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PULESTON, JOHN (c. 1583 - 1659), judge ), of his uncle George Puleston, brother and heir to Sir Roger (1566 - 1618). His wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Woolrych, of Dudmaston, Salop, and an earnest Presbyterian, was installed there with her infant children by the beginning of the Civil War, when they were forced to leave owing to the occupation and garrisoning of the house for the king (c. September 1642) by Sir John Hanmer; it was
PULESTON, Sir JOHN HENRY (1829 - 1908), banker and Member of Parliament Wilson in the Civil War. After returning to England he became Member of Parliament for Devonport, 1874-92; in 1892 he unsuccessfully opposed David Lloyd George in the Caernarvonshire election. He was knighted in 1887, and was at one time lord-lieutenant of the city of London and constable of Caernarvon castle. Sir John was a leading Churchman, a conscientious Conservative, and, an ardent Welshman, who
RANDLES, EDWARD (1763 - 1820), blind harpist and organist Born 1763 at Wrexham, the son of Edward Randles, butcher. He was taught the harp by John Parry, Ruabon. In 1788 he was appointed organist of Wrexham parish church. George Thomson, Edinburgh, in the introduction to his Alawon Cymreig, refers to him as a very proficient harpist. He and his daughter, Elizabeth Randles, played before George III and queen Charlotte. He died 23 August 1820 at Wrexham.
RANDLES, ELIZABETH (1801? - 1829), harpist and pianist Born 24 May 1801, the daughter of Edward Randles, Wrexham. While very young she became prominent by reason of her ability to play the harp and the piano. She went on a concert tour through parts of England; she also played, with her father, before George III and queen Charlotte. She and two sisters moved to Liverpool, and it was there that she died in June 1829.
teulu RAVENSCROFT Ravenscroft, grandson Ralph Ravenscroft, we come to two of this Ralph's sons, (I) George and (II) John. (I) GEORGE RAVENSCROFT 'of Bretton ', Ralph's eldest son, opens a line of squires who were prominent in Flintshire; he was alive in 1517, and his son THOMAS RAVENSCROFT was alive in 1547. Thomas's eldest son was GEORGE RAVENSCROFT, sheriff in 1578-9, who died in 1592 and is commemorated (like others of the family
teulu REES Ton In 1771 RICE REES married one of the daughters of the Rev. William Jenkins of Pen-y-waun in the parish of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn. Rice died 2 March 1826. Of his six children, two sons and one daughter may be mentioned: (1) William Jenkins Rees (1772 - 1855) - see the article on him. (2) DAVID RICE REES (1787 - 1856), born at Llandovery, 6 August 1787; he was a shop assistant in various places in
REES, ALAN WILLIAM (1941 - 2005), Benedictine monk and musician . After leaving university he intended to enter Ampleforth Abbey, but a nervous breakdown prevented him from fulfilling this intention and he entered the teaching profession. Between 1963 and 1968 he was choirmaster and organist at the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St David, Cardiff. In 1968 he entered Belmont Benedictine Abbey, Hereford. He studied theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum of Sant
REES, BRINLEY RODERICK (1919 - 2004), classical scholar, educationist and university college principal Brinley Rees was born 27 December 1919 in Tondu, Bridgend, son of John David Rees, draper, and Mrs Mary Ann Rees (née Roderick). The family moved to Brecon, where he was educated (1931-8) at Christ College. Under the inspirational teaching of the school's headmaster, the Reverend A. D. James, he achieved outstanding success in Greek and Latin and was elected to the first Postmastership
REES, DAVID (1683? - 1748), Baptist minister and theological writer He is said to have been born in 1683, the son of Rees David, a well-to-do farmer of the Caerphilly district and an active member of the Baptist church at Hengoed. Educated under Samuel Jones (1628 - 1697) at Brynllywarch, he appears to have been baptized and to have been induced to preach in the early 1700's during the early years of Morgan Griffiths's ministry. He was ordained minister of Lime
REES, Dr. DAVID (1818 - 1904) Bronnant, preacher with the Calvinistic Methodists
REES, DAVID (1751 - 1818), Calvinistic Methodist minister
REES, DAVID (1801 - 1869), Congregational minister, and editor , David Owen (Brutus), in Yr Haul. Brutus attacked and made light of the influence of Nonconformity but David Rees defended its foundations and its principles. Through the medium of Y Diwygiwr he succeeded in bringing into being a new outlook on radical Nonconformity. He retired from the editorship of Y Diwygiwr in 1865 and from the ministry in 1868. He died 31 March 1869.

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1453 - 1464 of 1926 for "david lloyd george"