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ALBAN DAVIES, DAVID (1873 - 1951), business man and philanthropist Born 13 April 1873 at Hafod Peris, Llanrhystud, Cardiganshire, youngest son of Jenkin Davies, master mariner, and Anne (née Alban) his wife. On leaving the local school at the age of 14 he worked on his uncle's farm at Hafod Peris, since the family had fallen on hard times. As his brothers had been sent to Llandovery College, he saved his earnings to enter Owen's School at Oswestry when he was 18
CERIDWEN PERIS - gweler JONES, ALICE GRAY
EDWARDS, ROBERT (Robin Ddu o Feirion; 1775 - 1805), poet and antiquary a native of Trawsfynydd, Meironnydd. Examples of his work are to be found in Corff y Gainc, 1810, namely his englyn, ' Cyffes y Bardd ' and ' Cywydd Marwnad Rowland Huw, bardd o'r Graienyn gerllaw'r Bala, 1802.' [= Rolant Huw ] Seren Gomer for the year 1835, 275, contains his stanzas ' Gofal Duw.' Memorial stanzas to him by Gutyn Peris (GRIFFITH WILLIAMS, 1769 - 1838) are contained in Corff y
ELLIS, MORGAN ALBERT (1832 - 1901), Welsh-American preacher and editor Born 19 September 1832, at Melin-y-coed, near Machynlleth. Although his parents were in humble circumstances, he received help which enabled him to be well educated. He was master of a national school which was under the patronage of Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, bart., Nannau, Meironnydd, and afterwards became the first headmaster of the British school at Nant Peris, Caernarfonshire. In 1853 he
GUTYN PERIS - gweler WILLIAMS, GRIFFITH
GWILYM PERIS - gweler WILLIAMS, WILLIAM
HUWS, ALUN 'SBARDUN' (1948 - 2014), musician and composer career in television, working in turn as a researcher, producer and director for HTV Wales and the BBC. He married Gwenno Peris Jones on 29 May 1978. In spite of a long and successful career in broadcasting, Alun, or 'Sbardun' as he was known to all, will be best remembered for his musical talent and his important and prolific contribution to the contemporary Welsh language music scene. During his time
JONES, ALICE GRAY (Ceridwen Peris; 1852 - 1943), author Fourcrosses, Caernarfonshire. They had 4 children. She edited Y Gymraes from 1896 to 1919. She wrote a number of books for children, including Caniadau Ceridwen Peris. She played a prominent part in the establishment of the Treborth Home. She was one of the founders of the North Wales Women's Temperance Union, and was an active member of many committees. She moved to live at Cricieth in 1919. She died at
JONES, DAVID HUGH (Dewi Arfon; 1833 - 1869), minister (CM), schoolmaster and poet in June 1867. He was a better teacher than Eben Fardd, because of his lively manner while in school. A school building and a house were built for him, but he died before he could enter either. His health was frail. He had to leave Clynnog, and return to Ty Du, Llanberis, where he died on Christmas morning, 1869. He was buried in the cemetery at Nant Peris, and money collected as a testimonial to
JONES, GRIFFITH HUGH (Gutyn Arfon; 1849 - 1919), musician died 26 July 1919 and was buried in Nant Peris graveyard, Llanberis.
OWEN, GERALLT LLOYD (1944 - 2014), teacher, publisher, poet School established in Bridgend by the fervent nationalist Trefor Morgan. Then after a brief period at Ysgol y Betws, another Welsh Medium School in Bridgend, Gerallt left the education system and established a publishing company, Gwasg Gwynedd, with Alwyn Elis of Nant Peris in 1972. In the same year he married Alwena Jones from Deiniolen and settled in Llandwrog where they had three children, Mirain
PRITCHARD, EVAN (Ieuan Lleyn; 1769 - 1832), poet schoolmaster in Bryncroes and adjoining parishes till his death on 14 August 1832. He was a frequent competitor at eisteddfodau, e.g. at Denbigh in 1792 on ' Cyflafan y Beirdd,' at Bala in 1793 on ' Tymhorau'r Flwyddyn,' and at Denbigh in 1828 on ' Gwledd Belsassar.' On 16 October 1799 he and Dafydd Ddu Eryri and Gutyn Peris were ordained bards of the province of Gwynedd by Iolo Morganwg. The first number of

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