Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EDERN DAFOD AUR, made a small dosbarth (arrangement or grammar) of the orthography of the Welsh language and of the form of words Many copies of this are extant. The copyists claimed, sometimes, that he was Edern, son of Padarn Beisrudd, that is, that he was the father of Cunedda Wledig. On the other hand, John Davies of Mallwyd said that he flourished c. 1280. EDWARD WILLIAMS (Iolo Morganwg) was the first to state categorically that Edern's work was the grammar which is associated with the names of Einion Offeiriad and
JONES, JOHN (1761 - 1822), Calvinistic Methodist minister -gwyn, to Anglesey he was convinced and in 1784 began to preach. He was a strong, powerfully built man, and his ministry was incisive and convincing. He is said to have converted 180 in the course of one meeting. When he was 35 years of age he married Mary Williams, heiress of Pen-y-bryn, Edern, where he spent the remainder of his life; he is usually known as ' John Jones of Edern.' He was ordained in
PENNY, ANNE (fl. 1729-1780), author The entry in the Bangor (Caernarfonshire) parish register recording her christening under 6 January 1728/9, describes her as daughter of Bulkeley Hughes (died 1740?), cleric, and Mary his wife; the father became vicar of Bangor, 2 June 1713, and was instituted to the living of Edern on 17 January 1722/3. She married Penny, and lived in London (Bloomsbury Square), where all her works were
CUNEDDA WLEDIG (fl. 450?), British prince pedigrees provide the links with Maelgwn, furnish the names of nine sons of Cunedda, and describe him as the son of Edern ap Padarn Beisrudd ap Tegid. Though far from contemporary, these accounts seem to tell a true story. The Old Welsh form ' Cunedag ' goes back to a Celtic 'Counodagos,' signifying 'good lord,' while Eternus, Paternus, and Tacitus point to a Roman environment of several generations
JONES, JOHN (1775 - 1834), cleric; became junior vicar of Bangor, and senior vicar in 1810. In the year 1809 he was appointed rector of Llandudno and archdeacon of Merioneth, and from 1819 he also held the benefices of Edern and Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd. He died 13 May 1834 and is buried at Llanbedr; there are memorial tablets to him in the churches of Llanbedr and Dolgelley. In 1804 he was one of a group of clergy who formed a society in
DAVIES, JOHN GLYN (1870 - 1953), scholar, songwriter and poet in Cerddi Huw Puw (1923), Cerddi Robin Goch (1935) and Cerddi Portinllaen (1936), many of which are based on sailors ' songs he had heard during his youth, bear the marks of a genius. His posthumous book of poems, Cerddi Edern a cherddi ereill (1955), contains many lyrics which will undoubtedly live. One could add that his reminiscences of the Welsh society he knew early in life, and his comments
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Tom Nefyn; 1895 - 1958), minister (Presb.) and evangelist Ymchwil (1949); and E. P. Jones, Llain-y-Delyn, Cymdeithas Gristnogol y Tymbl (1970)). In 1932 Tom Nefyn was called to be pastor of Bethel church, Rhosesmor, Flint, and he remained there until 1937. Subsequently he moved to Gerlan, Caernarfonshire (1937-46); he had charge of the churches of Tarsis and South Beach, Pwllheli (1946-49) and of the churches of Edern and Greigwen, Llŷn (1949-58). All these
GWRTHEYRN '; the ' Guorthigirniaun ' of the 8th century developed, through various forms, into ' Gwertheyrn-iawn ' or ' Gwrtheyrniawn,' and, by transposition, into ' Gwerthrynion ' (as in the Bruts). Its meaning can be seen if one compares pairs such as ' Edern ' and ' Edeirniawn,' or the tribal families of Powys according to Gynddelw (Ll. H., 163-6), e.g. ' Yorueirthyawn ' from ' Iorwerth ('Iorferth

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