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DAVIES, BRYAN MARTIN (1933 - 2015), teacher and poet the future of Wales's culture only seemed to intensify his love for it. He transferred his passion to the two poets to whom he was a mentor, Elin ap Hywel and the present author, who were both pupils of his at different times at Yale College. His literary reticence and social reclusiveness in his last thirty years were regretted by his many friends. Looking back at his life in his final years, he
DAVIES, GRIFFITH (Gwyndaf; 1868 - 1962), poet, tutor of poets and antiquary farm near his birthplace. He married (1) Elin Davies, Bryncaled, and (2) Kate Ann Jones, Bryn Coch, Llanuwchllyn, a descendant of John Jones ('Tudur Llwyd'), Weirglodd Gilfach, a local poet and antiquary. They had one daughter, Megan. Gwyndaf spent the last years of his life at Glan'rafon, a cottage at the foot of Carndochan. He was elected a deacon of Yr Hen Gapel (Congl.), Llanuwchllyn, and was a
DAVIES, GWILYM PRYS (1923 - 2017), lawyer, politician and language campaigner Trefor Morgan, they formed a new political party. During this time Gwilym met Llinos Evans, a student from Abercynon, and on 29 September 1951 they were married at Bethel Chapel, Hirwaun, with the Reverend J. Eirian Davies officiating. They had three daughters, Catrin (b. 1957), Ann (b. 1959) and Elin (b. 1963). They made their first home in Llanbadarn Road, Aberystwyth, where he got to know the young
EDWARDS, JOHN (1882 - 1960), politician and barrister (1935), and professional contributions to the English and Empire Law Digest and to legal journals. He married in London on 27 October 1932, Gweno Elin, the eldest daughter of Joseph Davies Bryan and Jane Clayton, of Alexandria, Egypt; her father was a major benefactor of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (see BRYAN, ROBERT,. They had two sons and a daughter. He lived at Llwyn, 11 West Road
teulu ELLIS Bron y Foel, Ystumllyn, Ynyscynhaearn succeeded by ELLIS AP CADWALADR, of Ystumllyn (died 1597). By his wife, Elin, daughter of Owen Wynn and Elin (Salesbury), Cae'r Melwr, near Llanrwst, Ellis ap Cadwaladr was the father of OWEN ELLIS I (died 1622 - see the elegy composed by Gruffydd Phylip), through whom the line was continued, and, among other children, Griffith Ellis. GRIFFITH ELLIS (died 1667), whose wife was Margaret (died 1667
ELLIS, TECWYN (1918 - 2012), educationalist, scholar and author , 21 December 1963, Elin Valerie Jones of Mynytho, who was a music teacher at Ysgol Botwnnog at the time. Three children were born to them, a son and two daughters. He died on 17 September 2012 aged 94 and was buried in Llandderfel's new cemetery on 21 September. A Memorial Service was held at Pendref Chapel, Bangor, later on the same day.
GEORGE, WILLIAM (1865 - 1967), solicitor and public figure Born at Highgate, Llanystumdwy, Caernarfonshire, 23 February 1865, the youngest child of William George, schoolmaster (he died 7 June 1864) and Elisabeth his wife (née Lloyd, 1828 - 1896), and a brother to David Lloyd George (see LLOYD GEORGE, David below), and Mary Elin. His father died before he was born and his uncle, Richard Lloyd, his mother's brother (1834 - 1917) had a profound influence
teulu HOLLAND Berw, gone to his uncle, his mother's brother Owen (N.L.W. Carreg-lwyd Deeds, i, 2041, 2160, 2338). His name appears as a party to a lease of Berw Mills 18 December 1528, but he died before 15 April 1529 (Carreglwyd Deeds, i, 2023, 2211). Little is known of EDWARD, the son who succeeded. He married Elin, daughter of Rowland Griffith of Plas Newydd, Anglesey, and died before 1561. Their son, OWEN, the next
HUWS, ALUN 'SBARDUN' (1948 - 2014), musician and composer asked to write a song to mark the occasion. 'Cân y Stafell Fyw' was recorded by Bryn Fôn, Elin Fflur, Ynyr Roberts and Côr Eifionydd (Eifionydd Choir). Alun will always be remembered for his mischievous eyes and his unique laugh. He was a kind and very witty man with a memorable sense of humour, and he was instinctively artistic and creative. One of the many stories that abound about Alun involves his
JONES, JOHN Maes-y-garnedd,, 'the regicide' John Jones (1597? - 1660), ' the regicide,' was a younger son of Thomas Jones, Maes-y-garnedd, Merionethshire, lineal descendant of Ynyr Vychan (lord of Nannau and ancestor of the family of Nannau, through a younger son who was also ancestor of the Vaughan family of Hengwrt. His mother was Elin, daughter of Robert Wynn of Taltreuddyn, Llanenddwyn, Meironnydd, descended on her mother's side from
JONES, ROBERT LLOYD (1878 - 1959), schoolmaster, children's writer and dramatist golau, Pan oeddym fechgyn, Rhiannon, Safle, Y scwlmis, Santa Clôs a'i fab, Y tair chwaer, Teulu'r Gelli. It was he who was mainly responsible for forming the Drama Society of North Wales in Caernarfon in 1929, which was to function as a branch of the Welsh Drama Union. He served several times as an adjudicator in the Urdd Gobaith Cymru national eisteddfod. He was twice married: (1) in 1906 to Elin
JONES, SHÂN EMLYN (1936 - 1997), singer Ifan ab Owen Edwards, at Penmount chapel, Pwllheli, on 16 April 1958. They had two daughters, Elin and Mari. The marriage was dissolved in 1994. She suffered poor health in her last years and died in Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor on 30 December 1997. Her funeral took place at Penmount chapel on 6 January 1998, and she was buried in Penrhos cemetery. Donations were received in her memory towards the work of

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