Dictionary of Welsh Biography

JONES, EDWARD (1741? - 1806), Calvinistic Methodist exhorter Guards, was converted by Whitefield, and became an exhorter at the Tabernacle. After leaving the army, he kept a public house, and later on was a spirit-merchant. In 1785 he set up a Welsh C.M. meeting-house in Wilderness Row (afterwards represented by what is known as ' Jewin Chapel'), and his domineering there led to trouble. He expelled two granddaughters of the famous Daniel Rowland for 'marrying
WILLIAMS, PETER (1723 - 1796), Methodist cleric, author, and Biblical commentator one of the outstanding leaders of the Methodist movement in Wales. He was also a writer and a poet. His hymns are to be found in Rhai Hymnâu ac Odlau Ysprydol, 1759, and Hymns on Various Subjects, 1771; he also published elegies on William Davies of Neath, 1787, and on Daniel Rowland, 1790. His chief books are Blodau i Blant, 1758; Galwad gan wyr eglwysig, 1781; Cydymaith mewn Cystudd, 1782; Yr
MORGAN, THOMAS (1720 - 1799), Independent minister re-opening by Evan Davies and Samuel Thomas. His diaries give us a lively picture of the Academy, at work and at play. Morgan was a hard worker, and became a sound scholar; with Evan Davies he became very friendly, but never warmed to Thomas. He was still a Methodist, and would wander around to hear Harris and Rowland, Howel Davies, and Williams of Pantycelyn, when these happened to be in the
PUDDICOMBE, ANNE ADALISA (Allen Raine; 1836 - 1908), novelist Born 6 October 1836 in Bridge Street, Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, the eldest child of Benjamin and Letitia Grace Evans. Her father was a lawyer, and a grandson of David Davis of Castellhywel (1745 - 1827), whilst her mother was the daughter of Thomas Morgan, a surgeon of Newcastle Emlyn, and grand-daughter of Daniel Rowland of Llangeitho (1713 - 1790). During childhood she attended a school
VAUGHAN, ROWLAND (c.1590 - 1667) Caer-gai,, poet, translator, and Royalist later sources give the names of his sons as John, Edward, Arthur, and Gabriel, and in addition to the three daughters named above a fourth daughter, Mary, is included, who married Peter Price, Cynllwyd, fourth son of Thomas Prys, Plas Iolyn, Denbighshire. In accordance with family tradition Rowland Vaughan played a prominent part in the public life of the county and, like his father, who was sheriff
ROWLAND, JOHN (fl. 1760-1764), printer It used to be thought by some bibliographers that John Rowland was in some way or other connected with the Anglesey printing press of Lewis Morris. Ifano Jones (Hist. of Printing and Printers in Wales) has, however, shown conclusively that no connection existed. John Rowland started to print at Bodedern in 1760. His stay there, however, was short, as next year he is found printing at Bala. Under
WILLIAMS, ROWLAND (1779 - 1854), cleric Ysgeifiog, and there is a memorial window to him at the west end of St Asaph cathedral. He married Jane Wynne Jones of Tre-iorwerth, near Bodedern, Anglesey, and they had three sons and five daughters. One of his sons was Rowland Williams (1817 - 1870). Rowland Williams began to take an interest in Welsh literary matters from the time he went to Bangor, and in 1805 was appointed secretary of the Bangor
JONES, ROWLAND (1722 - 1774), philologist was admitted a member of the Inner Temple. There he married a rich woman, and they had three children, two daughters and one son. By inheriting his father's estate and by marriage, Rowland Jones became a very rich man and acquired an estate known as Y Weirglodd Fawr (Broom Hall) in the parish of Aber-erch, Caernarfonshire. His son, Rowland Jones, died without issue 2 December 1856, and the estate
ROWLANDS, JOHN (Giraldus; 1824 - 1891), antiquary By his own testimony, he was born at Nanteos Arms, Llanbadarn Fawr, Cardiganshire. He was baptized in the parish church, 20 March 1824, by William Herbert, curate, as the son of Lewis Rowland, Tynewydd, and Anne his wife, daughter of John Griffiths, steward of Nanteos estate. His grandfather, Thomas Rowland, Ffynnon-wen, was a well-known huntsman and on friendly terms with the Pryse family of
DAVIES, WILLIAM ANTHONY (1886 - 1962), journalist Born 1 March 1886 in Cwarter Coch, a thatched cottage in Cwmgrenig, Glanaman, Carmarthenshire, third son of the eight children of Daniel Davies and his wife. His father was a coalminer from Ysguborwen farm, Betws, and his mother was a native of Bryn, Llanelli. At 13 he joined his father and brothers in Gelliceidrim drift mine. He was a doorboy working with hauliers for some months but his father
OWEN, JAMES (1654 - 1706), Dissenting divine and tutor published several books in Welsh : Trugaredd a Barn, 1687; Bedydd Plant o'r Nefoedd (a reply to the Baptist Benjamin Keach), 1693; a translation of the Shorter Westminster Catechism, 1701; and a hymnary, Hymnau Scrythurol, 1705 - some of the hymns were included by Griffith Jones (of Llanddowror) and Daniel Rowland in their collections.
DANIEL, WILLIAM RAYMOND (1928 - 1997), association football player Ray Daniel was born 2 November 1928 at Plasmarl, Swansea, the youngest of William and Cissie Daniel's (née Norman) three children. The family lived in a part of the director's house at the British Mannesmann Tube Co., Ltd, steelworks where the father was a storeman. The Liberty Stadium, home of Swansea City FC, is located on the site of the works. Ray Daniel began his career as an amateur with

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