Dictionary of Welsh Biography

HUGHES, DAVID (EOS IAL; 1794? - 1862), poet and publisher Few facts are known of his early life, but it is believed that he was born at Brynllwynog, Bryneglwys, in 1794 or 1795. There is evidence, however, that he lived at Cynwyd, near Corwen, from 1824 to 1831. He was twice married (his first wife, who was buried at Llangar, may have been a native of Cynwyd), and had eight children. Hughes first attracted attention as a poet at an eisteddfod held by
JONES, WILLIAM (1764 - 1822), hymn writer Born at Cynwyd, Meironnydd. He went to Bala as a lad, and was a weaver in a factory belonging to Simon Lloyd; he became a Calvinistic Methodist elder. In 1819 he published Aberth Moliant, neu Ychydig Hymnau; one or more of these hymns of his will be found in practically all our present-day hymnaries. He died 2 May 1822, aged 58.
DAFYDD WILIAM PYRS (or PRYS) (fl. c. 1660), poet A native, it is said, of Cynwyd, Meironnydd. No details regarding his life are known, but at least two of his poems in free metres remain. One is entitled 'Hanes yr hen ŵr o'r coed,' and the other, in the form of a dialogue between two sisters, has alternate stanzas by Mathew Owen of Llangar and himself. Avoid confusing him with Dafydd Emlyn (Dafydd William Prys), fl. 1603-1622
ROBERTS, EDWARD STANTON (1878 - 1938), schoolteacher and scholar Born 11 March. 1878, in 'Edeyrnion', Cynwyd, near Corwen, Merionethshire, son of Robert and Martha Roberts. His father, a shoemaker, ensured the recording of local events and traditions, according to Hugh Evans (1854 - 1934) in Cwm Eithin, who called him cofiadur pennaf yr ardaloedd (chief recorder of the areas). Stanton Roberts was educated at Cynwyd Board School where he became a pupil-teacher
EVANS, HUGH (1854 - 1934), author and publisher , 1948; Y Tylwyth Teg, published posthumously in 1935; and several illustrated books on religious subjects for children. He married Jane, daughter of David and Sarah Williams, Pant-y-clai, Cynwyd, Meironnydd. He died at Pen-y-bryn, Cynwyd, Corwen, 30 June 1934, and was buried at Longmoor Lane, Kirkdale, Liverpool.
JONES, EDWARD (1775 - 1838), Wesleyan minister Born at Cynwyd, Meironnydd, 1775. Before his conversion he wrote and acted in interludes. Before long he joined the Wesleyans and became a minister in the following circuits: Beaumaris (1804), Welshpool (1805), Merthyr (1806), Machynlleth (1807), Ruthin (1808), Dolgelley (1809), Aberystwyth (1811), and Swansea (1813). In 1815 he was compelled to retire on account of ill-health; he died 15 April
EVANS, WILLIAM GARETH (1941 - 2000), historian and university lecturer in education He was born at Cynwyd, near Corwen on 14 December 1941, the son of William and Mary Evans. He was educated at Cynwyd primary school and Ty Tan Domen School, Bala (the Bala Boys' Grammar School), which nurtured a number of notable historians including Professor Sir Rees Davies (1938-2005). He entered the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in the autumn of 1960 and graduated with a very good
WILLIAMS, HUGH (Hywel Cernyw; 1843 - 1937), Baptist minister, writer, and poet . In 1868 he went to take charge of the Baptist churches at Cynwyd, Corwen, and Carrog, Meironnydd. He gave up Carrog in 1879 and confined his labours to the two former churches until 1918, when he retired from the regular ministry, although he continued to preach in the neighbouring churches. He was for some years a tutor at the Baptist College, Llangollen. He was president of the Baptist Union of
GRIFFITHS, DAVID REES (Amanwy; 1882 - 1953), poet and writer much to it on local matters. He also wrote the column ' O gwm i gwm ' for Y Cymro for some years. He was elected a deacon of Gellimanwydd Congl. church, and published a tribute to his old minister (Rev. Isaac Cynwyd Evans) under the title Gweinidog fy ieuenctid (1945). He broadcast many times and took a leading role in the film David, a portrayal of his life. His poetical works - pryddestau, songs
EVANS, THOMAS CHRISTOPHER (Cadrawd; 1846 - 1918), antiquary and folk-lorist Pittsburgh, he returned to Llangynwyd to spend the rest of his life; he married Elizabeth Thomas (of Carmarthen); they had several children. They lived at 'Ty Cynwyd' near the parish church, and Cadrawd filled the house with old furniture, old farm implements, and rural craftsmen's gear - much of his collection is now in the National Museum of Wales, while many of his books are in the Cardiff City Library

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