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BERWYN, RICHARD JONES (1837 - 1917), colonist and man of letters now adopted ' Berwyn ' as a surname. When Tommy Dimol (Ceiriog's friend) was lost on the ship Denby in 1867, Berwyn married his widow, and several talented sons were brought up in his home. He was the first to hold official positions in the colony: secretary to the council, secretary to the Welsh courts, postmaster, registrar, and schoolmaster, and was also the colony's first postmaster under the
DAVIES, THOMAS RHYS (1790 - 1859), Baptist minister Berwyn, consecrating their waters.' In 1814 he married Ann Foulks of Peniarth, Llandrillo-yn-Rhos, who was the daughter of wealthy parents, and, as a result of this marriage, he was able to advance money to a host of little churches founded by him in Flintshire and west Denbighshire to enable them to build chapels. In 1818, following a quarrel with the church at Glanwydden (not far from Llandudno
ELLIS, ROBERT (Cynddelw; 1812 - 1875), Baptist minister, preacher, poet, antiquary, and commentator notice as a poet and gave him his bardic name. His masterpiece is probably 'Cywydd y Berwyn,' but his 'Awdl ar Ddistawrwydd' is also charming. He had a national reputation as an eisteddfod adjudicator (on poetry mostly), conductor, and orator. In Tafol y Beirdd, 1853, he discussed the 'twenty-four metres'; he edited the 2nd impression of Gorchestion Beirdd Cymru (by Rhys Jones), and Isaac Foulkes's
EVANS, WILLIAM GARETH (1941 - 2000), historian and university lecturer in education sons. Their Aberystwyth home was at 'Berwyn', 37 Cefn Esgair, Llanbadarn Fawr. The younger son Rhys Evans is the author of the highly acclaimed biography Gwynfor: Rhag Pob Brad published by Gwasg y Lolfa in 2005. Gareth Evans died at his home on 28 March 2000, after a long and brave battle against cancer.
HUGHES, HUGH DERFEL (1816 - 1890), poet . He won the prize at a Llandygái literary society meeting for an essay on the antiquities of Llandygái and Llanllechid, this essay being published in 1866 (Hynafiaethau Llandegai a Llanllechid). Among his surviving papers is an awdl to ' Chwarel y Cae ' which won for him the chair at the Bethesda national eisteddfod. His best poem is ' Y Cyfamod Disigl,' written when he was crossing the Berwyn hills
JONES, DAFYDD RHYS (1877 - 1946), schoolmaster and musician Grande in Brazil and she was fluent in Portuguese and Welsh. When that small settlement was dispersed they moved to Patagonia. The grandmother was a notable character in the religious history of the colony and was one of the founders of the Presb. church in Tre-lew. Her grandson inherited much of her adventurous spirit. After attending the school of Richard Jones Berwyn the 15-year old youth was sent
JONES, FRANCIS WYNN (1898 - 1970), statistician and writer regard for Wales and her language. He remained faithful to Welsh culture and religion and never forgot his debt to his parents and his upbringing in Edeirnion. Small wonder that it was these interests that inspired his writing. In 1952, while living in Watford, he completed a narrative portrayal of his youth in his home area, published as Godre'r Berwyn. After retiring to Aberystwyth he accepted an
JONES, THOMAS JOHN RHYS (1916 - 1997), teacher, lecturer and author the war, he remained there only a year before moving to a post as a teacher of Welsh and music at the Garw Grammar School in Pontycymer. In 1946 he married Stella Price (1919-1984), a former domestic science teacher and a non-Welsh speaker - at the time - from Swansea. They had four sons, Rhodri Prys Jones (1948-1991), Berwyn Prys Jones (b. 1951), Meirion Prys Jones (b. 1954) and Rhoslyn Prys (née
KADWALADR, SION (fl. 1750-1765), writer of ballads and interludes . The scenes are lively and the satire keen, and the author stands high in the second class of 18th century interludists. He should not be confused with the John Cadwaladr, whose ballads Sir O. M. Edwards printed in Beirdd y Berwyn.
MATTHEWS, ABRAHAM (1832 - 1899), minister (Congl.) and one of the pioneers of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia . Edwyn Roberts and R.J. Berwyn wanted to stay; but Matthews thought it wise to move. Most of the settlers agreed with him, and the three were sent back to the capital to procure a ship to carry them all from there. In the hamlet of Patagones they happened to meet Lewis Jones (1836 - 1904), who persuaded Matthews to change his mind and return to the Camwy valley. He persuaded the majority to stay there
MORGAN, ELUNED (1870 - 1938), writer and Patagonian colonist Born on board the Myfanwy in the Bay of Biscay, daughter of Lewis Jones (1836 - 1904), and given the surname 'Morgan' at her christening. She was brought up in the Welsh colony in Patagonia, where she was educated at the Welsh school kept by R. J. Berwyn and 'Glan Tywi.' She came to Wales in 1885, and again in 1888 when she entered Dr. Williams's school at Dolgelley, where she spent the next two
MORUS BERWYN (fl. c. 1553-1615), poet A native, apparently, of the Berwyn district of North Wales. A number of his poems remain in manuscripts. Most of these are addressed to various members of North Wales families, including John Salusbury of Lleweni and his wife Katheryn (of Berain), Sir William Morys of Clenennau, Robert Wyn of Foelas, Thomas Vaughan of Hafod, captain William Thomas. There are also a poem in praise of Bishop

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