Dictionary of Welsh Biography

WILLIAMS, ROBERT (Trebor Mai; 1830 - 1877), poet the rest of his life. He had previously been instructed in the rudiments of poetic composition by Caledfryn, who was at that time a minister at Llanrwst. Trebor Mai remained a life-long admirer of Caledfryn, and in 1863 refused to support the 'Protest' against the severity of the latter's eisteddfodic adjudications. He published two volumes of verse, Fy Noswyl, 1861, and Y Geninen, 1869. He is
WILLIAMS, JOHN (Ioan Mai; 1823 - 1887), poet him a friend of men of the calibre of Joseph Loth of the University of Rennes, and E. B. Cowell of Cambridge. He is reputed to have given the latter considerable help with his translations into English of the poems of Dafydd ap Gwilym. Ioan Mai wrote many poems in the free metres, some of them for competition at various eisteddfodau, but although his unfinished essay on 'The characteristics of Welsh
THOMAS, WILLIAM (Gwilym Mai; 1807 - 1872), poet and printer at Carmarthen. He was an ardent eisteddfodwr, and was successful in the poetry competitions at the Swansea (1846) and Carmarthen (1852) eisteddfodau. He published collections of his own poetry, Meillion Mai, 1849; Blodyn Dyffryn Tywi, 1854, and also an elementary text-book on the Welsh cynghanedd, Clorian y Bardd, 1850. In his introduction to the latter he states that the times were too difficult
JONES, GLADYS MAY (1899 - 1960), pianist, composer and producer of light programmes on radio
ROBERTS, DAVID JOHN (Dewi Mai o Feirion; 1883 - 1956), journalist, folk poet, tutor and setter of cerdd dant , where David Francis ('Telynor Dall o Feirion') lived in the early part of the 20th c. ' Dewi Mai ', in company with his contemporaries, learnt from David Francis how to set a stanza to an air and how to handle cynghanedd. After living for a time in England, he returned to Merionethshire, for a while in the neighbourhood of Bala, before settling in the town of Dolgellau. There he earned his living as a
MORGAN, WILLIAM (JOHN) (Penfro; 1846 - 1918), cleric, eisteddfodwr, and hymn-writer englynwr, Trebor Mai, but also with the eccentric Gwilym Cowlyd, whose 'opposition' eisteddfodau on the shores of lake Geirionydd he frequented - indeed, Penfro never became acclimatized in the 'orthodox' national eisteddfod, although in later years he was a prominent figure in the provincial Powys eisteddfod. From 1875 till 1878 he was curate at S. Asaph, where he acquired some repute as a preacher. In
JONES, HERMAN (1915 - 1964), minister (Congl.) and poet was published (1967). On 14 August 1946 he married Ffion Mai, daughter of David Thomas, Bangor (1880 - 1967), and they had two sons.
JOSHUA, SETH (1858 - 1925), minister (Presb.) Born 10 April 1858 in Ty Capel, Trosnant Uchaf, Pontypool, Monmouth, son of George Joshua and Mary (née Walden) his wife. He married Mary Rees, Llantrisant, in Neath, Glamorganshire, 23 September 1883, and they had eight children (one son, Peter, was a minister and a popular evangelist in America; another son, Lyn, was responsible with Mai Jones for the radio programme ' We'll keep a welcome in
DAVIES, JAMES (Iago ap Dewi; 1800 - 1869), printer and poet Thomas (Gwilym Mai, 1807 - 1872), and together they developed their knowledge of cynghanedd and of the free metres. About 1840 Davies left Carmarthen to join Josiah Thomas Jones's printing office at Cowbridge, and for the rest of his life remained a faithful and trustworthy printer with J. T. Jones, removing with him to Carmarthen in 1842, and to Aberdare in 1854. He was a constant competitor in
SAMUEL, EDWARD (1674 - 1748), cleric, poet, and author examples see (a) Blodeu-gerdd Cymry, 1759; (b) Llu o Ganiadau, neu Gasgliad o Garolau a Cherddi … o Gasgliad W. Jones, Bettws Gwerfil Goch (Oswestry, 1798); (c) Eos Ceiriog, 1823; and (d) B.M. Add. MS. 14961. Sermons by him were published (Pregeth ynghylch gofalon bydol a bregethwyd yn Eglwys Llangywer, yr ail dydd o fis Mai, 1720. Ar gladdedigaeth Mr. Robert Wynne, diweddar Vicar Gwyddelwern, 1731 and
HARKER, EDWARD (Isnant; 1866 - 1969), quarryman, poet and preacher (Congl.) three weeks of formal schooling at the British School, Llanrwst, before going to work in the leadmines when he was nine. His father took an interest in writing poetry and he was a neighbour and friend of the poet-tailor Trebor Mai (Robert Williams, 1830 - 1877 and it was said that he made Isnant's first suit. However he died when Isnant was 11 so it is unlikely that he had any great influence on the
WILLIAMS, MEIRION (1901 - 1976), musician , during the 1930s, and his lyrical settings of the poetry of Eifion Wyn ('Cwm Pennant', 'Mai'), Caradog Prichard ('Y Llyn'), Crwys ('Gwynfyd'), Elfed ('Pan ddaw'r nos') and George Rees ('O Fab y Dyn'), among others, are notable examples of the Welsh art song. He combined a sensitivity to words with a special gift for writing interesting accompaniments.

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