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EVANS, THOMAS JOHN (1863 - 1932), journalist
EVANS, THOMAS JOHN (1894 - 1965), local government officer and an administrator within the Baptist denomination literature of the denomination, e.g. in the programme of the annual conference of the Baptist Union of Wales held at Tabernacl in 1937, and in his volume Fragrant memories: the story of two ministers, The Rev. John Thomas (1875-1891), The Rev. Evan Ungoed Thomas (1892-1930) (1941). He was treasurer of the county association (1939-55), and thereafter the treasurer of the Union; the president of Urdd y Seren
EVANS, THOMAS (fl. 1596-1633), poet and transcriber of manuscripts He is known as Thomas Evans of Hendreforfudd, a township in the old parish of Corwen, but now lying in the ecclesiastical parish of Llansantffraid Glyn Dyfrdwy. He was the son of Evan ap John ap Robert ap Madoc ap Jenkin ap Griffith ap Bleddyn and Lowri, daughter of Griffith ab Evan ap David Ddu ap Tudur ab Evan ap Llewelyn ap Griffith ap Meredith ap Llewelyn ap Ynyr. The place and time of his
EVANS, TITUS (1809 - 1864), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster . He married Rachel, daughter of John Jeremy of Caeronnen; Walter J. Evans was their son. He died 29 February 1864 at the age of fifty-four and was buried in the public cemetery at Carmarthen.
EVANS, TREBOR LLOYD (1909 - 1979), minister (Indepedent) and author Private Prayer (John Baillie) in 1978 under the title Bore a Hwyr: Gweddïau Personol. Trebor Lloyd Evans was an orderly man with a strong personality – a natural and able leader who was an interesting speaker and writer of substance. As Secretary of the Union of Independents he left his mark on their new publishing house, Ty John Penri, and ensured that it published a wide variety of books dealing with
EVANS, WALTER JENKIN (1856 - 1927), principal of Carmarthen Presbyterian College Born 1 April 1856 at Carmarthen, son of Titus Evans and grandson of John Jeremy. He was educated at Parc-y-felfed school, at Carmarthen grammar school where he gained the principal scholarship, at Carmarthen Presbyterian College (1870-3), Jesus College, Oxford (B.A. 1878, M.A. 1880) and Manchester College, Oxford (1876-8), under James Martineau. He discovered that nature had not intended him to
EVANS, WILLIAM, Presbyterian minister, and lexicographer dictionary when preparing his own - see his preface. A nephew of William Evans's, of the same name (1769-1847), son of his brother John, of Cefn-gwili, inherited the uncle's library. He was for nearly fifty years minister at Tavistock, and kept school nearby, in the house in which (according to local tradition) Sir Francis Drake was born. A letter (17 October 1845) by Timothy Davis of Evesham quotes these
EVANS, WILLIAM (1734 - 1805), early Calvinistic Methodist exhorter and at the Royal College of Surgeons, and ROBERT EVANS (1871 - 1941), who was also a writer. On the other hand, their brother JOHN WILLIAM EVANS (1857 - 1930), born 27 July 1857, became a distinguished geologist. Educated at University College School and at University College (LL.B. 1882), he was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1878, but turned to geology, and in 1891 became D.Sc. (London
EVANS, WILLIAM (Cawr Cynon; 1808 - 1860), colliery official and poet of Caerleon-on-Usk at Abergavenny eisteddfod, 23 November 1836. A poem written on the birth of a son to Sir John and lady Charlotte Guest won him the admiration of lady Charlotte, and a post as foreman in the Dowlais works. He lived for a time at Hirwaun, and it was while there that he adopted the bardic title of Cawr Cynon. He returned to Dowlais, and later became the ' mine agent ' at the
EVANS, WILLIAM (1869 - 1948) Madagascar, minister (Congl.) and missionary Born 31 October 1869 in Y Meysydd, Landore, Swansea, son of Thomas and Mary Evans. His father owned a small mine in the area. His mother was a member of the same Sunday school as Griffith John, China and he set his mind on serving in that country. His brother David was ordained minister in Rehoboth (Congl.), Brynmawr, in 1871. William was educated at the private school run by his minister, W.S
EVANS, WILLIAM (1716 - 1770), Independent minister Cilgwyn church records, he was ordained in 1758 ]. Under his ministry Rhyd-y-maerdy became an important centre of the Independent church. Ministers from North and South Wales met there as occasion demanded and these meetings laid the foundations for the quarterly meetings of the Welsh Independents. John Thomas (1730 - 1804?) was admitted from the Methodist connexion to the Independent communion at the
EVANS, WILLIAM (Wil Ifan; 1883 - 1968), minister (Congl.), poet and writer in Welsh and English , daughter of John and Catherine Edwards, Eirianfa, Dolgellau, 28 December 1910, and they had four children: Elwyn, Mari, Nest, Brian. He died 16 July 1968. He shone as one of the most versatile of the poets and writers of Wales. He was a playwright, newspaper columnist, broadcaster, lecturer, and a lyrical poet in both Welsh and English; he was also a musician and an excellent artist. He won some of the

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