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teulu DAVIES-COOKE Gwysaney, Llannerch, Gwysaney, Griffith ap Howel, fifth in descent from Elstan Glodrydd. The patronymic Davies was first assumed by JOHN AP DAVID, who married Jane, widow of Richard Mostyn and daughter of Thomas Salisbury, of Leadbroke, Flintshire. They had three children - two sons, Robert and John, and a daughter, Catherine, who married Edward Morgan of Golden Grove, Flintshire. ROBERT DAVIES (?- 1600), who succeeded to the family
DAVIS, DAVID (Dafis Castellhywel; 1745 - 1827), Arian minister, poet, and schoolmaster (Iolo Morganwg), Thomas Roberts, of Llwyn'rhudol, John Jones of Glan-y-gors, and Thomas Evans (Tomos Glyn Cothi); and through his influence many in his neighbourhood became supporters of the French Revolution. In 1801-2 there was dissension in his churches, and the more advanced elements built the Unitarian chapels at Pant-y-defaid and Capel-y-groes. He retired 16 January 1820 after having been a
DAWKINS, Sir WILLIAM BOYD (1837 - 1929), geologist and antiquary Owens College, Manchester, 1874-1909. He was elected F.R.S. in 1867, and honorary Fellow of Jesus College in 1882; he was awarded the Lyell medal of the Geological Society, 1889, and the Prestwich medal, 1918, and was knighted, 1919. He married (1886) Frances, daughter of Robert Speke Evans, and (1922) Mary Poole. He died at Bowdon, Cheshire, 15 January 1929. Dawkins was a pioneer in the study of
DE LLOYD, DAVID JOHN (1883 - 1948), musician . in the University of Wales. It was felt he should be further encouraged, and a committee chaired by T.F. Roberts promoted a public testimonial amounting to £100 which enabled de Lloyd to spend the session 1906-07 at Leipzig. He taught at schools in Woolwich, 1908-11, Llanelli, 1911-19, and took the degrees of B.Mus., 1913, and Mus. Doc., 1915, at the University of Dublin. He married in 1911 Lilian
DERFEL, ROBERT JONES (1824 - 1905), poet and socialist Son of Edward and Catherine Jones, born 24 July 1824 at Y Foty, his grandfather's farm in the hills between Llandderfel and Bethel, Meirionethshire. His parents moved to Tan-y-ffordd, a cottage near Llandderfel. In due course he left his home to look for work and, after a great deal of wandering, was employed by the firm of J. F. and H. Roberts [see Roberts of Mynydd-y-gof ], Manchester, as a
teulu DEVEREUX Lamphey, Ystrad Ffin, Vaynor, Nantariba, Pencoyd, (died 1573?) and widow of Thomas Jones ('Twm Sion Catti,' c. 1530 - 1609), acquiring through her considerable property at Ystrad Ffin, Carmarthenshire. He served as sheriff for Carmarthenshire in 1581 and for Cardiganshire in 1587 (while at Lamphey), and again for Cardiganshire in 1611 (while at Ystrad Ffin). ROBERT DEVEREUX, 2nd earl of Essex and 3rd viscount Hereford (1567 - 1601) Son of the 1st
teulu DOLBEN Segrwyd, This family, probably not of Welsh origin and appearing in early records as 'Doulben,' first settled in Denbighshire after Henry VII's grant of Segrwyd to ROBERT DOLBEN for his services against the Cornish rebels at Blackheath (1497). His grandson and namesake became recorder and steward of Denbigh, and others of the family entered trade there, supplying the borough with a succession of common
DWNN, LEWYS (c. 1550 - c. 1616) Betws Cedewain, genealogist influence of friends the post of deputy to Robert Cooke, Clarenceux king-at-arms, and William Flower, Norroy king-at-arms, to work (in his own phrase) 'as debyt Herawt at Arms for the three provinces of Kymry.' Flower died in 1588 and Cooke in 1592, but, in spite of all the difficulties he has enumerated in his foreword 'To the Reader,' Dwnn continued to collect his pedigrees until 1614, devoting the same
DYER, JOHN (1699 - 1757), poet Second son of Robert Dyer, a solicitor, living in Abersannen, Llanfynydd. (He bought Aberglasney, in the nearby parish of Llangathen in 1710). John was christened in Llanfynydd church 13 August 1699 and it is likely that he was born at Abersanen shortly before that date. Educated at Westminster, he entered his father's office. After the death of Robert Dyer, John became a pupil of Jonathan
teulu EDISBURY Bedwal, Marchwiel, Pentre-clawdd, Erddig, This Cheshire family, descended from Wilkin de Edisbury, first appears in Denbighshire c. 1544, when RICHARD WILKINSON, alias EDISBURY, held lands in Bedwal. His younger son, ROBERT WILKINSON EDISBURY (died 1610), extended the estate by marriage with Jane, daughter of Kenrick ap Howel of Stryt yr Hwch, Marchwiel. Their son, KENRICK EDISBURY (died 1638), entered the service of the Navy Board
teulu EDWARDS Chirkland, , who had married a younger son of Plas Newydd early in the 17th century. Francis Edwardes's marriage with the daughter and heiress of Robert Rich, 5th earl of Warwick, brought to his son WILLIAM EDWARDES in 1776 the Kensington estates of the Riches and the title 'baron Kensington' in the Irish peerage. The family kept its Pembrokeshire seat, frequently providing the county with lords-lieutenant and
EDWARDS, ARTHUR TRYSTAN (1884 - 1973), architect and pioneer town planner projection, an attempt to solve the problem of projecting the spherical surface of the earth on to a flat surface, a problem which by its very nature is incapable of satisfactory solution, followed in 1972 by The science of cartography. After retiring to Wales and his home town he contributed to the regional studies published by Robert Hale with papers on Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda and the Valleys; Merthyr

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