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teulu ROBINSON Conway, Monachdy, Gwersyllt, This family was descended from a Cheshire knight, Sir William Norris, who married a sister of Owain Tudor and whose grandson, Henry (son of Robin Norris), took the surname of Robinson. NICHOLAS ROBINSON (c. 1530 - 1585), bishop of Bangor Religion The younger son of John Robinson of Conway (son of the above Henry Robinson) by Elin, daughter of the Rev. W. Brickdale of the Wirral and his wife
ROBINSON, GILBERT WOODING (1888 - 1950), professor of Agricultural Chemistry, world authority on soils Agricultural Chemistry under the Board of Agriculture for the north Wales area at University College, Bangor, a post he held until the service was re-organised in 1946. In 1926 he was appointed Professor of Agricultural Chemistry at Bangor, and became a world authority on soils, his early research being on the palaeozoic soils of north Wales and on the mechanical analysis of soils. He built up a school of
ROGERS, ROLAND (1847 - 1927), musician organist of Bangor cathedral (1871). He graduated Mus. Bac. in 1870 and qualified as Mus. Doc. (Oxon), five years later. By now one of the best-known organists, he was called upon to superintend the settling up of organs in numerous churches and chapels and to give recitals on them at meetings of inauguration. He did excellent work, also, as a teacher, among his pupils being D. Ffrancon Davies, William
ROWLAND, ELLIS (c. 1650 - c. 1730) Harlech, bard Little of his history is known. He wrote poems to some persons connected with Ardudwy, Meironnydd, e.g. a cywydd of farewell to Humphrey Humphreys, bishop of Bangor, after he had become (1689) bishop of Hereford, an elegy on Edward Lloyd, Cwmbychan, 172(8), an elegy on Samuel Poole, Tyddynyfelin, near Talsarnau, and a cywydd welcoming lady Owen to Glyncywarch, also near Talsarnau. He also wrote
ROWLAND, HENRY (1551 - 1616), bishop of Bangor Penmynydd, Anglesey, 1584-93; rector of Aberdaron, 1588; archdeacon of Anglesey, 1588; dean of Bangor, 1593; bishop of Bangor, 1598-1616. As bishop he held 'in commendam' the livings of Trefdraeth, Anglesey, and Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch, Denbighshire He died 6 July 1616. He appears during his lifetime to have repaired Bangor cathedral; he also bequeathed £20 towards its re-roofing. He established
ROWLAND(S), WILLIAM (1887 - 1979), schoolmaster and author district. He lost his mother in May 1889 before attaining his second birthday. He was educated initially at Rhiw board school (1891-1901) and at the old school Botwnnog (1901-05) founded according to the will of Bishop Henry Rowland in 1616. He spent the two years (1905-07) as an uncertificated teacher at nearby Llaniestyn before entering the University College of North Wales, Bangor, in October 1907. He
ROWLANDS, CEINWEN (1905 - 1983), singer Born 15 January 1905 in Holyhead, Anglesey, the only child of William Rowlands and his wife Kate (Jones). Her father, who was a native of Holyhead, kept the Anglesey Emporium, a men's outfitters shop, until his retirement in 1929; her mother, who came from Cerrigydrudion, Denbighshire, was a well known singer. Educated at Morgan Jones's school, Holyhead and Bangor County School for Girls, Ceinwen
ROWLANDS, DANIEL (1827 - 1917), principal of the Normal College, Bangor Born at Llangefni 21 February 1827. He received his elementary training at the National school, Llangefni. He began to preach in 1848, went to Bala C.M. College for three years, and then, in 1852, to Edinburgh University, where he graduated M.A. in 1856. In 1857 he was ordained, and from that time on until 1868, when he moved to Bangor as principal of the Normal College, he was minister of the
ROWLANDS, EDWARD DAVID (1880 - 1969), schoolmaster and author Born 25 November 1880 at Ty'n-y-fron, Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire, son of Ellis Rowlands and his wife Catrin (née Edwards). He was educated at the board school, Llanuwchllyn, the grammar school, Bala, and the Normal College, Bangor (1899-1901). He began his teaching career at Troed-yr-Allt school, Pwllheli (1901-08) and afterwards became headmaster of the elementary schools in Chwilog (1908-27
ROWLANDS, EURYS IONOR (1926 - 2006), Welsh scholar Eurys Rowlands (Eurys Rolant) was born in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, in 1926, on of the five children of R.J. Rowlands ('Meuryn') and his wife Margaret. Educated at Penrallt primary school and Caernarfon County School, he was a student in the Welsh department, University College of North Wales, Bangor, for a term during the 1944-45 session before being called up to the Royal Air Force where he was a
ROWLANDS, JANE HELEN (Helen o Fôn; 1891 - 1955), linguist, teacher and missionary (with the CM) some of the English churches of the Australian Presbyterian Church. He invented the Leeds Memory Method. The second child was Thomas John (' T.J. '), a scholar of Jesus College, Oxford, who graduated in classics. Though he was ordained in the Presbyterian Church of Wales, he turned to the episcopal church, becoming rector of Llandudno and canon of Bangor cathedral. The influence of her minister in
ROWLANDS, ROBERT JOHN (Meuryn; 1880 - 1967), journalist, writer, poet, lecturer, preacher Born at Ty'n Derw, a smallholding at Aber near Bangor, Caernarfonshire, May 22, 1880, son of William and Mary Rowlands. When he was three years of age he met with an accident; he dislocated his thigh and as a consequence of unsatisfactory treatment he was lame for the rest of his life. His father died when he was six years old. He was educated at Aber National school at a time when the ' Welsh

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