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DAFYDD GOCH BRYDYDD o FUALLT (fl. end of the 16th century), poet Among his extant poems are those written to Sir John Salusbury (NLW MS 6495D and NLW MS 6496C), Sir John Wynn of Gwydir (Cardiff MS. 83), and Gruffydd Fychan of Cors y Gedol (Llanstephan MS 118). It is also possible that he is the ' Dafydd Goch ' whose poetry is to be found in the following manuscripts: Llanstephan MS 38, Llanstephan MS 49, Llanstephan MS 118, Llanstephan MS 125, Llanstephan MS
DAFYDD TREFOR Syr (bu farw 1528?), cleric and bard Born in the parish of Llanddeiniolen, Caernarfonshire, according to a statement by John Jones (Myrddin Fardd) in Cwrtmawr MS 561C. In one of his poems, 'Cywydd i ofyn geifr,' he speaks of Morgan ap Hywel, Llanddeiniolen, as his uncle. A summarized account by Irene George (Lloyd-Williams) giving particulars about the bard's history and his poems appears in Transactions of the Anglesey Antiquarian
DAFYDD, JOHN (fl. 1747), hymn-writers Sons of David John (1698 - 1775) and Margaret Richard, his wife (1692 - 1774) John Dafydd was born in 1727 and was still living in 1771. The brothers are said to have been cobblers by trade and to have lived in Bedwgleision, Caeo, Carmarthenshire; the Methodist society of Caeo used to meet in their home. John is mentioned in the Trevecka records as an exhorter in the earliest years of the
DAFYDD, RICHARD WILLIAM (fl. 1740-1752), Methodist exhorter headed by John Richard of Llansamlet against the dispositions made by the Association in 1743, and both Whitefield and Howel Harris wrote remonstrating with him. In 1744 he was appointed visitor to the societies at Gorseinon and Pembrey. He is known to have been at Llandyfaelog in 1744 and Thomas William (1717 - 1765) met him there in 1747. We catch a last glimpse of him in 1752 when he was preaching
DAFYDD, ROBERT (1747 - 1834), Calvinistic Methodist preacher; a weaver Born at Cwmbychan, Nanmor, Meironnydd, son of a weaver named Dafydd Prichard. When about 21 he was affected by a sermon preached by John Robert Lewis, and learned to read in the circulating school kept at Beddgelert by Robert Jones (1745-1829), of Rhos-lan. He then went to live and work in Llangybi parish, Caernarfonshire, married, and set up house at Tyddyn Ruffydd. His name appears as one of
DALTON, EDWARD HUGH JOHN NEALE (BARON DALTON), (1887 - 1962), economist and politician Born at Neath, Glamorganshire, the son of Canon John Neale and Catherine Alicia Dalton, on 26 August 1887. His father had been tutor to King George V when Prince of Wales and he was a Canon of St. George's Chapel, Windsor from 1885 until his death in 1931. His mother was the daughter of Charles Evans-Thomas of Gnoll House, Neath. Hugh Dalton was educated at Summer Fields, Oxford, and Eton before
DANIEL, JOHN (1755? - 1823), printer The son of a south Carmarthenshire farmer. After he had served his seven years apprenticeship with John Ross at Carmarthen, Daniel went to London where he worked for the king's printers and where, also, he married. Returning to Carmarthen, he set up a business in 1784 in that town, in King Street at first. His output was large, and he came to be regarded as one of the best Welsh printers of his
DANIEL, JOHN EDWARD (1902 - 1962), college lecturer and inspector of schools
DANIEL, WILLIAM RAYMOND (1928 - 1997), association football player colleague John Charles (1931-2004) also played for the club. He was released by Hereford in May 1967 after making a total of 317 appearances for the club, many as centre forward, and scoring 66 goals. After retiring from the game he was appointed an area manager for Courvoisier Brandy. He also worked as a sub-postmaster at Cockett, Swansea. He later retired to Clevedon, north Somerset living at 43
DAVID ab OWEN (bu farw 1512), abbot and bishop A native of Glasgoed in Meifod, Montgomeryshire, he was the son of Owen ap Deio ap Llewelyn ab Einion ap Celynin. He studied canon and civil law at Oxford, and he is said to have taken his doctorate in law. His legal knowledge seems to have been put into practice in the service of John, earl of Worcester, chief justice of North Wales, between 1461 and 1467. He was thus a supporter of the house of
DEWI Saint , founder and abbot-bishop of S. Davids, and patron saint of Wales Rhygyfarch's work; so also is his 'Life' by John of Tynemouth (c. 1290 - 1350). The Welsh 'Life' also is a translation and an adaptation of Rhygyfarch's work: the earliest version is found in 'The Book of the Anchorite of Llanddewi-frefi' (1346). Odes to David were composed by many later poets, e.g. Iolo Goch, Ieuan Rhydderch ap Ieuan Llwyd, Dafydd Llwyd ap Llywelyn, Rhisiart ap Rhys, Lewis Glyn Cothi. In
DAVID, JOHN (1701? - 1756), Independent minister Cwmllynfell. He is pretty certainly the John David who joined Henry Palmer and Rees Davies, in a letter (Trevecka letter 231) to Howel Harris, 22 March 1740. He died 22 July 1756, and was buried at Manordivy. There is an elegy (printed in the work mentioned below) upon him by Morris Griffiths. A record in the Moravian archives at Haverfordwest speaks in very high terms of John David.

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