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FOULKES, ANNIE (1877 - 1962), editor of an anthology , France, 1896-97. She was a French teacher at Bray, Co. Wicklow, 1897, at Tregaron county school, 1898-1905, and Barry county school, 1905-18. In 1918 she was appointed Executive Secretary of the Appointments Board of the University of Wales, to succeed Robert Silyn Roberts. At Barry she was a member of a literary circle which formed around Thomas Jones, C.H. and Silyn - the group behind the
teulu GAMAGE Coety, Coity, the extinction of the co-heirs of Sir Payn's brother, Sir Richard Turberville, Coety eventually fell to the descendants of Sarah Gamage. GILBERT, son of William and Sarah, had licence to acquire the manor of Caldecote in Netherwent in 1381. When he died in the following year, custody of his heir was granted to the canons of Hereford. His widow, Lettice, daughter of Sir William Seymour, of Penhow
GEORGE, WILLIAM (1865 - 1967), solicitor and public figure and during his period in office a national petition was arranged (1938) to try to obtain appropriate status for the Welsh language in the country, a campaign that led to the Welsh Courts Act 1942. He did much to encourage co-operation between county councils in Wales, particularly in education, and he was a firm believer in setting up a national educational council for Wales. He was a member of the
GITTINS, CHARLES EDWARD (1908 - 1970), educationalist years of his term. His tact and wisdom in the administration of college affairs won for him the admiration and the willing co-operation of students and staff. Under his guidance the department of Education grew in importance and widened its academic and training appeal. He became involved in national committees on youth activities and youth employment services. He was a member of the Welsh Joint
GOWER, HERBERT RAYMOND (1916 - 1989), Conservative politician army cadet officer with the Royal Observer Corps, the Army Cadet Corps, and later in Military Defence. He qualified as a solicitor in 1944 and set up in his own practice in 1948, continuing to practise until 1963. In 1964 he became a partner in S. R. Freed & Co. solicitors of Harewood Place, London W1. He also became a journalist and broadcaster. From his youth he had been deeply interested in
GRAY, THOMAS (1847 - 1924), mining engineer and local historian Born 22 September 1847, at Usworth, co. Durham, son of William and Jane Gray. In 1848 the family came to Tai-bach, Margam, Glamorganshire, where he lived the remainder of his life. After serving as an assistant to his father, who was mineral agent to Messrs. Vivian and Sons, he became a consulting engineer to the same industrialists, an inspector of mines, and the inventor of the 'Gray' safety
teulu GRENFELL, Swansea industrialists , Liverpool, Swansea and Flintshire. The firm of Pascoe Grenfell and Sons was founded in the 1820s. They owned the Middle and Upper Bank Copper Works in the Lower Swansea Valley and at their height employed 800 men. They ran a line of ships between Swansea and their Flintshire works on the River Dee. The Swansea works were sold to the neighbouring firm of Williams, Foster and Co. in 1892. PASCOE ST. LEGER
GRESHAM, COLIN ALASTAIR (1913 - 1989), archaeologist, historian and author Born 11 May 1913 at Bexton Croft, a substantial and impressive residence in Toft Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, designed by M. H. Baillie Scott in 1895. Colin was the younger of the two sons born to Frank James Gresham and his wife, Janie Maud, daughter of John Payne, a Manchester solicitor. His father was an engineer who became a co-director and co-manager with his two elder brothers of Gresham
GREY, THOMAS (1733 - 1810), Independent minister Blaenplwyf estate. Their only daughter Letitia was born about 1767. She married John Hughes (1760 - 1813), vicar of Nantcwnlle and Llanddeiniol; William Gray Hughes, vicar of Mathry, a young clergyman of great promise who died aged thirty-two, in 1824 was one of their children. Thomas Grey co-operated with Daniel Rowland, Llangeitho, and preached regularly at Llangeitho and at other Calvinistic Methodist
teulu GRIFFITH PENRHYN, father (died c. 1310) and brother Gwilym ap Griffith of Llaniestyn, in Anglesey (died c. 1375) were landowners of some note in Englefield and in various townships in Anglesey (Twrgarw, Penwŷnllys) and Caernarvonshire (Bodfeio). She was probably one of the co-heirs of her brother in ' Gafael Iarddur ' in Bodfeio in 1352, and it was almost certainly this marriage which brought Cochwillan to her husband's
GRIST, IAN (1938 - 2002), Conservative politician Eastleigh Young Conservatives in 1956. He worked briefly as a schoolmaster until 1960, then as plebiscite officer for the South Cameroons within the Colonial Office, 1960-61, and stores manager for the United Africa Co., Nigeria, 1961-63. In 1963, having come to feel that Africa would not offer him a rewarding future career, he took up the position of Conservative Party Research and Information Officer
GRUFFYDD ap GWENWYNWYN (bu farw 1286), lord of Upper Powys , and though deprived of the lands of Cyfeiliog lying north of the Dovey, he agreed, in 1263, to transfer his allegiance to Llywelyn and co-operate in the latter's plan for the creation of a native feudal principality. This arrangement, confirmed in the Treaty of Montgomery (1267), lasted until 1274, the year of the notorious plot against Llywelyn's life, in which Hawise and her eldest son, Owen, were

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