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CAYO-EVANS, WILLIAM EDWARD JULIAN (1937 - 1995), political activist Cayo Evans was born on 22 April 1937 at Glandenys, Silian, a mansion on the main road two miles west of Lampeter. His father, John Cayo Evans (1879-1958), was Professor of Mathematics at St David's College, Lampeter and he was High Sheriff of Cardiganshire in 1941-42. His mother was Freda Cayo Evans (née Cluneglas) from Cellan, Ceredigion. Cayo Evans was educated at Millfield School in Somerset
DAVIES, JOHN (1860 - 1939), Welsh bibliographer and genealogist Lleoedd yn y Gymydogaeth [Llandysul] ynghyd a'u hystyron,' 1908 (NLW MS 8710E); transcripts of the parish registers of Lampeter, Cellan, Llanddewi-brefi, and Llanddewi Abergwesin (NLW MSS 704-7); a collection of pseudonyms not included in the appendix to Cardiff Free Libraries: Catalogue of Printed Literature in the Welsh Department, 1898 (NLW MS 8714A); and numerous pedigrees and genealogical notes.
EDNYFED FYCHAN, noble family of Gwynedd in Carmarthenshire and at Llechwedd-llwyfan, Cellan, and Rhyd-onnen in Cardiganshire (Cal. Pat. Rolls, 1225-32, 271; A History of Carmarthenshire, i, 178; Cal. Fine Rolls, 1327-37, 304; Cal. Inquisitions, vii, no. 418; Bridgeman, Princes of South Wales, 264). Even before the conquest of 1282, therefore, Ednyfed's immediate descendants formed a 'ministerial aristocracy' of considerable wealth, and
EDWARDS, DAVID (1660 - 1716), Independent minister He lived at Abermeurig, in the vale of Ayron, and was a landed proprietor in the parishes of Nantcwnlle and Llanddewi-brefi. He was a friend and neighbour of John Jones, farmer, of Llwyn-rhys, the leading Independent in central Cardiganshire. Edwards was a competent scholar and was ordained assistant minister to David Jones (c. 1630 - 1704?), at Caeronnen, Cellan, and other churches in the
EVANS, JANET (1894 - 1970), journalist and civil servant retiring to Cardiganshire she died 11 December 1970 and her ashes were interred at Capel Erw, Cellan.
EVANS, THOMAS JOHN (1863 - 1932), journalist Born in the parish of Cellan, Cardiganshire, 2 December 1863, the son of Evan Evans of Glanrhyd, Llanfair Clydogau, and Jane, formerly Hughes, of Pensingrig, Cellan. He began his career as a teacher in the school of his native parish but went to London to work as a clerk in 1882 and for fifty years was actively associated with Welsh life in the metropolis. He did much to revivify and popularize
teulu JONES Llwyn-rhys, , daughter of David Thomas, Llanrhian, Pembrokeshire. He died 1725 (will proved 20 July). He left his Greek and Latin books to his nephew Timothy Davis. By his wife Mary (died on the road near Cellan church when going to visit her daughter Mary in her new home at Blaenau, Cellan, 21 July 1740) he had five daughters - ELIZABETH, MAGDALEN, MARY, SARAH, and RACHEL. Magdalen (died 20 March 1755, aged 36
JONES, DAVID (c. 1630 - 1704?), Puritan died of a consumption, with a joyful hope, and steady trust in God.' That is the earliest biography of him. He is chiefly associated with the parishes of Cellan, Cardiganshire, and Pencarreg, Carmarthenshire. He is believed by some to have been the David Jones who matriculated from Christ Church, Oxford, 10 November 1654, but that record may just as easily concern others of the same name
JONES, REES CRIBIN (1841 - 1927), Unitarian minister and teacher Brondeifi (1876), together with a house and a schoolroom. He prepared eight young men for the ministry: J. Hathren Davies, D.J. Williams, T.J. Jenkins, E.O. Jenkins, D. Rhoslwyn Davies, J. Carrara Davies, J.E. Jones, D. Cellan Davies. Until 1879 he ran a school as well as ministering at Newton Nottage, at Cribyn and at Lampeter. He was a 'public figure' at Lampeter, serving as a member of the Local Board
PHILLIPS, DANIEL MYDRIM (1863 - 1944), minister (CM), teacher and author D. M. Phillips was born in 1863 at Pant-y-gwin, Llan-y-crwys, between Mynydd Cellan and Afon Twrch, Carmarthenshire, the son of Rees and Elizabeth Phillips. The family moved to Ystradfellte where he worked as a smith in Pontsyll smithy, near Brecon. He began to preach and was educated in Trecynon, Aberdare, by the Unitarian Rhys Jenkin Jones and at the University College of South Wales and
THOMAS, DAVID WALTER (1829 - 1905), cleric Born 26 October 1829, eldest son of Evan Thomas, Pont-faen, Cellan, Lampeter, and Margaret his wife. He was educated at Mumbles, Swansea, and S. Davids College, Lampeter, matriculating in the University of Oxford from Jesus College, 10 June 1847. He was placed in the 3rd class in classics, took his B.A. in 1851, and M.A. in 1854. Ordained deacon by bishop Wilberforce of Oxford in 1852 on his
THOMAS, JOHN (1838 - 1905), photographer Born at Glan-rhyd, Cellan, Cardiganshire, 14 April 1838, son of David and Jane Thomas, went to Cellan school (where he became a pupil-teacher), and was apprenticed to a draper at Lampeter. From 1853 till 1863 he worked in a drapery shop at Liverpool; then illhealth drove him to seek outdoor work as commission-salesman for a stationery and photograph firm. Noting the scanty representation of Wales

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