Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BERRY family, industrialists and newspaper proprietors a new Salvation Army Citadel in Merthyr was laid in memory of him in 1936 and he is also commemorated by the J.M. Berry Technical College which was built by his eldest son. HENRY SEYMOUR BERRY, 1st Baron BUCKLAND (1877 - 1928) industrialist Business and Industry; their eldest son, born 17 September 1877 in Gwaelod-y-garth, Merthyr Tydfil. In 1892 he was a monitor at Abermorlais Boys' School and
BERRY, ROBERT GRIFFITH (1869 - 1945), minister (Congl.) and writer Born 20 May 1869 in Llanrwst, Caernarfonshire son of John and Margaret (née Williams) Berry, the father originally from Penmachno and the mother from Llannerch-y-medd. He received his education in the local British, national, and grammar schools at Llanrwst. He was received into membership of Tabernacl (Congl.) church under the pastorate of Thomas Roberts. He proceeded with a scholarship to
BERWYN, RICHARD JONES (1836 - 1917), colonist and man of letters Argentine Government and private secretary to the first governor, but was imprisoned in 1882-3 for organizing an agitation to secure the rights of the Welsh colonists. In 1868 he edited and published Y Brut, a manuscript monthly. In 1878, with the help of Thomas Pugh, a young man from Llandderfel, he published Gwerslyfr i ddysgu darllen Cymraeg (a Welsh reader). This was the first book printed in the
BEVAN, THOMAS (1796? - 1819), missionary in the service of the London Missionary Society at Pen-y-banc and later to colleges at Newtown and at Gosport. It was now decided that he and Stephen Laidler should go to Madagascar. He was ordained at Neuadd-lwyd, 20-21 August 1817, and married Mary Jones (née Jacob) of Pen-yr-allt Wen in the same district. They sailed for Madagascar 9 February, arriving in Mauritius 3 July 1818. Five weeks later Bevan embarked again, and landed at Tamatave
BEVAN, THOMAS (Caradawc, Caradawc y Fenni; 1802 - 1882), antiquary Born 13 September 1802 at Maesmawr mill, near Tal-y-bont, Brecknock, son of Lewis Bevan. He was educated at a small school held in the Baptist chapel, Llangynidr, and later at a private school at Abergavenny. On completing his apprenticeship at a grocer's shop at Abergavenny, he went to London, where he spent two years at his uncle's shop near Tower Hill and afterwards was engaged for seven years
BEYNON, ROBERT (1881 - 1953), minister (Presb.), poet and essayist pryddest, ' Tannau Coll '. Some of his children's hymns were included in Llyfr Emynau a Thonau'r Plant (1947). His essays, which were published in 1931 under the title Dydd Calan ac ysgrifau eraill (2nd. ed. 1950), show considerable literary skill; and his genius as an essayist became evident again when he was editor of Y Drysorfa (1939-43). His selections from the Book of Psalms (1936) also revealed his
BEYNON, ROSSER (Asaph Glan Tâf; 1811 - 1876), musician became precentor in Soar Congregational chapel. He started a music class where the rudiments of music were studied and pieces of music were learnt. In 1836 he contributed an article on music to Y Diwygiwr, this being the first of many articles which he wrote; he also became hymn-tune editor of that journal. In 1845 appeared part one of Telyn Seion, a collection of hymn-tunes and anthems; the parts were
BEYNON, THOMAS (d. 1729), minister fullest account of him is in D. M. Lewis, Cofiant Evan Lewis, Brynberian (Aberystwyth, 1903). In Llyfryddiaeth y Cymry, under 1719 (1), we find him mentioned among the sponsors of a book published by Isaac Carter at Atpar; see also ibid., 1717 (5).
BEYNON, TOM (1886 - 1961), minister (Presb.), historian and author Born 3 June 1886 in Cenfu, Mynydd y Garreg, near Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, son of William and Elizabeth Beynon. At the end of his time in the local council school he went to work in Pontyberem in 1903, and was received as a member of Soar church where he began preaching at the height of the 1904-05 Revival. He was educated for the ministry in the Old College School, Carmarthen, in Newcastle
BLACKWELL, HENRY (1851 - 1928), bookbinder and bookseller, bibliographer and biographer , appears in the Liverpool directory as a bookbinder, his address being 8 Haliburton Street, Toxteth Park, with a shop at Chatham Buildings, 25 South John Street. Of Henry's education little is known except that he attended S. Paul's School, Liverpool. Blackwell went to New York in September 1877; in Y Wasg (Pittsburg) for 21 May 1886, he is described as having the supervision of a large bindery
BLACKWELL, JOHN (Alun; 1797 - 1840), cleric and poet Garmon,' and another at Ruthin in the same year for an awdl on 'Genedigaeth Iorwerth II.' He was also successful as a writer of essays, and letters written by him appeared in Y Gwyliedydd. All this brought him to the notice of certain gentlemen and clergymen, who subscribed to a fund to enable him to pursue a course of education. In January 1824 he went to Thomas Richards (1785 - 1855), to prepare for
BLAKE, LOIS (1890 - 1974), historian and promoter of Welsh folk dancing , such as 'Pont Caerodor', 'Y Gelynnen' and 'Robin Ddiog'. She adjudicated folk dance in the Urdd and National Eisteddfodau many times. In 1960 at the National Eisteddfod in Cardiff Lois Blake was admitted into the Gorsedd of the Bards, and in 1979 the Welsh Folk Dance Society presented the Eisteddfod with the Lois Blake trophy as the award for the main folk dance competition at the National Eisteddfod

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