem the then rising tide of hyper-Calvinism in the C.M. connexion. He had married (5 January 1781) Ann Jones of Cae-gwyn
DAVIES, JOHN (Peirianydd Gwynedd; 1783 - 1855), engineer, carpenter, smith, clock-maker, poet, and musician
DAVIES, JOHN (1938 - 2015), historian John Davies was born on 25 April 1938 in Llwynypia Hospital, Glamorganshire, the son of Daniel Davies (d. 1950), carpenter, and his wife Mary (née Potter), a teacher, of Dumfries Street, Treorchy. His grandfather William Davies died in the Maerdy Pit Explosion of 1885 and his family relationship to the Rhondda Valleys and its coal industry was absolutely essential to his view of Wales and the
DAVIES, JOHN (John Davies, Taihirion; 1825 - 1904), Welsh Independent minister , Efail Isaf. Although John Davies was a prominent member of his denomination and one of the directors of the London Missionary Society, his influence was felt principally in his own region and he was known as Esgob y Fro (the bishop of the community). He was active in promoting education and mainly due to his efforts, a British school was set up at Llantwit Fardre and he was for many years a member of

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