Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JAMES, OWEN WALDO (1845 - 1910), Baptist minister Efengylyn ol Marc, 1895.
MARC, SIARL (1720 - 1795) Tŷ-mawr, Bryncroes, Llŷn, Calvinistic Methodist exhorter, and hymn-writer
PRITCHARD, EVAN (Ieuan Lleyn; 1769 - 1832), poet His name sometimes occurs as Evan Richards, and his bardic name as Ieuan ap Rhisiart, Ifan Lleyn, and Bardd Bryncroes. He was the son of Richard Thomas, a stonemason, and Mary Charles, daughter of Siarl Marc, Tŷ-mawr, Bryncroes, one of the early Methodist preachers in Llŷn. Mary Charles was well known as a writer of verse. On his parents emigrating to America about 1795, Pritchard made his home
ELLIS, JOHN GRIFFITH (1723/4 - 1805), Methodist exhorter , Trefollwyn (1718 - 1773?), writes, every evening. Siarl Marc was the superintendent of south Caernarvonshire societies in 1750; Ellis, therefore, may well have been the man turned out by Harris in 1749. But he was exhorting again in 1751, as Thomas William of Eglwys Ilan (1717 - 1765) reports to Harris; he was also one of the trustees of Ty Mawr chapel, appointed in 1752; it is also reported that he
WILLIAMS, DANIEL (1878 - 1968), minister (Meth.) and author seven years. He retired from full-time work and became a supernumerary in 1943, making his home at Prestatyn, but returned to the regular ministry in 1948, and was superintendent of the Llangollen circuit for a year, retiring again and living there until he moved to Old Colwyn in 1952. He was a gifted and popular preacher and in 1934 published Gwerslyfr ar Efengyl Marc. In addition to his considerable
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM RICHARD (1896 - 1962), minister (Presb.) and Principal of the United Theological College, Aberystwyth Born 4 April 1896 at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire, son of Richard and Catherine Williams, his mother of the lineage of Siarl Marc of Bryncroes. He was educated at Penlleiniau church day-school and Pwllheli County School. He won a Mrs Clarke Scholarship, enabling him to enter University College, Aberystwyth, where he graduated with first-class honours in Greek and second class in philosophy. His
WILLIAMS, OWEN (Owain Gwyrfai; 1790 - 1874), antiquary Born in a cottage called Bryn-beddau on the Plas Glan'rafon estate, Waun-fawr, and christened at Betws Garmon, 10 January 1790. His parents were William Pritchard of Pant Ifan Mawr, Llan-rug, and Siân Marc of Plas Mawr, Llandwrog. When he was still very young, Owen Williams married Margaret Lloyd of Pen-y-bryn, Llanwnda, and they set up house together at Tu-ucha'r-ffordd, Waun-fawr. He was a
THOMAS, DAVID (Dafydd Ddu Eryri; 1759 - 1822), man of letters and poet after going to live at Merddyn Coch on the Llwyncelyn property took charge of the cause there. He was an acceptable preacher and we hear of him preaching with Siarl Marc and Thomas Evans of Waun-fawr in the first monthly meeting held at Llanberis in 1777. He died in 1831 at the age of 82 and was buried at Llanberis.) Dafydd Ddu was given eight months' schooling by John Morgan (1743 - 1801), curate of

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