Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WYNN, WILLIAM (1709 - 1760), cleric, antiquary, and poet His father, William Wynn, Maesyneuadd, Llandecwyn, Meirionethshire, was high sheriff (1714), his mother, Margaret, daughter and heiress of Roger Lloyd of Rhagad, was related to such well-established houses as Nannau and Helygen. Wynn matriculated as of Jesus College, Oxford, 14 March 1727, graduating B.A. 12 October 1730, and M.A. 15 July 1735. He was licensed as deacon at Watlington, near Oxford
WYNNE, DAVID (1900 - 1983), composer music at the University College in Cardiff under David Evans and John Morgan Lloyd, taking his B.Mus. in 1928. Although he found Evans and Lloyd very conservative in their musical outlook, he appreciated the fact that scores of new works by contemporary composers were regularly purchased for the College library. From 1929 to 1960 he was music master at Lewis School, Pengam (the first full time music
WYNNE, ELLIS (1670/1 - 1734), cleric, and author of an outstanding Welsh prose classic was 2 years old), and (2) Lowry Lloyd, Hafod Lwyfog, Beddgelert. Nine children were born of the second marriage; of these William, the second child, and Edward, the youngest, are noticed below. On 1 January 1704/5, Ellis Wynne became the incumbent of the neighbouring parish of Llandanwg; he also had charge of the chapelry of Llanbedr. In November 1706 he wrote to lady Margaret Owen, widow of Sir
WYNNE, JOHN (1650 - 1714), industrial pioneer heiress, Catherine, who married John Lloyd of Rhagad in Edeirnion; but, having regard to the frequency of the name ' John Wynne ' in the family tree, there is a distinct possibility that this was his sister and not his daughter. At any rate, she was the heiress. Unless Dr. John Evans (or Dr. Daniel Williams) had collected his statistics before the death of John Wynne (which might well have been the case
WYNNE, JOHN (1667 - 1743), bishop of St Asaph and principal of Jesus College, Oxford College until 1720, when he married Anne, daughter of Robert Pugh of Pennarth, Penmachno (see under Lloyd, Richard, of Esclus - the bishop was one of Lloyd's executors). While he was at St Asaph he spent his money freely on repairs to the cathedral and the palace; it should also be noted that Wynne was the last Welshman to be bishop of that diocese until 1870. In 1727 he was translated to Bath and Wells
WYNNE, ROBERT (d. 1720), cleric and poet Son of Edward Wynne of Plasnewydd, Llangywer. He was probably the Robert Wynne, 'of Merioneth ', who was entered as a sizar at Queens ', Cambridge, 28 June, 1676, matriculated 1676, B.A., 1679-80. Ordained priest by Humphrey Lloyd, bishop of Bangor, 31 March 1681, he was curate of Llangywer for the period 1681-5 if not earlier and later. His collation to the rectory of Llanuwchllyn by William
WYNNE, SARAH EDITH (Eos Cymru; 1842 - 1897), vocalist the S. James's Hall, the other in the Crystal Palace. She now settled in London and was soon to become one of the best vocalists in the country. In 1862 she sang in the national eisteddfod held at Caernarvon. She toured during 1863-5 with Madam Patti, Santley, and Edward Lloyd, and for eight weeks in 1864 she took the part of ' lady Mortimer ' in Shakespeare's Henry IV at Drury Lane Theatre. She had
YALE family Plâs yn Iâl, Plas Grono, prebendary of Chester in 1582 and chancellor of the diocese in 1587. In 1598 he made extensive purchases of land from the Erddigs of Erthig (see under Edisbury), selling some but keeping Plas Grono as (till 1721) the family seat. His son, Thomas Yale II, married a daughter of bishop George Lloyd, of Chester, and after his death and her re-marriage to the governor of New Haven (Con.), she and her children
YOUNG, GRUFFYDD (c. 1370 - c. 1435), cleric, and supporter of Owain Glyndŵr Benedict XIII of Avignon (Lloyd, Owen Glendower, 121-2), and in February 1407 was provided to the bishopric of Bangor, possibly as the result of intrigues on his part against bishop Lewis Byford. In April 1407 he was translated to S. Davids, designed by the ' Pennal policy ' as the metropolitan see of Wales. By 1408 the power of Glyndŵr was on the wane, and although Young remained in touch with him to
YOUNG, THOMAS (1507 - 1568), archbishop of York elected archbishop of York, 27 January 1561. As archbishop and president of the council of the North, he was active in forwarding the Elizabethan settlement, though he incurred censure for his misuse of the temporalities of his see. He died 26 June 1568, and was buried in York Minster. He married (1), a daughter of George Constantine; (2) Jane Kynaston, Estwick, Staffs., by whom he had one son, Sir

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