Dictionary of Welsh Biography

PUDDICOMBE, ANNE ADALISA (Allen Raine; 1836 - 1908), novelist Beynon Puddicombe, foreign correspondent of Smith Payne's Bank, London. For the following eight years they lived at Addiscombe, near Croydon, and then at Winchmore Hill, Middlesex. In February 1900, as her husband suffered from a mental affliction, she removed him to Bron-môr, Traeth-saith, Cardiganshire, where, on 29 May 1906, he died. She continued to reside there until her death on 21 June 1908
CASSON, LEWIS (1875 - 1969), actor and theatrical producer (1942-44). In 1945 he was knighted, and he also received honorary degrees from the universities of Glasgow (1954), Wales (1959) and Oxford (1966). He lived at 98 Swan Court, London, but stayed occasionally at his inherited property, Bron-y-garth, Porthmadog, before it was sold in 1949. He died 16 May 1969.
ROBERTS, HOWELL (Hywel Tudur; 1840 - 1922), poet, preacher and inventor Born 21 August 1840 at Bron-yr-haul, (Blaenau) Llangernyw, Denbighshire, the third of eight children. The family moved often as their father's occupation was building and selling houses. He began to take an interest in land surveying and became skilled in the craft. When he was aged thirteen he made an attempt at preaching. He attended a school at Abergele for a short time and it is said that he
ROBERTS, JOHN (1767 - 1834), Independent minister and theologian Born 25 February 1767 at Bron-y-llan, Mochdre, Montgomeryshire. His parents were Evan and Mary Roberts (see under George Roberts), members of the Independent congregation at Llanbryn-mair who attended a branch chapel at Aberhafesp. When he was 18 years of age he went to live with his elder sister at Llanbryn-mair, where he became a member of the church October 1786. In January 1790 he began to
HOWARD, JAMES HENRY (1876 - 1947), preacher, author and socialist (1934); Winding Lanes: a book of impressions and recollections (1938). He died in a private hospital in Colwyn Bay on July 7th, 1947, and was buried in Bron-y-nant cemetery, Colwyn Bay, on July 9th.
BEAUMONT, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. RALPH EDWARD BLACKETT (1901 - 1977), Member of Parliament and public figure Cecil Wray; they had two sons and a daughter. Christine Beaumont died on 26 August 1962. Around 1972, Ralph Beaumont moved from Plas Llwyngwern to Bron-y-Wennol, also in Pantperthog. He died on 18 September 1977 and his funeral was held at St. Peter's Church, Machynlleth, on 23 September 1977. He left an estate of £225,314.
JONES, GWENAN (1889 - 1971), educationalist and author . Years later she gave a home to a young mother and her son who had fled Latvia after the Second World War, providing both with an education. Gwenan Jones died on 12 January 1971 in Bron-glais Hospital, Aberystwyth, and was buried in the cemetery at Talybont near Bala. A memorial service was held at Seilo Chapel, Aberystwyth.
MAURICE family Clenennau, Glyn (Cywarch), Penmorfa kindred, the one lineally descended of Owen Gwynedd, prince of Wales, consisting then and now of four houses, viz., Keselgyfarch, y Llys ynghefn y fann, now called Ystymkegid, Clenenny, and Brynkir, Glasfryn or Cwmstrallyn; the other sect descended of Collwyn [ap Tangno], wherof are five houses or more, viz. Whelog, Berkin, Bron-y-foel, Gwynfryn, Talhenbont, and the house of Hugh Gwyn ap John Wynne ap
GRUFFUDD ap CYNAN (c. 1055 - 1137), king of Gwynedd castle at Rhuddlan in spite of the former help given him by Robert, carrying off booty but failing to take the castle itself. As a result of the resentment felt towards the Norsemen in Gruffudd's army the men of Llŷn rebelled, giving Trahaearn an opportunity to attack Gruffudd and overcome him in a battle which took place at Bron-yr-erw near Clynnog. Gruffudd fled to Ireland. In 1081 he returned and
GROSSMAN, YEHUDIT ANASTASIA (1919 - 2011), Jewish patriot and author . Yehudit referred in several articles to the memorable journey to Wales; her impressions clearly demonstrate how she had been mesmerized by the land, 'a completely new and exciting country' which left her 'as if revived through sorcery'. There was some delay before they were able to move to their own home, Bron-y-Foel, a ruin of a house on the slopes of Moel-y-Gest. Jones toiled to renovate it as best he
PHYLIP family, poets Ardudwy these Merioneth families. Gruffydd, for example, wrote much in praise of the Ellis family of Ystumllyn and Bron-y-foel, Caernarfonshire, whilst there is hardly a county family of note in north-west Wales, Montgomeryshire, and Denbighshire, to some member of which they did not sing at some time or other. Siôn, Rhisiart, and Gruffydd had been through the established course of training for bards of the
ROWLAND(S), WILLIAM (1887 - 1979), schoolmaster and author person. He died on 29 December 1979 at 92 years of age at Bron y Garth Hospital, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, and his remains were cremated at Bangor on 2 January 1980, following a public service held at Tabernacl chapel, Porthmadog. His ashes were interred at Minffordd cemetery, near Penrhyndeudraeth.

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