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THOMAS, JOHN WILLIAM (Arfonwyson; 1805 - 1840), mathematician three months studied at the school kept by Robert Roberts, the almanac-maker (1776-1836), at Holyhead. Then, he himself opened a school at Tre-garth and began work on his book, Elfennau Rhifyddiaeth. At the age of 21 he married, and moved to Bangor; the story goes that he was again engaged for a time in selling books in Anglesey; however, J. H. Cotton obtained for him the mastership of a school at
THOMAS, LAWRENCE (1889 - 1960), archdeacon his standard work, The Reformation in the old diocese of Llandaff. In the same year he published The life of Griffith Jones, Llanddowror, a pamphlet prepared by the Llandaff Diocesan Sunday School Council to commemorate the bicentenary of the starting of the circulating schools in 1731. He obtained the living of Bargoed in 1942 and was appointed canon of Llandaff cathedral in 1944. He moved to
THOMAS, LOUIE MYFANWY (Jane Ann Jones; 1908 - 1968), novelist refused surgery for the cancer which she suffered. She was forced to resign because of her health in 1959. She and her husband moved to Carmel, Holywell in 1962 but she returned to Ruthin 2 years later, 2 months after her husband's death from lung cancer in September 1964, to 115 Parcydre. In her obituary in Y Faner, 1 February 1968, Kate Roberts says that Louie Myfanwy was unable to visit her husband
THOMAS, OLIVER (1598 - 1653?), Puritan cleric, and author (with Evan Roberts, 1640, and of Drych i dri math o bobl, c. 1647 (reprinted by Stephen Hughes, in the composite volume, Tryssor i'r Cymru, 1677). The anonymous Car–wr y Cymru, 1630 (several reprints down to 1766), a 12-page catechism for children, and the much larger Car–wr y Cymru of 1631 (reprinted by Stephen Hughes in his Cyfarwydd-deb i'r Anghyfarwydd, 1677), which the University of Wales
THOMAS, Sir (1858 - 1923), agriculturist, soldier, and Member of Parliament some refractory cases of discipline which found their way into the newspapers of the time; he was knighted in 1917. He had always been a keen politician - as far back as 1894 his name had been mentioned as a likely Liberal candidate for Anglesey, and in December 1918, he came forward as Labour candidate, and won the seat from E. J. Ellis-Griffith, who had represented the county since 1895. In 1919-20
THOMAS, OWEN (1812 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author received a call to Pen-mount church, Pwllheli, where he was ordained in September of the same year. In 1846 he moved to Newtown to take charge of an English church, and at the end of 1851 received a call to be minister of Jewin Crescent, London. On 24 January 1860 he married Ellen (died 1867), youngest daughter of the Rev. William Roberts of Amlwch (1784 - 1864). In 1865 he moved to Liverpool, first to
THOMAS, RACHEL (1905 - 1995), actress Rachel Thomas was born in Gwyn Street, Alltwen, in the parish of Cilybebyll, Glamorganshire, on 10 February 1905, the only daughter of Emily Thomas (1884-1955), a maid. She was brought up by her aunt, Mary Roberts (née Thomas, 1875-1928) and her husband, David Roberts (1866-1928), tinworker and coalminer, together with their own children, Llewelyn (1897-1977?) a merchant, Richard (1899-1970) an
THOMAS, RICHARD (1753 - 1780), cleric, transcriber and collector of manuscripts, and genealogist therefore within easy reach of the library at Peniarth. By May 1779, if not earlier, he had become curate at Ruthin, where he died in 1780. As J. E. Griffith (op. cit.) shows there was a family connection between Richard Thomas and Dr. Griffith Roberts, Dolgelley, a collector of manuscripts who came to own some of Richard Thomas's manuscripts, e.g. Peniarth MS 201. What is more, Richard Thomas was a
THOMAS, ROBERT (1796 - 1866), Calvinistic Methodist preacher, a 'character' preaching in 1820. In 1823 he spent some months in John Hughes's school at Wrexham. After that, he himself kept a school at Bodfari and Trelogan, while continuing to work as a stone-mason. In 1826 he married Sara Roberts of Cae'r-lion, Llanycil, and they lived for two years at Bala where, for part of the time, he kept a school. From 1828 to 1834 he farmed Ty-nant in Llanycil, and from 1834 to 1840 rented
THOMAS, Sir ROGER (1886 - 1960), pioneer of modern agriculture the draft of the Pakistan five-year plan (1956). In 1939 he married Margaret Ethelwynne Roberts, of Ormskirk, Lancashire. They had one daughter. He died 19 September 1960 and was buried at Blaenconin Baptist Chapel, Llandysilio, Clunderwen.
THOMAS, STAFFORD HENRY MORGAN (1896 - 1968), minister (Presb.) and poet ministry at Melingryddan, Neath (1923-26); Nazareth, Aberdare (1926-27); Holywell and Bagillt (1927-32); Maenan, Penmaen-mawr (1932-65, with Gatws, Bangor, 1956-65). In 1926 he married Blodwen Griffith, Llanfair Talhaearn, and they had a daughter. He died 6 December 1968. He contributed much, in prose and in verse, to Y Goleuad and Y Drysorfa. He won prizes at the National Eisteddfod for elegies to T
THOMAS, WILLIAM (KEINION) (1856 - 1932), Congregational minister, and publicist and Dafydd Rhys and a daughter, Truda. Believing that every minister should have some other profession, he took up journalism. After the death of his friend John Roberts ('J.R.', 1804-1884), he edited Y Cronicl from 1885 to 1910, at first with the help of ' J.R. 's' brother Samuel ('S.R.'), and then with the purely nominal help of M. D. Jones. He also edited Y Celt from 1885 to 1901. Apart from his

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