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BRACE, DAVID ONLLWYN (1848 - 1891), Independent minister Born 11 November 1848 at Onllwyn near Neath of humble parentage. He began to preach at Onllwyn. He was a student at the Independent college, Bala, 1866-9, and was ordained in Rhos-y-medre, Denbighshire, 24 October 1870. In 1872 he moved to Pant-y-crwys in the Swansea valley and, for a time, was minister at Felindre and at Bethel, Llan-twrch. He then moved to Bethel, Aberdare. As a young man he
CRWYS - gweler WILLIAMS, WILLIAM CRWYS
DAVIES, EVAN (1826 - 1872), educationist Born 26 June 1826 at Gelli, Llan-y-crwys, Carmarthenshire, son of Timothy Davies, educated at Ffrwd-y-fâl by William Davies (1805 - 1859), and afterwards at Bristol, was destined for the Independent ministry and in 1842 was Dr. Williams scholar at Glasgow, where he graduated (much later, in 1858, he took his LL.D.). His college career coincided with the inception of the Nonconformist 'Voluntary
DAVIES, WILLIAM (1805 - 1859), Independent minister and schoolmaster Born 20 March 1805 at Pant-ysgyfarnog in Llan-y-crwys, Carmarthenshire, was educated first at Castell Hywel and then (after keeping school for six months at Ffald-y-brenin in his native parish) at Carmarthen Academy (1826-30), where he showed considerable linguistic and mathematical ability. He ministered for a few years (seemingly not too successfully) in Cornwall, being ordained (1832) at
EVANS, DAVID (1879 - 1965), public servant and hymn-writer , particularly with the affairs of Crwys Road Presbyterian Chapel, serving for many years as one of the elders and in 1941 as the general secretary. He was also a member of the Cardiff Cymmrodorion Council. After his retirement he and his wife went to live first in Aberystwyth and from 1951 in Porthcawl, continuing to immerse themselves in chapel life. Throughout his life David Evans was a prolific writer of
EVANS, JOHN (1830 - 1917), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and biographer -gofiant am naw a deugain o weinidogion ymadawedig Sir Aberteifi (1894), Hanes Methodistiaeth De Aberteifi, 1735-1900 (1904), Yr Ail Fyr-Gofiant (1908), and Y Trydydd Byr-Gofiant (1913) - all published at Dolgelley; he also edited Hanes Bywyd y Parch. Thomas Edwards, Cwmystwyth. His wife, Eleanor, was sister of Dan Jenkins of Llan-y-crwys, schoolmaster and poet.
GRIFFITHS, DAVID REES (Amanwy; 1882 - 1953), poet and writer , sonnets and hymns - were published in Caneuon Amanwy in 1956, and were edited by the author of this note. Some of his hymns were published in Y Caniedydd (1960). He married twice: (1) Margaret Morgan of Penygroes; and (2) Mary Davies of Crwys, near Swansea. The son of the first marriage was Gwilym, who had set his mind on taking holy orders in the Church in Wales but died before realising his hopes. His
JENKINS, DANIEL (1856 - 1946), schoolmaster and devotee of Welsh literature and music Born 7 November 1856, son of Griffith and Catherine Jenkins, Pentrefelin, Nancwnlle, Cardiganshire. He was educated at Bwlch-y-llan primary school, Holt Academy, and Bangor Normal College. He was appointed headmaster of Cilcennin school in 1877, and Llanfair Clydogau in 1878, both in Cardiganshire, and Llan-y-crwys school, Carmarthenshire, in 1897 where he remained until his retirement in 1920
JONES, JOHN EDWARD (1905 - 1970), secretary and organiser of Plaid Cymru on gardening, on which he was an expert. In addition to a valuable volume on the subject, he wrote a travel book about Switzerland. But his most valuable work is Tros Gymru, which is a mine of information on Plaid Cymru up to 1945. In addition to all this, he was the Sunday school teacher of a large class of young women in Heol y Crwys (Presb.) chapel, Cardiff. In 1962 ill health compelled him to
LOYD, LEWIS (1767 - 1858), banker Born 1 January 1767 at Cwm-y-to, in the parish of Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire. At a school conducted by David Price, at Llan-y-crwys, near Lampeter, he acquired liberal views of Christian truth and, in 1785, entered the Presbyterian Academy of 'Carmarthen,' situated at that time at Swansea, completing his course in 1789. In the same year, his hope of a tutorship being disappointed by the election
MARSDEN, THOMAS (1802 - 1849), cleric and author Born in 1802 (or 1801), son of David Marsden, a lead-miner of the Lampeter neighbourhood. He was educated at S. David's College there, ordained in 1827, and licensed to Llan-y-crwys (1827-9), Tir-abad (1829-31), and again to Llan-y-crwys (1831-8). From 1838 till his resignation in 1840, he was vicar of Brymbo, and from 1843 till his death, rector of Llanfrothen. He died 24 October 1849, in his
NICHOLAS, WILLIAM RHYS (1914 - 1996), minister and hymnwriter for ten years editor of Cyfansoddiadau a Beirniadaethau, the volume of compositions and adjudications published annually by the National Eisteddfod. In 1990, at Cwm Rhymni, he delivered the Eisteddfod literature lecture on his fellow poet Crwys. He acted as overseer of Gwasg John Penry, the official press of the Independents, for a number of years, and was President of the Union of Welsh

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