Dictionary of Welsh Biography

NICHOLAS, THOMAS (1816 - 1879), Congregational minister, theological college tutor, and historian Trefgarn to Liverpool and back undertaken by Nicholas and James Evan(s) (Caereinion, 1814 - 1842), and legal letters and papers, 1876-77 (NLW MS 3106E) relating to Lonsdale House School, Bridgwater, in which Nicholas was co-partner. He died, unmarried, at 156 Cromwell Road, London, 14 May, 1879, and was buried in Hammersmith cemetery (Edwin Poole, The illustrated history and biography of Brecknockshire
JONES family Llwyn-rhys, marriage, aged 69 (gravestone serving as a gatepost in Llanbadarn Odwyn churchyard). They are said to have had twelve children. Eight are named in the will of John Jones (2 March 1721): David the eldest; SAMUEL, to whom the lease of Llwyn-rhys passed after his father's death; Jenkin; EVAN; GWEN, wife of Morgan Pugh, probably a younger brother of Philip Pugh, senior (see article on his son); SARAH, a
JAMES, JAMES (Iago ap Iago; 1818 - 1843), poet Born 14 March 1818 at Defynnog, Brecknockshire, son of James James, merchant. He was educated at the village school and also privately. Despite having a weak constitution, he studied diligently and was considered to be a good linguist. He died 30 July 1843 aged 25. His poetry was written in free metre, and some of his work, as well as articles, appeared in Yr Eurgrawn and other periodicals. His
VAUGHAN family Corsygedol, Caernarvonshire), or as knights of the shire or Custodes Rotulorum. Richard Vaughan became constable of Harlech castle in July 1704, his nephew, Evan Lloyd Vaughan (died 1791) becoming constable fifty years later. WILLIAM VAUGHAN (died 1633) was high sheriff of Caernarvonshire in 1613 and 1632; he rebuilt Plas Hen, Llanystumdwy, 1607, and the gate-house at Corsygedol, 1630. 'He was a great friend of Ben Jonson
DAVIES, EVAN (1694? - 1770), Independent minister and tutor resigned, ostensibly because of ill health, but probably for other and more substantial reasons. He became pastor at Billericay, Essex, where he died, 16 October 1770, at the age of 76. Evan Davies seems to have been a moderate Calvinist, of a rather academic type. Richard Bennett (Blynyddoedd Cyntaf Methodistiaeth, 182) held, for unspecified reasons, that he was one of the Dissenting friends of
EVANS, THOMAS (fl. 1596-1633), poet and transcriber of manuscripts He is known as Thomas Evans of Hendreforfudd, a township in the old parish of Corwen, but now lying in the ecclesiastical parish of Llansantffraid Glyn Dyfrdwy. He was the son of Evan ap John ap Robert ap Madoc ap Jenkin ap Griffith ap Bleddyn and Lowri, daughter of Griffith ab Evan ap David Ddu ap Tudur ab Evan ap Llewelyn ap Griffith ap Meredith ap Llewelyn ap Ynyr. The place and time of his
WILLIAMS, EVAN (1706 - ?), harpist Born at Llangybi, Caernarfonshire. (The following entry is in the baptisms register of Llangybi church - ' September about 29 was baptized Evan, son of Humphrey Robert (Singer) and Jane Griffith his wife.' Nothing is known of his youth. He was an excellent harpist. Like many Welsh musicians he went to London (c. 1740). He assisted John Parry, Ruabon, to collect material for and bring out his
ROBERTS, EVAN (1836 - 1918), watch salesman and 'the greatest horological collector of all' Evan Roberts, the second son of Hugh and Jane Roberts, was born 18 December 1836 on his father's small hill farm, Fotty Bach, Gwyddelwern, Meironnydd. The family was very poor and struggled to make a living there. Young Evan received no formal education, but he was a strong lad and in his teens he went to work as a labourer for neighbouring farmers, one of whom cleaned clocks and watches as a
THOMAS, DAVID (d. 1735), poet Edward Evan says that he was a native of Cardiganshire, and that he came to Glamorgan in 1727 when, according to Iolo Morganwg, he was between 12 and 15 years of age. He settled in Betws Tir Iarll, where he became a member of Rees Price of Tyn-ton's congregation. About 1730 he began to write poetry under the guidance of John Bradford, and in 1734 Bradford mentions him as one of the ' grammarians
JONES, Sir EVAN DAVIES (1859 - 1949), 1st baronet, of Pentower, Fishguard, civil engineer, Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire Engineer and Railway Staff Corps of the Royal Engineers, was a member of the committee of three appointed to deal with the organisation of civilian labour for defence purposes in the London area, was Petrol Controller, 1917-18, Chairman of the Road Transport Board, 1918-19, and Commissioner for Dyes under the Board of Trade, 1917-19; he was also Controller of Coal Mines in 1919. Sir Evan Jones (he was
DAVIES, DAVID REES (Cledlyn; 1875 - 1964), schoolmaster, poet, writer, local historian Born 6 February 1875 in Glanrhyd, Cwrtnewydd, Cardiganshire. The house is now called ' Langro ', and has a small plaque on it to mark his birthplace. He was one of the two sons of Evan Davies, blacksmith, and his wife Elizabeth (née James). He was educated in the village school and from the age of 14 until he went to University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, in 1894, he was a pupil teacher there
MAURICE family Clenennau, Glyn (Cywarch), Penmorfa ). By his second wife, Jonet, daughter of Sir James Owen, Pentre Evan, Pembrokeshire, Ellis ap Maurice was the father of (a) James Maurice (living in 1595), rector of Llandwrog, Caernarfonshire, and Llanfwrog, Denbighshire, and chancellor of Peterborough; (b) a daughter, Catherine, who married Robert Wynn ap John, Glyn (Cywarch), Merioneth, and (c) Mary, the wife of Morris ap Robert, Llangedwyn. The

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