Dictionary of Welsh Biography

EDWARDS, JOHN HUGH (1869 - 1945), politician and writer to 1914 he edited Wales: A national magazine. He wrote much for the periodical press, particularly for the British Weekly. His published works are: From Village Green to Downing Street, Life of D. Lloyd George (London, 1908) - in collaboration with Spencer Leigh Hughes; Life of David Lloyd George, with a short history of the Welsh People, 4 vols. (London 1913-19); David Lloyd George, the man and
EDWARDS, WILLIAM ROBERT (Glanllafar; 1858 - 1921), Congregational minister, poet, and littérateur Born 19 September 1858 at Tŷ Coch, Parc, Bala, son of Edward Jones Edwards and Annie his wife. He was educated in the local schools and at the Independent College, Bala, under Michael D. Jones. The family were Methodists, but he became a member of Hen Gapel Llanuwchllyn (Congregational) in 1876, and about the same time began to preach. After his ordination at Sardis, Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire
ELLIS, THOMAS EDWARD (1859 - 1899), M.P. for Merioneth (1886-99) and chief Liberal whip (1894-5) Son of Thomas Ellis and Elizabeth his wife. He was born at Cynlas, Cefnddwysarn, near Bala, 16 February 1859. He was educated at the British School, Llandderfel, and at the grammar school, Bala, where his contemporaries included D. R. Daniel, O. M. Edwards, and J. Puleston Jones. In January 1875 he entered the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he remained till 1879. In October 1880
EMERY, FRANK VIVIAN (1930 - 1987), historical geographer ', National Library of Wales Journal 10:395-402 1958f 'A map of Edward Lhuyd's Parochial Queries (1696) In Order to a Geographical Dictionary &c., of Wales', Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion 1958: 41-53 1959 'A “geographical description” of Scotland prior to the Statistical Accounts', Scot. Stud. 3: 1-16 1962 'Moated settlements in England', Geography 47: 378-88 1964 (With Scargill, D
EVANS, DANIEL (1774 - 1835), Congregational minister , E. Griffiths, 1830), Cawell y Bara Croyw (Swansea, E. Griffiths, 1833), Ychydig Ddaioni o Nazareth (Caerfyrddin, D. Harris, 1834), and Y cysgod a'r Sylwedd, 1851. A biography of Daniel Evans was published by Hugh Jones, Tredegar, 1835.
EVANS, DANIEL SIMON (1921 - 1998), Welsh scholar D. Simon Evans was born in Broderi, Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire, 29 May 1921, the eldest child of David Evans and his wife Sarah Jane (née Lewis); he had a sister and a younger brother, Prof. D. Ellis Evans. David Evans's family had for generations played a prominent part in the life of the community in Llanfynydd and in particular in the Methodist chapel, Banc y Spite, and Simon Evans always had
EVANS, DAVID (1744 - 1821), Baptist minister EVANS and David D. Evans, Pont-rhyd-yr-ynn (1787 - 1858), became ministers. He died 24 October 1821.
EVANS, DAVID (fl. 1710?-1745?), Independent minister in the Welsh Tract, etc., Pennsylvania, and author Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, B. Franklin, 1732); (b) The Minister of Christ and his Flock … (Philadelphia, B. Franklin, 1732); and (c) Law and Gospel, or Man wholly ruined by the Law and Recovered only by the Gospel. Being the Substance of some Sermons preached at Tredyffren in Pennsylvania … 1734 and again at Piles-Grove in New Jersey in … 1742 (Philadelphia, B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1748). He ministered to
EVANS, DAVID DAVIES (1787 - 1858), Baptist minister and editor . He died 29 August 1858 and was buried at Pont-rhyd-yr-ynn. Joseph Harris (Gomer had transferred the ownership and editorship of Seren Gomer to David D. Evans in April 1825; he, in turn, transferred it to his assistant, Samuel Evans (1793 - 1856), in 1834. He contributed much to periodicals, e.g. ' Adnoddau Cymru ' in Yr Adolygydd; he also wrote part of the biography of John Williams of Trosnant
EVANS, DAVID PUGH (1866 - 1897), musician Born in a farm-house called Llain-wen, near Ffynnonhenry, Conwil, Carmarthenshire, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Pugh Evans. As a youth he served in a shop at Llanelly, where he joined the choir at Capel Seion conducted by R. C. Jenkins. He learnt the Tonic Sol-fa system in a class held by D. W. Lewis of Brynaman, and harmony in a class held by Joseph Parry - both classes being held at Llanelly. In
EVANS, DAVID TYSSIL (1853 - 1918), Congregational minister, and professor at Cardiff University College Born 6 November 1853 near Pen-y-groes, Pembrokeshire, son of Stephen Evans, clog-maker and smallholder. He began preaching in June 1874. He was educated at D. Palmer's school, Cardigan, at the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen (1875-7), and at New College, London (B.A. 1879, M.A. 1882, B.Sc. 1894), and was ordained at Hornsea, Yorkshire, 1884. Appointed lecturer in Hebrew at Cardiff University
EVANS, EMYR ESTYN (1905 - 1989), geographer indifference. Bringing a fresh outlook, Evans ignored hidebound attitudes within the university and, with Classics colleague Oliver Davies and a host of volunteers who attended his extramural lectures and participated in field excursions, embarked upon an archaeological survey of the six counties that discovered scores of previously unrecorded megalithic monuments, later published with D. A. Chart and H. C

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