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HUGHES, WILLIAM (1757 - 1846), Independent minister, hymn-writer, and composer Second son of Hugh Jones and Jane Williams (widow) of Gadlys, Llanwnda, Caernarfonshire; he was christened 25 June 1757. He married Jane Jones, 20 February 1783, at Llanwnda, where too their son John was christened, 2 December 1784. He joined the Independents at Caernarvon when George Lewis was resuscitating Independency there, and in 1788 was set apart to be a lay preacher. After the departure
HUGHES, WILLIAM JOHN (1833 - 1879), musician and schoolmaster school and where he spent the remainder of his life. Many anthems and hymn-tunes by him were published in such collections as Y Ceinion (Hafrenydd), Caniadau y Cysegr a'r Teulu (Gee, Denbigh), Llyfr Tonau ac Emynau (Stephen and Jones), Udgorn Seion (Dewi Wyllt), and Aberth Moliant (J. Ambrose Lloyd). He arranged some old anthems for publication in Y Cerddor Cymreig, edited St. Asaph Tune Book, and
HUGHES, WILLIAM MELOCH (1860 - 1926), colonist and writer Born 9 April 1860 at Pen-sarn, Betws Gwerfyl Goch, but the family moved to Melin Meloch, near Llandderfel, about 1868. He was educated at Bala grammar school, at the same time as T. E. Ellis, O. M. Edwards, J. Puleston Jones, Mihangel and Llwyd ap Iwan. Trained as a photographer, he set up in business at Newtown, where he also started preaching with the intention of entering the Congregational
HUGHES, MARGARET (Leila Megáne; 1891 - 1960), singer Born in Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, 5 April 1891, one of the ten children of Thomas Jones, a member of the Caernarfonshire police force, and Jane Phillip (née Owen) his wife. In 1894 the family moved to Pwllheli but her mother died when she was 7 years old. Her father sacrificed much to give her a musical education. She had singing lessons for a period with John Williams, conductor of Caernarfon
HUMPHREYS, EDWARD MORGAN (1882 - 1955), journalist, writer and broadcaster . When Eames joined the sub-editorial staff of the Manchester Guardian E.M. H. accepted an invitation to be editor of Y Genedl Gymreig and the English newspaper at the Caernarfon office, and in this period he became friendly with T. Gwynn Jones who worked at the time in the same office. He wrote English verse (including sonnets) and an occasional Welsh poem. In January 1908 he was elected president of
HUMPHREYS, HUGH (1817 - 1896), printer and publisher which included printing, bookselling and photography amongst its activities. His first apprentice was Griffith Parry. Hugh Humphreys became a pioneer of cheap books in Wales with his series of penny books, on the lines of Chambers's Miscellany, and he also published a series of sixpenny books. Amongst the most important books which he issued were the edition (1883) of Pennant's Tours in Wales, which
HUMPHREYS, JOHN (1767 - 1829), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Born 1767 at Pant-y-ddelw, Bodfari, but his people soon removed to Penymynydd, Tremeirchion. From 1798 to 1802 he was at Chester, supervising the Welsh printing done there for Thomas Jones (1756 - 1820) and Thomas Charles. Thence he went to live at Cil-deugoed, Tremeirchion, and afterwards to Croes-wian, Caerwys, where he lived most of his life - he is usually known as 'John Humphreys of Caerwys
HUMPHREYS, RICHARD (1790 - 1863), Calvinistic Methodist minister amongst his friends. Although he took no very prominent part in politics he is believed to have been one of the first ministers of his denomination to support Liberalism. He married in 1822, Ann, daughter of captain William Griffith, Y Cei, Barmouth; they had two daughters, one, Jennette, being the wife of the Rev. Edward Morgan, Dyffryn (1817 - 1871). His first wife died in 1852 and he married in 1858
HUMPHREYS, RICHARD GRIFFITH (Rhisiart o Fadog; 1848 - 1924), journalist
HUMPHREYS, ROBERT (1779 - 1832), Wesleyan minister Born at Llanelidan, Denbighshire. Spiritual conviction broke upon him under the ministry of Edward Jones (1778 - 1837) of Bathafarn (1801). He began to preach in 1804 at Llangynog, Montgomeryshire, whither he had gone to work in order to help the churches there, and at Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and Llanfyllin. He was admitted to the ministry in 1805. He married the niece of squire Vaughan of
HUMPHREYS, ROBERT (fl. c. 1720), poet replies by Evan Jones, a former parson of the place. The following manuscripts contain examples of his poetry: Cwrtmawr MS 206B, Cwrtmawr MS 463D; NLW MS 276A, NLW MS 436B, NLW MS 783B, NLW MS 1238B: Barddoniaeth, NLW MS 1244D, NLW MS 1579C, NLW MS 1580B, NLW MS 1666B: Llyfr Silin, NLW MS 4697A, NLW MS 11993A, NLW MS 12449E. One stanza, in free metre, is printed in Llawysgrif Richard Morris o Gerddi (ed
HUMPHREYS, THOMAS JONES (1841 - 1934), Wesleyan minister

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565 - 576 of 1933 for "Griffith Hartwell Jones"