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LLOYD, CHARLES (bu farw 1698), squire of Maesllwch in Radnorshire (in his later days) and Independent elder of Felindre, all three descending from the Lloyds of Cray and Crickadarn. LEWIS LLOYD Son of Charles, became a great London merchant, purchaser of much land in Brecknock and Radnor, and a stout Dissenter like his father. He was one of the founders of the London Congregational Fund in 1695, a fund to give support to weak churches in the country; towards the end of his life he gave much information
LLOYD, CHARLES FRANCIS (1852 - 1917), musician , ' Ravensworth ' is included in the Welsh Congregational hymnary of 1921. He arranged his father's cantata, ' Gweddi Habacuc,' and his anthem ' Teyrnasoedd y Ddaear,' for orchestra, and wrote an overture for the Pontypridd national eisteddfod, 1893; he also served as adjudicator at some national eisteddfodau. He wrote a biography of his father - Cofiant John Ambrose Lloyd, which was completed by H. Elvet Lewis
LLOYD, DANIEL LEWIS (1843 - 1899), schoolmaster and bishop to Gwynfryn, Llanarth, and died there, 4 August; he is buried in the churchyard at Llanarth. He married Elizabeth Margaret, daughter of the Rev. D. Lewis of Trawsfynydd, who, with three daughters, survived him. Lloyd was the first Welsh -speaking bishop for 200 years (see Evans, John, 1651? - 1724) to be appointed to Bangor. During his tenure of the see he brought out a hymn-book, Emyniadur yr
LLOYD, DAVID TECWYN (1914 - 1992), literary critic, author, educationalist Storïau Eraill ('E. H. Francis Thomas', 1972; Saunders Lewis (ed. with Gwilym Rees Hughes), 1975; Y Wers Rydd a'i Hamserau (Darlith Lenyddol Eisteddfod Caernarfon), 1979; Gysfenu i'r Wasg Gynt, (Darlith Radio Flynyddol BBC Cymru), 1980; Bore Da Lloyd, a Chofnodion Eraill, 1980; Grawnsypiau i'w Macsu, neu Bwysïau gan Hen Bisyn (poetry by Miss J. M. Davies, private publication); Cymysgadw, 1986; Drych o
LLOYD, EMMELINE LEWIS - gweler LEWIS LLOYD, EMMELINE
LLOYD, EVAN (1728 - 1801) Maes-y-porth,, antiquary and poet Son of Lewis Lloyd of Maes-y-porth, attorney at law, and Anne, his wife, he was christened at Llangeinwen, 26 May 1728. On 11 January 1774 he married Margaret Thomas, at Llansadwrn, Anglesey, parish church. In 1793 he served as high sheriff for Anglesey. He took a keen interest in Welsh literature and genealogy, and Wynnstay MS. 2, NLW MS 560B, NLW MS 1256D, NLW MS 1258C, and NLW MS 1260B, and
LLOYD, GRIFFITH RICHARD MAETHLU (1902 - 1995), college principal and minsister (B) . At the age of 11, he was baptised by his father in Hebron Baptist Church, Holyhead, on 3 August 1913, his membership being transferred to Soar, Llanfaethlu, on 7 October 1913. It was there, ultimately, under the ministry of John Lewis, that he was raised to the ministry and began preaching. In 1919, during the pioneering days of the Agricultural Department in Bangor University College, he enrolled
LLOYD, HUMPHREY (1610 - 1689), bishop of Bangor Lewis Bayly from the title page of the 1675 Welsh edition of the Practice of Piety, and that Lloyd himself wrote the author's name on the copies to be distributed in the Bangor neighbourhood. He married Jane, daughter of John Griffith the younger of Cefnamwlch and widow of Owen Brereton of Borras. By her he had three sons, John, Francis, and Richard. He died 18 January 1689, and was buried in Bangor
LLOYD, ISAAC SAMUEL (Glan Rhyddallt; 1875 - 1961), quarryman, poet and writer ' Glan Rhyddallt ' in the Gorsedd. He was a weekly columnist with the Herald Cymraeg from 1931 until his death. Under the name of ' Mari Lewis ', his daughter had begun her column a year before her father. He corresponded on a regular basis with Welsh Americans and he wrote an account of Goronwy Owen, Goronwy'r Alltud (1947). He died at Gallt y Sil Hospital, Caernarfon, on 7 July 1961 and he was buried
LLOYD, JOHN (1885 - 1964), schoolmaster, author and local historian llenyddol Dr. Lewis Edwards (1910) and Llyfr Darllen ac ysgrifennu (1913; a prizewinner at the national eisteddfod in Wrexham, 1912), as well as a textbook in Welsh for the use of Sunday schools, Yr Eglwys Apostolaidd: Cenhadon cyntaf Crist (1922). He supervized a number of editions of The official guide to the Deudraeth rural district. He took a special interest in local history and contributed between
LLOYD, Sir JOHN EDWARD (1861 - 1947), historian, and first editor of Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig remained there until 1892, and it was there, in 1889, that he prepared for the press The Ancient Laws of Wales, a volume written by Hubert Lewis (who had died in 1884). But in 1892 Lloyd moved to Bangor as the registrar of the University College of North Wales and assistant to Principal Reichel in the department of History. Later on he used to describe humorously (but hardly strictly correctly) how he
LLOYD, JOHN MORGAN (1880 - 1960), musician first organist at Saron chapel, Treforest. Early in 1889 the family moved from Pentre to live in Barry and the musician spent the rest of his life there. He showed a leaning towards music very early in life and played the organ in Penuel, Barry, when he was 9 years old. He was educated at Lewis' School, Pengam, and received lessons in music from J.E. Rees, Barry. After leaving school he went to work

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