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EMANUEL, HYWEL DAVID (1921 - 1970), librarian and Medieval Latin scholar studies. He also published articles on the Welsh laws and on other topics of medieval interest and made many contributions to the Jnl. of the Nat. Lib. of Wales. His appreciation of A.W. Wade-Evans was read to the Society of Cymmrodorion and published in The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1965, 257-71. He married in 1947 Florence Mary Roberts of Burry Port, and they had a son
EMERY, FRANK VIVIAN (1930 - 1987), historical geographer . I.) 'The central English scarplands and Oxford', in Steers, J. A. (ed.) Field Studies in the British Isles (Thomas Nelson & Son, London) pp. 106-19 1965 'Edward Lhuyd and his Glamorgan correspondents: a view of Gower in the 1690s', Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion 1965: 59-114 1967 'The farming regions of Wales', in Finberg, H. P. R. (ed.) The Agrarian History of England and
EMRYS-ROBERTS, EDWARD (1878 - 1924), first professor of pathology and bacteriology at the Welsh National School of Medicine Edward Emrys-Roberts was born 14 May, 1878 in Liverpool, the eldest son of E. S. Roberts of Dawlish, Devon and Mary Evans, youngest daughter of Emrys Evans of Cotton Hall, Denbigh. Educated at Liverpool College between 1890 and 1895 he became a medical student at University College, Liverpool, gaining the MB ChB qualification of what was then Victoria University in 1902. In 1900, while still a
ENDERBIE, PERCY (c. 1606 - 1670), historian and antiquary Author of Cambria Triumphans; second son, according to Lincolnshire Pedigrees (Harleian Society), of Thomas Enderby, attorney, of Lincoln, and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Rusforth, Coley Hall, Yorkshire. Percy Enderbie's wife was Winifred, sister of Sir Edward Morgan of Llantarnam, Monmouth, daughter of lady Frances, daughter of the 4th earl of Worcester. Enderbie lived many years in
ENOCH, SAMUEL IFOR (1914 - 2001), minister (Presbyterian) and theological professor
EVAN(S), EDWARD (1716 - 1798), Presbyterian minister and poet , (1) in 1744 to Margaret Thomas of Penderyn (died April 1774), and (2) c. 1776 to Mary Llewelyn of Rhigos (died 1824) - of this marriage there were two sons, Edward (1776? - 1862) and RHYS (1779 - 1867); Rhys was of some literary note and an eisteddfodwr. During his lifetime Edward Evan(s) published (1) a Welsh translation of one of Samuel Bourn's catechisms, 1757; (2) a translation in metre of the
EVAN, EVAN DAFYDD (fl. 1771-9), early Methodist exhorter who lived at Tŷr-clai (or Tir-y-clai), Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire. He was celebrated in his day because of his remarkable appearance and his unconventional method of preaching; he was responsible for the conversion of the celebrated Jenkin Thomas ('Siencyn Penhydd,' 1746 - 1807). He, with others, built the first Methodist chapel at Llanfynydd c. 1771. He is called 'Evan David of Tir y Clai
EVAN(S), JAMES (Carneinion; 1814 - 1842) Trefgarn, Congregationalist lay preacher, and author of Y Cristion Dyddorgar; neu, Lawlyfr i Broffeswyr Crefydd (Llanelly, 1839); born at Tre-aser-fach in the parish of Brawdy, Pembrokeshire, 28 June 1814, son of John and Martha Evans. He became completely blind when he was only 13 years old, but despite this handicap began to preach in 1832. He travelled about considerably; NLW MS 3091B contains an account of a journey which he and Thomas Nicholas
EVAN-THOMAS, Sir HUGH (1862 - 1928), admiral fifth son of Charles Evan-Thomas, of Gnoll, Neath, and Cara Pearson Born at Llwynmadoc, Brecknock, 27 October 1862. He entered the navy in 1876, joining the Britannia. He served for three years on the Ramillies with a chosen band of officers, every one of whom afterwards became a renowned admiral. He was promoted commander in 1897, being appointed to the Victory for charge of the signal school at
teulu EVANS Tan-y-bwlch, Maentwrog Thomas ap Dafydd ab Ifan ab Einion ab Osbwrn. The wife of his son, EVAN AP ROBERT, was Gwen, daughter of Humphrey ap Maredudd ab Evan ap Robert, Cesail-gyfarch, Caernarfonshire, and it was their son, ROBERT AB EVAN, who first stabilized the surname and became known as ROBERT EVANS. Robert Evans married Elizabeth, daughter of John Wynn ap Cadwaladr, Rhiwlas, Meironnydd, their heir being EVAN EVANS
teulu EVANS, printers TITUS EVANS (fl. 1760-1800), printer Printing and Publishing Titus Evans was living at Machynlleth some years before he started printing there c. 1789; e.g. his name appears in the imprint to John Prys's Welsh almanack, 1778 (for 1779), as a seller of that publication in Machynlleth. He was an excise officer and, to judge by information given by Ifano Jones (Hist. of Printing and Printers in
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