Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BARRINGTON, DAINES (1727/1728 - 1800), lawyer, antiquary, and naturalist correspondents. His office of judge of Merioneth, Caernarvonshire, and Anglesey circuit (Court of Great Sessions), which he held for over twenty years from 1757, brought him frequently to North Wales. He was subsequently a judge in the Chester circuit; and it was during his Chester period that he was associated with lord Kenyon to hear the application for the adjournment of the trial of William Davies Shipley
BEAUMONT, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. RALPH EDWARD BLACKETT (1901 - 1977), Member of Parliament and public figure his parliamentary career, he took a more active part in the public life of Montgomeryshire. He was President of the Montgomeryshire Conservative Association and found himself in the unusual role of defusing a revolt within the Association over the Executive's decision not to field a candidate against Clement Davies at the 1951 general election. He was appointed High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire in
BERTIL, PRINCESS LILIAN (DUCHESS OF HALLAND), (1915 - 2013) Princess Lilian, wife of Prince Bertil of Sweden, was born Lillian May Davies, in her grandparents' home 3 Garden Street, Swansea on 30 August 1915, a month or two after her parents' marriage. Her father was William John Davies (1893-1956) and her mother was Gladys Mary (Curran) (c.1895-1942), daughter of William Curran, labourer at the fuel works, and his wife, Jane. W. J. Davies served in the
BEUNO (d. 642?), patron saint commemoration, history has little to tell of the saint. The only extant life is a brief Welsh summary of about 1350 contained in the Book of the Anchorite of Llanddewi Brefi (ed. J. Morris-Jones and J. Rhys, Oxford, 1894). This makes him a scion of the royal stock of Morgannwg, born on the banks of the Severn in Powys, educated at Caerwent, settled at Berriw (until driven away by the approach of the English
BEVAN, ANEURIN (1897 - 1960), politician and one of the founders of the Welfare State Evan Davies as the Labour M.P. for the Ebbw Vale division. He continued to represent this constituency in Parliament until his death. Aneurin Bevan quickly proved himself an effective debater in the House of Commons, one who spoke regularly, especially on unemployment and matters relating to the coal industry. During the 1930 s he launched particularly pungent assaults on Neville Chamberlain. Early
BEVAN, LLEWELYN DAVID (1842 - 1918), Independent minister Born at Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, 11 September 1842, son of Hopkin Bevan and Eliza (Davies) - the father was a Bevan of Llangyfelach, related to Hopkin Bevan, the mother a descendant of Lewis Rees. He was educated at University College School and New College, London (B.A., LL.B.). From 1865 to 1869 he was assistant to Dr. Thomas Binney at the King's Weigh-house, and from 1869 to 1876 pastor of
BEVAN, SILVANUS (1691 - 1765), Quaker physician He was a member of a Swansea family, and (according to Morris Letters, ii, 336) was related to Arthur Bevan. A William Bevan, a Quaker of Swansea, was imprisoned in 1658, and died in 1701, aged 74. His son, Silvanus Bevan (1661 - 1725), married Jane Phillips of Swansea in 1685, and had several sons, two of whom moved to London. The elder, SILVANUS BEVAN, is the subject of this notice. He set up a
BEYNON, ROBERT (1881 - 1953), minister (Presb.), poet and essayist artistry as a polished writer. He and Rhys Davies (one of the elders of the church) were co-authors of a history of Carmel (1921). He was a very popular preacher throughout Wales, and the congregations doted upon the beauty of his turn of phrase and his terse, brilliant sayings. No doubt it was because of this that he was chosen to deliver the (unpublished) Davies Lecture on ' Y ffordd dra rhagorol ' in
BIDWELL, MORRIS, Puritan preacher, under the Commonwealth
BIRCHINSHAW, WILLIAM (fl. 1584-1617), poet 1605-66 (4) appears a reference to rents paid for land held by four men, of whom one, named Burchinshawe, may be the poet. Sometimes called 'Sir' W. Birchinshaw, he was, perhaps, trained for the priesthood. He was a contemporary of Morris Kyffin. Most of his poems have been preserved in NLW MS 567B, NLW MS 1553A, and NLW MS 5272C.
BLACKWELL, HENRY (1851 - 1928), bookbinder and bookseller, bibliographer and biographer to Wales; he also issued catalogues of books for sale, e.g. in 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1904, and 1908. Blackwell had married Jennie H. Davies. He died in New York 28 January 1928.
BODVEL family Bodvel, Caerfryn, incriminating evidence was found, and in 1589, after reconciliation with Leicester, Bodvel was elected M.P. for Caernarvonshire, serving also as sheriff in 1589 and 1597. ROGER GWYNNE of Bodvel (1577 - c. 1605), Roman Catholic priest and missioner Religion He was probably either son or younger brother of the above Hugh Gwyn. As a youth he came under the influence of Fr. William Davies (died 1593), in whose

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