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RICHARDS, THOMAS (1754 - 1837), cleric Born at Hirnant, Pont Erwyd, Cardiganshire, 24 April 1754, son of Richard Thomas and Jane his wife. At the age of 19 he went to Ystradmeurig, where he met Thomas Jones (of Creaton) (1752 - 1845). The two men formed an intimate friendship which lasted all their days. Richards kept school at Tal-y-bont, Cardiganshire, for three years, and in 1779 he married Jane, daughter of David Lloyd of Cymerau
RICHARDS, WILLIAM LESLIE (1916 - 1989), Scholar, teacher, poet and author Born at Cwm, Capel Isaac, near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, the second son of William Richards and his wife Anne (née Davies). William and Anne had four children, David Whitson (1915-1983), William Leslie, Eleanor Heddwen (1919-1966), and Benjamin Hugh (1924-). The parents were small-holders. He was educated at Capel Isaac primary school, Llandeilo Grammar School, and the University College of
RICHARDSON, EVAN (1759 - 1824), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and schoolmaster John Elias and Sir Hugh Owen, Richardson gave up the school when in 1817 his health began to fail, and was succeeded by William Lloyd (1771 - 1841). Evan Richardson was also practically the founder of the Calvinistic Methodist cause at Caernarvon; the first Calvinistic Methodist sermon there had been delivered in 1786 by David Jones of Llangan, and in 1787 (while still living at Llangybi) Richardson
teulu ROBERTS Mynydd-y-gof, DAVID ROBERTS (1788? - 1869), physician Medicine The son of John and Catherine Roberts of Aberalaw, Llanfachraeth; the origins of the family were in Llanddeusant parish. David Roberts was apprenticed with a physician at Holyhead; after assisting a physician in London for a while, he returned to Anglesey to practise (and to farm) at Mynydd-y-gof. In 1815 he married Sarah Foulkes (1788 - 1879
ROBERTS, ARTHUR RHYS (1872 - 1920), solicitor Arthur Rhys Roberts was born on 27 April 1872 at 20 Ogwen Terrace, Bethesda, the only child of the Rev. Thomas Roberts, minister of Jerusalem chapel (Calvinistic Methodists), and his wife Winifred, herself the child of a Methodist minister, the Rev. Rees Jones (Brynmenai, y Felinheli). He was sent, for a secondary education, to the Salop School, Oswestry, a non-denominational boarding school
ROBERTS, CADWALADR (bu farw 1708/9), poet of Cwmllech Uchaf, Pennant Melangell, Montgomeryshire. He was a contemporary of Huw Morys, and the dialogue poem concerning matrimony, jointly composed by them, shows that they were close acquaintances. He also composed some five nativity carols; one of these was published by David Jones of Trefriw in Blodeu-Gerdd Cymry. His satire on smallpox is also included in that volume. His poem begging a
ROBERTS, DAVID (Telynor Mawddwy; 1875 - 1956), harpist, singer and author of handbooks on penillion singing
ROBERTS, DAVID (Dewi Ogwen; 1818 - 1897), Independent minister
ROBERTS, DAVID (Dewi Havhesp; 1831 - 1884), poet
ROBERTS, DAVID (Alawydd; 1820 - 1872), quarryman and musician
ROBERTS, DAVID (1788? - 1869), physician - gweler ROBERTS
ROBERTS, DAVID FRANCIS (1882 - 1945), minister (CM) and author

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