Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BARRETT, WILLIAM LEWIS (1847 - 1927), flautist Born in London, the son of Thomas Barrett and a Welsh mother (Mary Lewis) from Dinas Mawddwy, at which place the family was brought up. The father was a skilled violin player. William Barrett was given violin lessons when he was quite young; he also learned to play the flute. He was apprenticed to a merchant in Old Change, S. Paul's, London. He received further instruction on the flute from
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
BASSETT, CHRISTOPHER (1753 - 1784), Methodist cleric Born at Aberthaw, Penmark, Glamorganshire, son of Christopher and Alice Bassett, both of whom were disciples of Howel Harris. He was educated at Cowbridge grammar school and Jesus College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1772 (M.A. 1775). He was ordained by the bishop of London and was a curate under the famous William Romaine at S. Anne's, Blackfriars; he was also appointed ' lecturer ' at S
BASSETT, RICHARD (1777 - 1852), Methodist cleric Born at Tresigin, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan, 7 November 1777. He was educated at Cowbridge grammar school, and, for a time, at Jesus College, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1801 and priest in 1802. After being curate of S. Athan and Llandow he became rector of Eglwys Brewis in 1832 and vicar of Colwinston in 1843, where he died 31 August 1852. His greatest friend was William Howels, who
BATCHELOR, JOHN (1820 - 1883), businessman and politician Independent congregation set up by the radical preacher William Erbury when he was ejected from his Cardiff living. Batchelor was among a group there who believed a growing Cardiff would soon need another English Congregational Church and who left Trinity, amicably, to set up a sister church that a couple of years later founded Charles Street Congregational Church. Batchelor was a prime mover in the
BAXTER, WILLIAM (1650 - 1723), antiquary
BAYLY, LEWIS (d. 1631), bishop and devotional writer belied the Practice of Piety as bishop by taking unto himself an inordinate number of livings 'in commendam' and by promoting both his son John and his son-in-law Dr. William Hill from one good benefice to another, and that within short periods of time. At first he boldly challenged the power of Sir John Wynn of Gwydir, the most powerful layman in his diocese, especially over leases of Church lands
BEBB, LLEWELLYN JOHN MONTFORD (1862 - 1915), cleric Born in Cape Town, South Africa, 16 February 1862, the elder son of the Rev. William Bebb. He was educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford; he graduated B.A. with first-class honours in classics and was appointed a fellow and tutor at Brasenose College. He was made vice-principal of that college in 1892. He was ordained deacon in 1886 and priest in 1887 and in 1898 he was appointed
BEBB, WILLIAM AMBROSE (1894 - 1955), historian, prose writer and politician
BEDLOE, WILLIAM (1650 - 1680), adventurer and Popish Plot informer
BERNARD (d. 1148), bishop of S. Davids , on 18 September, required to elect Bernard. He was ordained priest at Southwark on the same day, made the usual profession of obedience to Canterbury, and received from the king a confirmation of the rights and privileges of the see. On the 19th he was consecrated in Westminster abbey by archbishop Ralph, six bishops assisting. The queen and her son William were also present. In many respects, the
BERRY family, industrialists and newspaper proprietors turning point in Berry's life. Within three years he became director of no fewer than 66 companies. These were mostly coalmines and shipping companies, including John Lysaght, Ltd. makers of galvanised sheets, with steelworks, rolling mills and colliery interests, which he had recently acquired in conjunction with his brother William Ewert Berry, D. R. Llewellyn and Viscountess Rhondda (Thomas, Margaret

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