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THOMAS, WILLIAM (1832 - 1911), Congregational minister Born 26 March 1832 at Troedrhiwfelen, Llangiwc, Glamorganshire. He had few educational facilities in his early youth. His parents were members at Cwmllynfell and he was received into church membership at the early age of 8. He availed himself of every opportunity for self-culture; when still young he kept a singing-school on the Gwrhyd. He commenced to preach in 1848 at Cwmllynfell under the
THOMAS, WILLIAM DAVIES (1889 - 1954), Professor of English , Sketty, Glamorganshire, 6 March 1954.
THOMAS, Sir WILLIAM JAMES (1867 - 1945), BARONET, coalowner, philanthropist Born 10 March 1867 at Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, son of Thomas James and Jane Thomas. Orphaned at an early age he was cared for by his paternal grandmother during his schooldays at Mynyddislwyn and Pontypridd. He then entered the service of his grandfather, James Thomas (1817 - 1901), a pioneer of the coal industry in the Rhondda Fach valley, who at the age of 60 sank the Standard and Ynyshir
THOMAS, WILLIAM JENKYN (1870 - 1959), schoolmaster and author his home at 38 Windsor Road, Finchley, and he and his wife had at least two sons. His wife, Marian Rose (née Dixon?), died 22 October 1936 and he died 14 March 1959.
teulu TIBBOTT frequently among the Methodists and occasionally among the Baptists. He died 18 March 1798. His brother, JOHN TIBBOTT (died 1785), was also a Congregational minister Religion. For some years before his brother's ordination he assisted Lewis Rees, Richard's predecessor as minister at Llanbryn-mair. In 1763 he moved to Carmarthenshire to take charge of the churches of Ffaldybrenin and Esgairdawe. He died
TILLEY, ALBERT (1896 - 1957), mace-bearer at Brecon cathedral and local historian settled there. They had one daughter. His wife died in 1940. In March 1923 he was appointed the first mace-bearer of the new cathedral in Brecon, an office which he held with dedication and remarkable dignity for thirty-three years until ill-health forced him to retire in October 1956. He steeped himself in the history, traditions and architecture of the church. With strong encouragement from Gwenllian
TOUT, THOMAS FREDERICK (1855 - 1929), historian demonstrated quite clearly in his books) that the history of England in the 13th c. cannot be understood without giving full weight to the ' Welsh problem'. He did not write a book specifically on the history of Wales, but some of his papers which are of Welsh interest can be cited here: ' The Welsh Shires ' (Cymm., ix), ' Wales and the March during the Barons' Wars, 1258-67 ' (in Historical Essays by
TOY, HUMFREY (bu farw 1575), merchant owned much property in the town itself and outside it. He is mentioned in official documents as early as 1542/3, and his will, dated 1 March 1575, was proved by his son Robert on 2 May the same year. His wife, by whom he had a large family, was Jane, daughter of David ap David, who was mayor of Carmarthen in 1523. Toy was mayor in 1557. He would naturally come to know Richard Davies, bishop of S
TREE, RONALD JAMES (1914 - 1970), priest and schoolmaster Born 30 March 1914 at Garnant, Carmarthenshire, son of Frederick George and Susan Tree. He was educated at the church school Garnant, Dyffryn Aman county school and University College, Swansea, where he held a Powis Exhibition. He gained his B.A. 1st-class hons. in Philosophy 1937, M.A. 1939 and proceeded to New College, Oxford with an open scholarship and gained his B.A. with 1st-class hons. in
TREGONING, WILLIAM EDWARD CECIL (1871 - 1957), industrialist 1950 as J.P. for over 36 years, having been an outstanding chairman of the Llanelli magistrates court for many years. In October 1901 he married Nancy, daughter of J. Beavan Phillips, and they had four sons and two daughters. He lived at Portiscliff, Ferryside, St. Ishmael, Carmarthenshire, and died 9 March 1957.
TREVITHICK, RICHARD (1771 - 1833), engineer February he reported that the ' Tram Waggon ' had been at work several times, and that it worked ' very well, and is much more manageable than horses.' This was the day before the advertised day of the great experiment which attracted an immense crowd of spectators. At Merthyr, on 19 March 1934, was unveiled a monument raised to his memory by the Trevithick Centenary Commemoration Committee. He died 22
teulu TREVOR Trevalun, Plas Têg, Glynde, 'recruiter' for his father's first constituency in 1647, but was excluded in December 1648; he was on the militia committee for Denbighshire in 1648 and for North Wales (as well as three English counties) in March 1660, and the Warwickshire assessment committee in 1657. He still ranked as a Denbighshire freeholder in 1675 (NLW MS 12406E, Chirk Castle MS. E.6090), but died without male heirs the following

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