Dictionary of Welsh Biography

CYFFIN, ROGER (fl. c. 1587-1609), a poet of Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire. Two of his free metre poems and a number of cywyddau and englynion are preserved in manuscript. The strict metre poems include eulogies, elegies, begging poems (to persons from North and South Wales), religious, moral, and love poems. Poetic controversies or ymrysonau took place between him and Gruffudd Hafren (Cwrtmawr MS 206B (101)), Richard Davies, bishop of S
DAFYDD DDU ATHRO HIRADDUG (fl. before 1400), a poet NLW MS 3029B, that he was a man 'o Degeingyl,' i.e. from what is modern Flintshire. Dr. John Davies, Mallwyd (died 1644), states, in Peniarth MS 49, that he was 'archdeacon of Diserth'; as Dafydd Ddu is called 'Athro' (teacher, etc.) and that term sometimes connotes (as is said in the bardic grammar) a particular type of cleric, it may be that Dr. Davies was recording some tradition which he had
DAFYDD LLWYD MATHAU, MATHE, or MATHEW (fl. 1601-1629), poet and strolling minstrel A native, according to J. H. Davies, of Cilpyll, Llangeitho. Poems attributed to him include some in honour of the families of Morfa Mawr in Anglesey (1601) and Llewenni in Denbighshire (1602). In Glamorganshire, the Mansells of Margam, the Powells of Llandow, and the Phillipses of Gelli'r-fid, Llandyfodwg, were similarly honoured so, too, in Pembrokeshire, Thomas ap Richard of Marloes and the
DAFYDD, MAURICE (fl. 1789), hymn-writer
DANIEL, EVAN (1837 - 1904), cleric and educationist Born at Pontypool 4 September 1837, son of Evan Davies, builder, and his wife Sarah Beach. In 1856 he went up to S.John's Training College, Battersea, of which he was to become in 1859 lecturer, and from 1866 to 1894 principal. He took orders in 1863, and in 1870 graduated with honours (and several prizes) at Trinity College, Dublin. From 1873 to 1879 he was a member of the London School Board
DANIEL, GWYNFRYN MORGAN (1904 - 1960), educationalist and language campaigner , Port Talbot. He was of the opinion that his family had contributed to the Anglicisation of his local school and community, and it was his ambition to atone for that travesty. He graduated in Geography and Welsh at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and played centre for the University's first rugby team. A few years later he and his close friend, Eic Davies (1909-1993), compiled Welsh language
DAS, SHOSHI MUKHI (1868 - 1921), missionary, teacher and nurse passage to Britain and further medical training in Glasgow for two years so she could return to India as a fully qualified 'medical missioner'. Shushila remained in India mourning the shocking execution of her fiancé without trial in 1891. Shortly after Shoshi's arrival in Britain in summer 1892, she was interviewed by William Davies (Mynorydd). He described her as a highly intelligent and bright woman
DAVID, JOHN (1701? - 1756), Independent minister Cwmllynfell. He is pretty certainly the John David who joined Henry Palmer and Rees Davies, in a letter (Trevecka letter 231) to Howel Harris, 22 March 1740. He died 22 July 1756, and was buried at Manordivy. There is an elegy (printed in the work mentioned below) upon him by Morris Griffiths. A record in the Moravian archives at Haverfordwest speaks in very high terms of John David.
DAVID, PHILIP (1709 - 1787) Penmain, Independent minister Born in the Ebbw Fawr valley, Monmouthshire, 11 June 1709. His thoughts were turned to religion by the preaching of James Davies of Merthyr Tydfil (died 1760), c. 1720. He began preaching in 1732, and in 1739 was ordained co-pastor of Penmain to assist David Williams (who had been there since 1710, and remained there till his death in 1759). Philip David was then pastor till he died 3 February
DAVID, REES (fl. 1746), early Arminian Baptist of whom very little is known. According to Walter J. Evans (NLW MSS 10327B), he was at Carmarthen under Perrott; but the only similar name in Wilson's list of Perrott's students (Dr. Williams's library, copy in NLW MS 373C) is the 'Rees Davies ' who is there identified with Rees Davies of Canerw; neither identification is wholly convincing. Rees David, however, was not a minister but a
DAVIES family, smiths HUW DAVIES, smith, was living at Groes-foel, Esclusham, in the 17th century. He was buried in the churchyard at Wrexham, 2 September 1702. A handrail of exquisite design in the choir of Wrexham church and a small gate in Malpas churchyard (Cheshire) are attributed to him. He and his wife, Eleanor, had four sons, ROBERT (died 1748/9), JOHN (died 1755), Huw, and Thomas, and six daughters (Anne
DAVIES, Llannerch Gwysaney - see DAVIES COOKE

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