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EVANS, WILLIAM MEIRION (1826 - 1883), miner, Calvinistic Methodist minister in U.S.A. and Australia, and editor of journals published in Australia
EVANS, WILLIAM OWEN (1864 - 1936), Wesleyan minister - gweler EVANS, WILLIAM HUGH
EVERETT, ROBERT (1791 - 1875), Independent ministers preacher as William Williams of Wern (1781 - 1840); he took a prominent part in the theological discussions of his time, and wrote an essay on Redemption for John Roberts (1767 - 1834) of Llanbryn-mair's little book, Galwad Ddifrifol (see Cofiant John Jones, Talysarn, 447) He also published a system of Welsh short-hand and Catecism Cyntaf or Yr Addysgydd. In 1833 he moved from Utica to Winfield, leaving
FARR, HARRY (1874 - 1968), librarian Born Cardiff, 11 June 1874, son of William Farr, a native of Salisbury, and Martha Rebecca (Harris), his wife. His mother died in December 1875, after giving birth to twin sons who also died in the same month. It appears that William Farr enrolled after the death of his wife as a student in the Cardiff Science and Art School. The Annual Report for 1880-81 records that he was one of two senior
FARRINGTON, RICHARD (1702 - 1772), cleric and antiquary he became the rector of Llangybi, and twenty years later he was made chancellor of Bangor cathedral. He married (1) Mary, daughter of Richard Ellis and Mary (Barker) of Cheltenham - she died in 1750, (2) Eleanor Richardson, Chester. By his first marriage he had four children - Mary, who married William Bridge of Eglwys-bach, Elizabeth, Richard (died 1750), Roger (died in infancy). Descendants of
FENTON, RICHARD (1747 - 1821), poet and topographical writer him in a letter of 1779 from Richard Morris to Pennant (N. L. W. Jnl., vi, 193) - 'I am endeavouring to make him a good Welshman, … he is deficient that way, but comes on bravely.' In 1776 Fenton had become also a member of the Gwyneddigion Society (Leathart, Origin … of the Gwyneddigion, 62); he was a friend of William Owen Pughe's; in 1795 and 1796 (in the Cambrian Register) he edited George
FERRAR, ROBERT (bu farw 1555), Protestant martyr and bishop Born within the parish of Halifax. Ferrar first entered Cambridge University, but later went to Oxford. Here he became an Augustinian canon. In 1528, he was one of a group of students discovered secretly trafficking in Lutheran literature, and was compelled to recant. In 1535, he accompanied William Barlow, on an embassy to Scotland, and later became Prior of Nostell, Yorkshire, in time to
FINCH, Sir WILLIAM HENEAGE WYNNE - gweler WYNNE-FINCH, Sir WILLIAM HENEAGE
FISHER, JOHN (1862 - 1930), Welsh scholar Kynniver Llith a Ban (by William Salesbury), 1931. Among his contributions to Archaeologia Cambrensis were the following articles: ' The Religious and Social Life of former days in the Vale of Clwyd,' 1906; ' Some Place-names in the locality of St. Asaph,' 1914; ' Wales in the time of Queen Elizabeth '; ' The Wonders of Wales,' 1915; ' The Welsh Wills,' 1919; ' The Welsh Celtic Bells '; ' Bardsey Island
teulu FITZ ALAN, lords of Oswestry and Clun, and later earls of Arundel The Fitz Alan family was settled at Oswestry in the early years of the 12th century, but their position was challenged by Maredudd the son of Bleddyn. During the reign of Stephen (1135-54) WILLIAM FITZ ALAN I (c. 1105 - 1160) aided Matilda, and when he was forced to flee, Madog ap Maredudd took control of Oswestry which he lost sometime before his death (and that of William) in 1160. William
teulu FITZ WARIN, lords Whittington, Alderbury, Alveston Fulk s died.] A WILLIAM FITZ WARIN, who may have been related to the lords of Whittington, was active in Welsh affairs in 1277 when he witnessed an agreement between Pain de Chaworth and Rhys ap Maredudd, and was present at the surrender of Gruffydd and Cynan, sons of Maredudd ab Owain, Llywelyn their nephew, and Rhys ap Rhys Fychan. In the 15th cent, another WILLIAM FITZ WARIN, levied men in Wales
FITZGERALD, MAURICE (bu farw 1176), one of the conquerors of Ireland Son of Gerald de Windsor, chief follower of Arnulf Montgomery and castellan of Pembroke Castle (1093- post 1116), by his wife Nest, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdwr. Maurice and WILLIAM, two of the sons of Gerald and Nest, and lords respectively of Llanstephan and Emlyn, came into prominence as leaders of the Anglo-Norman settlers in West Wales against the great revolt of the native princes in 1136. In

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445 - 456 of 1867 for "William Glyn"