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THOMAS, JOHN (1839 - 1921), musician Born 11 December 1839 at Blaenannerch, Cardiganshire, the son of Benjamin and Nansi Thomas. He went to a day school at Blaenannerch and to the Adpar grammar school, Newcastle Emlyn. He was apprenticed to a shopkeeper at Newcastle Emlyn but, owing to ill-health, returned to work in his father's shop, remaining at Blaenannerch till 1871. He began to write music when he was quite young. He won
THOMAS, NICHOLAS (bu farw 1741), printer and publisher earlier, a ballad written by him (Newyddion Da i'r Dynjon Gwaitha) had been printed at Hereford by Willoughby Smith. Nicholas Thomas was one of a group of persons, mainly from the Newcastle Emlyn district, who were anxious to arrange for the printing and dissemination of Welsh books; that was the reason why he (with others) induced Isaac Carter to set up as a printer at Trehedyn, Newcastle Emlyn, gave
THOMAS, THOMAS EMLYN (Taliesin Craig-y-felin; 1822 - 1846), Unitarian minister, poet, and schoolmaster
THOMAS, TIMOTHY (1720 - 1768) Maes-isaf, Pencarreg, Baptist minister and author Emlyn. THOMAS THOMAS (1759 - 1819), minister and author Literature and Writing Religion Second son of the second marriage of Timothy Thomas 'I,' and twin brother of John Thomas, M.R.C.S., Aberduar, was born 5 March 1759. He was educated at the school of David Davis, Castell-hywel, and was baptized at Aberduar by David Saunders 'I' March 1776. Admitted to Bristol Baptist Academy in 1777, he was
teulu VAUGHAN Tretower Court, of the others: the Vaughans of Gelli-gaer from Lewis, the Vaughans of Cathedine from Roger, the Vaughans of Merthyr Tydfil from William, and the Vaughans of Coedkernew from John. One of the illegitimate children, Thomas, was long a prisoner in France; ' Sir ' Philip Emlyn wrote a cywydd on his imprisonment, and Edward IV granted £40 from the customs of the port of Bristol towards his ransom, 28
WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN (Gwynionydd; 1821 - 1891), cleric and author awarded a prize for 'Hanes Castellnewydd-Emlyn' (in Cyfansoddiadau Buddugol yn Eisteddfod Castellnewydd-Emlyn, 1860), and another at the Aberystwyth eisteddfod, 1865, for an essay on Cardiganshire traditions. He died 7 December 1891.
WILLIAMS, DAVID MATTHEW (Ieuan Griffiths; 1900 - 1970), scientist, dramatist and inspector of schools dylwyth. He also composed the music and words for an operetta which was performed in Newport in 1934. He married Annie Rebecca Morris in Tre-wen chapel, Newcastle Emlyn, 6 April 1939 and they had one daughter. He died at home, 42 Palace Avenue, Llanelli, 29 November 1970.
WILLIAMS, DAVID PRYSE (Brythonydd; 1878 - 1952), minister (B), writer, and historian , writing and following eisteddfodau and researching the history of the country between Newcastle Emlyn and the sea in the parish of Penbryn, and despite frequent attacks of infirmity, undoubtedly the first ten years of the 20th c. were the most fruitful for his researches. He published a constant flow of poems, articles and notes in the Cardigan and Aberystwyth weekly papers and in periodicals such as
WILLIAMS, JOHN ELLIS (1901 - 1975), author and dramatist preparation and planning, a craftsman's regard for the finished product, and the ablity to appeal to a wide audience without sacrificing standards. Among his more important works are the plays Y Pwyllgorddyn, Wedi'r drin, Yr erodrôm, Awel gref (an adaptation of Emlyn Williams' Wind of heaven) and adaptations of plays by E. Einon Evans; 'Sglodion (1932), Whilmentan (1961), Dychangerddi (1967), Tri dramodydd
WILLIAMS, MOSES (bu farw 1819), General (but Trinitarian) Baptist minister, and blacksmith Wesleyan mission to those parts, and we find him in 1806 (A History of Carmarthenshire, ii, 253) preaching in the Wesleyan chapel at Carmarthen. He preached in the Assembly of the General Baptists at Newcastle Emlyn in May 1807 (Monthly Repository, 1807, 333), but it is obvious that by 1809 (ibid., 1809, 695) it was a ' John Griffiths ' who had taken the lead at Llandyfân - for further information about
WILLIAMS, NATHANIEL (1742 - 1826), Baptist (Particular, afterwards General) minister, theological controversialist, hymn-writer, and amateur doctor Emlyn in 1816-7 - but it should be noted that the other two ministers mentioned in the same connection, Joseph James (above) and Evan Evans, had joined the Particular Baptists. There is, in fact, nothing to prove that Nathaniel Williams's theological views moved further 'to the left' than they had been in 1787 : he was not a member of the Unitarian Society in 1802; nor does his name appear on a single
WILLIAMS, THOMAS (Gwilym Morgannwg; 1778 - 1835), poet a youth. When he was about 27 years of age he went to London where, however, he only stayed some six months. On his return he was employed by Rhys, son of Hywel Rhys, and it may be inferred that it was the teaching which he was given by, his master which enabled him to write, in co-operation with John Jenkins (1779 - 1853) of Hengoed, the first version of Y Parthsyllydd, 1815-6. Ioan Emlyn in his

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