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ROWLANDS, Sir HUGH (1828 - 1909), general, and the first Welshman to be awarded the Victoria Cross J.P. for the Transvaal). His only son, Hugh Barrow Rowlands, died of wounds received in Somaliland where he was serving as a major in the King's African Rifles in 1903. Sir Hugh Rowlands died on 1 August 1909 and was buried in the parish churchyard at Llanrug.
ROWLANDS, JOHN (Giraldus; 1824 - 1891), antiquary secretary to Sir Thomas Phillipps at Cheltenham, for whom he had been copying monumental inscriptions in Wales since August 1863. Giraldus described himself as Welsh librarian to Sir Thomas Phillipps, and there is no doubt that he did assist in this splendid library, but on 4 September 1865 he left Thirlestaine House. Phillipps complained of his inaccuracy; Rowland of low pay. In an article in Yr Haul
ROWLEY, HAROLD HENRY (1890 - 1969), professor, scholar and author Relevance of Apocalyptic (1944), The Growth of the Old Testament (1950), The Biblical Doctrine of Election (1950), From Joseph to Joshua (1950). He also published three collections of articles, The Servant of the Lord (1952), Men of God (1963) and From Moses to Qumran (1963), and he was editor of a number of books and of The Jnl. of Semitic Studies (1956-60). His work is characterised by extensive
RUSSON, Sir WILLIAM CLAYTON (1895 - 1968), industrialist
SALESBURY, WILLIAM (1520? - 1584?), scholar and chief translator of the first Welsh New Testament Llwyd, sister of Dr. Elis Prys of Plas Iolyn. Although Sir John Wynn of Gwydir and others suggest that he lived to about the end of the century, it is practically certain that he died about 1584 or shortly before that. William Salesbury's industry was actuated mainly by two motives: a desire to make the Holy Scriptures available to the Welsh, and a desire to impart knowledge and learning to them in
SALISBURY, ENOCH ROBERT GIBBON (1819 - 1890), lawyer and bibliophile Born 7 November 1819, eldest son of Joseph Salisbury of Bagillt, Flintshire. From humble beginnings, he rose (after a period at Liverpool) to become manager of the Chester gas undertaking, and a prominent man in the public life of that city. In 1850 he turned to the law, becoming a member of the Inner Temple; he was called in 1852, and built up a flourishing practice at the Parliamentary Bar. For
SALISBURY, THOMAS (1567? - 1620), publisher ' Registers in 1597 was a Welsh version of A godly meditation of the soule concerninge a love towards Christ our Lord, but there is no evidence that this was ever published. In a letter written to Sir John Wynn of Gwydir c. 1610 (Ballinger and Jones, The Bible in Wales and Calendar of the Wynn of Gwydir Papers) Salisbury refers to several books in Welsh lost through the untimely death of Edward Kyffin, the
SALUSBURY, Sir CHARLES JOHN (1792 - 1868), cleric and antiquary Born in 1792, son of Robert Salusbury (afterwards, in 1795, Sir Robert Salusbury, bt.) of Cotton Hall, Denbigh, and Catherine Vaun, heiress of Llan-wern, Monmouth. On the paternal side he was therefore a descendant of Katheryn of Berain by her second marriage. He succeeded his brother Sir Thomas Robert Salusbury, 2nd bt., as 3rd bt., and to the Llan-wern property in 1835. He has been described as
teulu SALUSBURY Rug, Bachymbyd, , daughter of John ap Madog of Bodvel, Llŷn. He was succeeded by his son JOHN SALUSBURY, who was Member of Parliament for Merioneth in 1553 and sheriff of the same county in 1559 and 1578. John added to the estate by buying the lordship of Glyndyfrdwy from William, lord Graye de Wilton, and John Banester, who had received it from the Crown in 1552. He married Elisabeth, daughter of his kinsman Sir John
teulu SALUSBURY Lleweni, Bachygraig, origin. They were established at Lleweni in the Vale of Clwyd before 1334, though no Salusbury appears among the original burgesses of near-by Denbigh, listed in its original charter (before 1290). The belief that a 'Sir' John Salusbury founded the house of White Friars at Denbigh and was buried there in 1289 is based upon several misconceptions, and has no foundation in fact. In the course of time the
SALUSBURY, Sir THOMAS (1612 - 1643), poet and country gentleman Born 6 March 1612, eldest son of Sir Henry Salusbury of Lleweni, the 1st baronet, and Hester, daughter of Sir Thomas Myddelton. He went to Jesus College, Oxford, but did not graduate. He joined the Inner Temple, November 1631, with the intention of studying law but, when his father died at the end of July 1632, he returned to Lleweni to look after the estate. He was elected a burgess of Denbigh
SALUSBURY, THOMAS (1561 - 1586), conspirator Born 1561, elder son and heir of John Salusbury the younger and Katheryn of Berain. His year of birth is found in an englyn by William Cynwal, NLW MS 1553A. His brother (Sir) John was born in 1566 (englyn by William Cynwal in NLW MS 6495D, facing p. 1); in the same MS., englynion by various poets name five of his children. He was admitted to Trinity College, Oxford, 29 January 1579/80 at the age

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