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GRIDLEY, JOHN CRANDON (1904 - 1968), industrialist John Gridley was born on 28 May 1904 in Cardiff, the only son of William Joseph Gridley and his wife Mary Ellen (née Michell). He was educated at Cardiff and at Queen's College Taunton, Somerset. He played rugby for Glamorgan Wanderers. His early commercial training was in a Cardiff coal and shipping office that became a subsidiary of Powell Duffryn, the largest coal producers and distributors in
teulu GRIFFITH Cefn Amwlch, Penllech, Llŷn House for an alleged 'wicked assault' on lady Elizabeth Sedley. For the next six years he was continually in trouble, and finally in 1648, convicted of murder by a Cheshire coroner's jury, he fled to France to escape his fate, and died before 1650, unmarried, in Paris. Thereupon Cefn Amwlch came to his brother WILLIAM GRIFFITH I, who at one time had had aspirations to a high legal post in the city of
GRIFFITH, SIDNEY (bu farw 1752), Methodist and associate of Howel Harris Daughter of Cadwaladr Wynne of Voelas, Ysbyty Ifan (see J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 326; her christian name came from her grandmother Sidney Thelwall of Plas-y-ward, Ruthin); married William Griffith of Cefn Amwlch, c. 1741 (her son was born in 1742). Her husband was a boor and a drunkard, and her life with him was unhappy. In 1746, a sermon by Peter Williams (1723 - 1796) brought her into
teulu GRIFFITH PENRHYN, after 1405 he married Joan, daughter of Sir William Stanley of Hooton, Cheshire, thus beginning a long and profitable connexion with the rising star of that family. His son by his first wife inherited only his mother's property at Penmynydd, and he was the ancestor of the later Theodores of that place (see Tudor family, of Penmynydd). Gwilym ap Griffith died in 1431, leaving his great possessions in
teulu GRIFFITH Carreg-lwyd, This family was descended from Ednyfed Fychan. EDMUND GRIFFITH of Porth yr Aur, Caernarvon, was the third son of William Griffith Fychan of Penrhyn, in the county of Caernarvon. He married Janet, daughter of Maredudd ap Ieuan ap Robert, the great-grandfather of Sir John Wynn the most notable of the house of Gwydir. Their fourth son was WILLIAM GRIFFITH (c. 1516 - 1587), who became rector of
GRIFFITH, DAVID (1792 or 1794 - 1873), Independent minister chairman of the union of Welsh Independents (1890). He published a stout volume, Hanes yr Eglwys Gristionogol drwy y Byd, but for all his labour and care failed to establish a reputation as a historian. He also published a memoir of David Roberts (1818 - 1897) of Wrexham. His youngest brother, ROBERT WILLIAM GRIFFITH (1835 - 1894), was joint minister with him at Bethel, Seilo and Moriah from 1866 to 1873
GRIFFITH, GEORGE (1601 - 1666), bishop chancellor of the diocese of S. Asaph as well as of Bangor. Griffith went to Westminster school and afterwards to Oxford (Christ Church); M.A. 1626, D.D. 1635. Under John Owen, bishop of St Asaph, father-in-law to his brother William, his promotion was rapid - domestic chaplain, canon, rector of Newtown, by 1633 rector both of Llanymynech and of Llandrinio (having surrendered Newtown). In the convocation
GRIFFITH, GEORGE WILLIAM (1584 - 1655?), landowner, attorney, magistrate, and antiquary of Penybenglog, Pembrokeshire; born 21 April 1584, eldest son of William Griffith. He married 22 November 1605, Maud Bowen of Llwyn-gwair, by whom he had seven children. He was appointed public clerk in Pembrokeshire by the council of the Marches, was sometime Seneschal of Cemais, he assisted George Owen of Henllys with historical researches, and compiled many genealogical manuscripts. Bards from
GRIFFITH, JOHN (fl. 1548-1587), civil lawyer He was probably the son of William Griffith of Plas Mawr, Caernarvon, and of Trefarthen, Llanidan, Anglesey (died 1587), the eldest son of the second marriage of Sir William Griffith of Penrhyn. His mother was Margaret, daughter of John Wyn ap Meredith of Gwydir and aunt to the first Sir John Wynn. He became a Fellow of All Souls, Oxford, in 1548, took his B.C.L. in 1551 (18 July) and his
GRIFFITH, JOHN (1752 - 1818), Independent minister died 18 February 1818. In 1783 he had published a hymn-book and in 1788 a Welsh translation of Doddridge's Rise of Religion in the Soul. He was twice married. His second wife was Janet Williams of Bwlch Mwlchan - she was a niece of William Griffith (1719 - 1782) of Drws-y-coed, and not (as is stated in the biography of William Griffith of Holyhead) of his wife, Alice Griffith. They had two sons. The
GRIFFITH, JOHN (fl. 1649-1669) Llanddyfnan, squire poet Owing to the close proximity of so many John Griffiths in the family pedigree, it is difficult to identify him, but there is reason to believe that he was the seventh of that name and therefore the son of John Griffith VI and Dorcas, daughter of William Prydderch, died 1623, rector of Llanfechell. Little is known of him apart from his work, much of which, in the form of carols, englynion and
GRIFFITH, JOHN (Y Gohebydd; 1821 - 1877), newspaper correspondent, campaigner for education, and principal mover in re-establishing the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion Born 16 December 1821 at Bodgwilym near Barmouth, son of Griffith and Maria Griffith - his mother being the eldest daughter of John Roberts (1767 - 1834) of Llanbryn-mair. After having had an elementary education at Barmouth he was, about 1836, apprenticed to William Owen, ' Grocer, Draper, and Druggist ' at Barmouth, with whom he remained until 1840. After that he was a shop assistant in

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