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13 - 24 of 1917 for "David Lloyd George"

13 - 24 of 1917 for "David Lloyd George"

  • ALICE verch Griffith ap Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan (fl. 1540-1570), a poetess Daughter of the gentleman poet, Gruffydd ap Ieuan ap Llewelyn Fychan (c. 1485 - 1553) of Llannerch in Llewenni Fechan, Denbighshire. Her mother was his first wife, Jonet, daughter of Richard ap Howel of Mostyn (died 1540). Alice (or Alice Wen) was born about 1520, and married, about 1540, David Lloyd ap Rees of Vaynol, one of the Lloyds of Wigfair. Her children were John Lloyd (died 1615
  • ALLCHURCH, IVOR JOHN (1929 - 1997), footballer finals, before bowing out to eventual winners Brazil. He married Esme Thomas from Swansea on 13 June 1953. They had two sons, John Stephen Allchurch (born 1954) and David Ivor Allchurch (born 1961). Allchurch made a total of 782 Football League club appearances (including all cup competitions), scoring a remarkable 284 times. He played for his native Swansea Town from 1947 until 1958, making a total of
  • ALLEN, JAMES (1802 - 1897), dean of S. Davids and antiquary Born 15 July 1802, son of David Bord Allen, rector of Burton, Pembrokeshire; educated at Westminster and Charterhouse Schools and Trinity College, Cambridge; B.A. 1825, M.A. 1829. He was ordained deacon, 1834, and priest, 1835; he was curate of Miserden, Gloucestershire, 1834-9, vicar of Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, 1839-72, rural dean of Castlemartin, 1840-75, prebend of St. Davids cathedral
  • ALLEN, JOHN ROMILLY (1847 - 1907), archaeologist Born in London 9 June 1847, he came of an old Pembrokeshire family, the Allens of Cresselly, and no doubt owed his middle name to the fact that his grandfather had married a niece of Sir Samuel Romilly. His father was George Baugh Allen, J.P., of Cilrhiw, near Lampeter Velfrey; his mother was a daughter of Roger Eaton of Parc Glas, near Crinow. Deserting his father's profession of barrister (of
  • AMBROSE, WILLIAM (Emrys; 1813 - 1873), Independent minister, poet, and littérateur Ambrose Lloyd). Emrys's father was one of the earliest members of the Baptist congregation at Bangor. His mother was at one time a member of Ebenezer under Dr. Arthur Jones, but left with others to found another church, Bethel (1843-55); she died in 1853. The family lived in the Penrhyn Arms Inn (which later became the first home of the University College of North Wales) from 1813 until 1823, and it was
  • ANIAN (d. 1306?), bishop of Bangor Anian acted in close accord with him. He was an arbitrator for the prince under the agreement concluded with the earl of Gloucester in Cantref Selyf in Brecknock on 27 September 1268. He joined the bishop of St Asaph in negotiating a settlement between Llywelyn and his brother David at Berriw in 1269. Another compact in which he was concerned was that made in April 1272 between the prince and his
  • ANIAN (d. 1293), bishop of St Asaph career. At the time of his elevation, the diocese was, as the outcome of the treaty of Montgomery, entirely dominated by Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. Prince and bishop were, at first, on amicable terms. On 1 May 1269, agreement was reached between them at Mold as to the maintenance of the ancient privileges of the see in the Middle Country. Anian was a party to the settlement between Llywelyn and David
  • ANTHONY, DAVID BRYNMOR (1886 - 1966), school teacher and academic administrator , youngest daughter of George Tait Galloway Musson and his wife of Liverpool. They were married on 24 April 1918. There were two children, David Alan, and Lois Mary. He was made a freeman of the borough of Kidwelly in July 1924. He was an elder of Pembroke Terrace Presb. church, Cardiff, and was a member of the board of the Forward Movement of the Presbyterian Church of Wales. He believed firmly in the
  • ANTHONY, WILLIAM TREVOR (1912 - 1984), singer Trevor Anthony was born on 28 October 1912 in Tŷ-croes, near Ammanford, the eldest son of David John Anthony and his wife Adeline (née Lewis). After leaving school he worked underground while receiving singing tuition from Gwilym R. Jones. He came to prominence when, at the age of only 21, he won the bass solo competition at the Neath National Eisteddfod of 1934, and was encouraged by one of the
  • ANWYL family Park, Llanfrothen The Anwyl s of Park, Llanfrothen, Meironnydd, derived from Robert ap Morris of Park (died 1576), fourth son of Morris ap John ap Meredydd of Rhiwaedog, whose exploits are recorded in the The history of the Gwydir family by Sir John Wynn. The younger sons of Robert ap Morris took the surname Roberts: John, of Vanner, being father of David, rector of Llanbedrog, chaplain to the earl of Warwick
  • AP GWYNN, ARTHUR (1902 - 1987), librarian and the third librarian of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth 'T. Gwynn Jones' (Yr Efrydydd, I (1950)), 'Thomas Gwynn Jones a David de Lloyd,' (Y Traethodydd, Ionawr 1971), 'I Aberystwyth Draw' (Taliesin, 24 (1972)). In 1950 he published jointly with his father his Geiriadur Cymraeg a Saesneg - Cymraeg (Caerdydd: Hughes a'i Fab a'r Educational Publishing Company), a revised edition of which appeared in 1953. In Taliesin, 16 (Nadolig, 1969, pp. 120-5, in his
  • AP THOMAS, DAFYDD RHYS (1912 - 2011), Old Testament scholar Hebrew, at his old college where he remained until his retirement in 1977. After his marriage with Menna Davies, the daughter of Reverend George and Mrs Marianne Davies, Bryn Bowydd, Blaenau Ffestiniog in 1940, the couple made their home in Bangor and Menai Bridge. They had two children, Keinion and Marian. Ap Thomas spent short periods away from Bangor - several times as visiting lecturer in Toronto