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JONES, MEIRION (1907 - 1970), educationist two books, Elizabeth Davies, published by University of Wales Press (1960), and a volume for children, Am Hwyl published by Gwasg Gee in 1967. As the Secretary of Penllyn Historical Society he was the instigator of memorials to Michael D. Jones and John Puleston Jones. He was an elder of the Presbyterian Church of Wales for 27 years, and secretary of Capel Tegid, Bala. The imposing list of
KNIGHT, WILLIAM BRUCE (1785 - 1845), Welsh scholar, ecclesiastic, and administrator moved to Llandaff as archdeacon of Glamorgan, becoming also dean of Llandaff in the same year. He died 8 August 1845 and was buried before the altar in the Lady Chapel, Llandaff. In the Welsh orthographical controversy which raged during the beginning of the 19th century he championed the conservative cause against John Jones (Tegid, 1792 - 1852), who sponsored a new system of Welsh orthography. His
LEWIS GLYN COTHI (fl. 1447-1486), one of the greatest of the 15th century Welsh bards shop early in the 19th century, is said to have been largely written by him. About 230 of his poems have been preserved. Of these 154 were printed in The Poetical Works of Lewis Glyn Cothi, published by the Society of Cymmrodorion under the editorship of Walter Davies (Gwallter Mechain) and John Jones (Tegid) in 1837. His entire works are now being issued in three volumes (vol. i, 1953) by the co
LLEW TEGID - gweler JONES, LEWIS DAVIES
MATTHEWS, DANIEL HUGH (1936 - 2020), Baptist minister and college principal and Verina were married in August 1963 and had two sons, Tegid (b. 1966), and Gethin (b. 1968). After serving in west Wales for six years, he was called to succeed the Revd Walter P. John as minister of the renowned Welsh Baptist Church at Castle Street, central London, commencing his ministry there in June 1968. As well as playing a full part in the religious and cultural affairs of the London
MOSES, EVAN (1726 - 1805) Trevecka, a tailor . Society at Bala (William Williams, Methodistiaeth Dwyrain Meirionydd, 52-5). Evan Moses's dates are not known, but his brother John died in 1787. The poet Ioan Tegid (John Jones, 1792 - 1852) was John Moses's grandson.
ROBERTS, DAVID FRANCIS (1882 - 1945), minister (CM) and author minister of Maenofferen, Blaenau Ffestiniog 1912-21, Fitzclarence St., Liverpool 1921-29, Capel Tegid and the English Church, Bala, and Llanfor 1929-45. On 18 August 1921 he married Sarah Ann Davies, eldest daughter of G.G. Davies, Glan-y-pwll Villa, Blaenau Ffestiniog. He contributed widely to Biblical studies, writing textbooks, Hanes yr Hebreaid, a commentary on Haggai and Zechariah, and numerous
ROBERTS, GWEN REES (1916 - 2002), missionary and teacher people wanting to shake hands and speak to me', she said - an arresting image considering how small of stature she was. Her commitment to the local community in Bala equaled that shown in Mizoram: the first woman to hold the position of deacon at Capel Tegid, she presented talks there and at the town's English Methodist Chapel; at the home for the elderly, Bronygraig; to the Rotary Club; and to the
ROBERTS, JOHN (1775 - 1829), cleric and author heated exchange of letters ensued, between Charles, Roberts, and the authorities of the Society; finally, Roberts won the day. So too, later on, he battled with Tegid when Tegid wanted to apply Pughe's system to the Welsh Book of Common Prayer; Roberts published in 1825 Reasons for rejecting the Welsh Orthography … attempted to be introduced (etc.), a tract to which Tegid made reply in 1829 (see
ROBERTS, JOHN (1910 - 1984), preacher, hymnist, poet out in North Wales. He moved to Garth Chapel, Porthmadog at the beginning of 1945. From there he went, in 1957, to Capel Tegid, Y Bala, and then, in 1962, to Moriah Chapel in Caernarfon where he remained until he retired in 1975. He wrote the history of Moriah's third half-century, Muriau Cof (1977), finishing it, as he notes in the Foreword, 'the evening before the fire that destroyed the Chapel
ROBERTS, ROBERT ELLIS VAUGHAN (1888 - 1962), headmaster and naturalist , Llafar, Y Genhinen, Y Gymdogaeth, Countryside, Country Quest and Y Crynhoad. He published ' Stalwm, a play dealing with Welsh life past and present and also Llyfr Blodau (1952). He became a member of the Gorsedd of Bards in 1923 where he was known as ' Vaughan Tegid '. He was also a member of the Welsh Folk Song Society and collected many songs, publishing some of them in Chwe chân werin Gymreig (1938
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