Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EDWARDS, HENRY THOMAS (1837 - 1884), dean of Bangor by his own hand, at Ruabon. A selection of his addresses was published in 1889 under the title Wales and the Welsh Church, with a memoir by David Jones which has been the main source of the present notice. Edwards was twice married: first in 1867 to Mary, daughter of D. Davis of Aberdare (for whom see Davis family of Hirwaun, Aberdare, and Ferndale) - she died in August 1871; and second in 1873 to
EVANS, CHRISTMAS (1766 - 1838), Baptist minister One of the most famous Welsh preachers. Born at Esgaer-waen, Llandysul, Cardiganshire, on Christmas Day 1766, son of Samuel Evans, boot-maker, and Joanna his wife. Parish apprentice, farm labourer on local farms, among others at the home of the celebrated David Davis (1745 - 1827) of Castellhywel - that is his story as a youth. Joining, when about 18 years of age, one of the churches of which
EVANS, DANIEL (Daniel Ddu o Geredigion; 1792 - 1846), cleric and poet , and that of archdeacon Thomas Beynon. He was also friendly with David Davis, Castell Hywel, and with the other poets of Cardiganshire, and he carried on the tradition of Edward Richard and Ieuan Brydydd Hir. He died by his own hand, 28 March 1846, and was buried in Pencarreg churchyard.
EVANS, OWEN (1808 - 1865), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster Born 25 April 1808 at Burlip, Llandysul, Cardiganshire. He was educated at Davis of Castellhywel's school until he went to Carmarthen Academy (1826-30). After that, he returned to Burlip, preaching occasionally at Pant-y-defaid and opening a school at Llandysul and later at ' The College,' Maesymeillion (1830-4). He was for twelve months a schoolmaster at Evesham and Birmingham. In 1836 he
EVANS, WILLIAM, Presbyterian minister, and lexicographer dictionary when preparing his own - see his preface. A nephew of William Evans's, of the same name (1769-1847), son of his brother John, of Cefn-gwili, inherited the uncle's library. He was for nearly fifty years minister at Tavistock, and kept school nearby, in the house in which (according to local tradition) Sir Francis Drake was born. A letter (17 October 1845) by Timothy Davis of Evesham quotes these
EVANS, WILLIAM DAVIES (1790 - 1872), inventor of a chess gambit Eldest son of John Evans, of the parish of St. Dogwells and Mary Davis of the parish of Nevern, who, according to the parish records of Nevern, were married on 12 April 1787. They started life at the farm of Musland, St. Dogwells. William Davies Evans was born on 27 January 1790. It is almost certain that young Evans was educated at Haverfordwest Grammar School. Unfortunately the school records
GRAVELL, DAVID (1787 - 1872), farmer, herbalist, and publisher Born 3 June 1787, son of Thomas and Mary Gravell of Cwmfelin, in the parish of Llandyfaelog, Carmarthenshire. He took to religion under the ministry of David Peter of Carmarthen. As a young man he suffered from bad health and this led him to experiment with herbal remedies; at the same time, he made the most of his friendship with (Sir) David Daniel Davis, the royal physician who was a native of
GRIFFITHS, GRIFFITH (1762 - 1818), Presbyterian minister of unknown antecedents, was at Castellhywel school and went to Swansea Academy in 1784. He was ordained in 1788 as colleague to David Griffiths at Llechryd, Cardiganshire, and after D. Griffiths's death (1794) was sole pastor; he also kept school. Like his colleague, he was far from being an orthodox Calvinist; indeed, throughout his career at Llechryd he also assisted David Davis at Pen-rhiw
GRIFFITHS, THOMAS (JEREMY) (Tau Gimel; 1797? - 1871), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster Born at Llechryd, Cardiganshire, where his father, Griffith Griffiths (1762 - 1818), was minister. He was educated at home, at Davis of Castellhywel's school, and at Carmarthen Academy (1818-22). In 1822 he was appointed minister of Cribin and Ciliau Aeron where he remained until 1841, opening schools here and there. From that year until 1846 we have no further news of him and it is said that he
HARRIS, SOLOMON (1726 - 1785), Arian minister and Academy tutor Born at Cilgwyn, Cardiganshire, 21 February 1726. He was educated under Timothy Davis (1709 - 1771) of Cilgwyn and Caeronnen who was in all probability his minister, and at Carmarthen Academy (1746-50), being assisted there by the Congregational Fund Board. In 1750 he accepted a call to the Presbyterian church, Swansea, where he was ordained 4 September 1751. In 1753, with the help of John Bache
HOWE, ELIZABETH ANNE (1959 - 2019), ecologist Liz Howe was born on 27 October 1959 in Kingstanding in the West Midlands, one of two children of Robert Pulford, an electrical engineer, and his wife Margaret (née Davis). She had one brother, Robert. She attended Aldridge Grammar School in Walsall (1971-78) and went on to Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, where as an undergraduate studying mammalian physiology she won the Cheesman
HOWELL, WILLIAM (1740 - 1822), Arian minister and Academy tutor Born at Wincanton, Somerset, in 1740, the son of the Rev. William Howell of Birmingham. He was taught by his father and by Jenkin Jenkins of Llanfyllin. He went to Warrington Academy, 1759-60, and then to Carmarthen Academy, 1760-4, where according to the Cofiant he was a fellow-student of David Davis (Dafis Castellhywel, 1745 - 1827) He spent some time on the continent where he was in charge of

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