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GRIFFITHS, DAVID REES (Amanwy; 1882 - 1953), poet and writer explosion he began to take an interest in literature and competed in local eisteddfodau. His poems won him many chairs, and though he failed to win the prize, Cynan judged his poem to be the best in the competition for the crown at Aberafan national eisteddfod in 1932 : it was published, with the second-best awdl by Thomas Parry, in Cerddi'r Lleiafrif. He won the prize for a sonnet in Neath national
GRIFFITHS, EVAN (1778 - 1839), Calvinistic Methodist minister One of the eight ordained in North Wales in 1811. Born at Rhos-fawr near Meifod, Montgomeryshire, 12 March 1778, son of Edward Griffiths and his wife Margaret (Evans) - another of their sons was Thomas Griffiths, husband of the hymnist Ann Griffiths. The mother and her children removed to Ceunant, Meifod, where Evan began preaching in 1802. He died 6 September 1839. There is a memoir of him, by
GRIFFITHS, EVAN THOMAS (1886 - 1967), teacher, scholar and writer
GRIFFITHS, JOHN (1837 - 1918), artist Born at Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire, 29 November 1837, son of Evan Griffiths and his wife Mary Evans of Machynlleth; on his father's death, his mother became housekeeper to Sir James Clarke, physician to queen Victoria. The boy was brought up by his uncle Richard Griffiths, of Neuadd Uchaf farm, Llanfair. Noting his artistic leanings, Sir James had him trained at what is now the Royal
GRIFFITHS, JOHN POWELL (1875 - 1944), minister (Baptist) and schoolmaster Alderman Davies School in Neath and then went to the 'Sawel Academy' conducted by the Reverend Jonah Evans in Llansawel. It is said that it was there that he developed his interest in the classics. In 1894 he was admitted to the South Wales Baptist which had recently moved from Pontypool to Cardiff. The President of the College, Dr William Edwards, who was already translating the New Testament into Welsh
GRIFFITHS, JOHN THOMAS (1824 - 1895), mining engineer
GRIFFITHS, SAMUEL (1783 - 1860), Independent minister
GRIFFITHS, THOMAS (JEREMY) (Tau Gimel; 1797? - 1871), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster and his family emigrated to the U.S.A. He was preaching at Caeronnen, 1846-51, and at Cribin and Ciliau, 1846-8. From 1851 to 1855 he was once more on his travels, but not this time to the U.S.A. He returned to his old neighbourhood and preached at Cribin from 1857 to 1868. He spent the autumn of his life at the home of his friend the Rev. David Evans of Maesymeillion. He died 19 January 1871 and
GRIFFITHS, THOMAS (1645 - 1725) Delaware, first minister of the Welsh Tract Baptist church
GRIFFITHS, VAVASOR (bu farw 1741), Independent minister and tutor We possess very few verifiable details of his life. The earliest definite date is 1711, when he was at the academy kept by Samuel Jones (died 1719) at Tewkesbury; a letter by the future archbishop Secker (Gibbons, Memoirs of Isaac Watts, 346), speaks highly of Griffiths's linguistic attainments, adding 'he seems to be not much under 40. Secker may well have over-estimated Griffiths's age; but on
GRIFFITHS, WILLIAM (1788 - 1861), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 21 December 1788 at Blaenbrwynen, Clydau, Pembrokeshire, son of Thomas and Mary Griffiths. In 1807 he was compelled to enlist in the militia; in the course of his military service he came under the influence of the Methodists, whom he joined. On his release from the army he kept a school in his native parish for a time. In 1814 he began to preach at Bwlch-y-groes. In 1817 the Association, at
GRIFFITHS, WINIFRED MAIR (1916 - 1996), minister (Cong) and headmistress grandfathers had married a young woman from Dolannog, named Ann Thomas - who came to be known as Ann Griffiths, the hymn writer. Mair's mother was the daughter of the Reverend and Mrs. R. O. Jones, the minister of the Congregational Churches at Moreia, Bedlinog, and Graig. Mair was educated at the Cardiff Secondary School, and the University College of South Wales and Monmouth, where she graduated B.A. with

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