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DWN, HENRY (before c. 1354 - November 1416), landowner and rebel his lands. Yet he in turn complained of the oppressions of now Sir John Skydmore as steward of Cydweli. Skydmore was accused of plotting Dwn's murder, and whether the charge was true or not, he was removed from office in 1415. Henry Dwn died in November 1416.
DYFRIG (fl. 475?), saint malady. The boy developed into a scholar of great repute, and founded the monastery of ' Hennlann ' (now Hentland on the Wye), where he instructed disciples from far and wide for seven years. His second establishment, which was near his birthplace, was called ' Mochros ' (now Moccas); there he remained for many years. Finally, oppressed by bodily afflictions and advancing years, he withdrew to live a
EDWARDS, Sir JOHN (1770 - 1850), baronet and M.P. Born 15 January 1770, son of John Edwards (died 1789) of Greenfields, Machynlleth (now Plas Machynlleth). He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford, 8 December 1787, was lieutenant-colonel in the Montgomeryshire Militia, high sheriff of Merioneth, 1805, and of Montgomeryshire, 1818. Between 1832 and 1841 he fought four elections as a Whig in an attempt to win and keep the Montgomery boroughs
EDWARDS, MORGAN (1722 - 1795), Baptist minister and historian was buried at Philadelphia. Morgan Edwards, a conspicuously able and scholarly minister, did much for education: (1) at Philadelphia, of whose college he was M.A. and Fellow; (2) in the college (now Brown University) at Providence, Rhode Island (of which he was M.A. and Fellow), the charter of which he helped to secure and for which he collected thousands of pounds in England and elsewhere. He also
EDWARDS, THOMAS (Caerfallwch; 1779? - 1858), lexicographer Chymraeg, An English and Welsh Dictionary (Holywell, printed and published by P. M. Evans, 1850). In this dictionary will be found a host of words invented by himself to correspond to new English words appearing in the various spheres of knowledge. Now, a century after his death, committees are engaged in trying to do the same thing. Incidentally, it would appear that Caerfallwch himself invented the
EDWARDS, THOMAS (Twm o'r Nant; 1739 - 1810), poet and writer of interludes printed at Trevecka, appeared in 1790. An occasional well-turned couplet in his cywyddau proves that he was conversant with the works of the 15th and 16th century poets. He had collected a number of manuscripts, which he sold to William Owen Pughe and which are now at the British Museum. Twm o'r Nant was a prominent competitor in the early eisteddfodau patronized by the Gwyneddigion Society. In the
EDWARDS, WILLIAM (1719 - 1789), Independent minister, and architect . The first two built Newport bridge, finished in 1801. Among others constructed by them were Llandilo, Edwinsford, and Bedwas. William Edwards wrote but little. Six of his hymns were published in 1747. [These hymns are now thought to be by William Edwards of Cwm-du, Breconshire, see the biography by H. P. Richards below.]
EDWARDS, WILLIAM THOMAS (1821 - 1915), physician and prime mover in the establishment of the Cardiff Medical School eighty-ninth birthday he recalled how long and hard had been the journey from home to London during the early decades of the nineteenth century. 'Some seventy years ago, when I set out for London, the journey took me two days; I can do it now almost in as many hours! I had to go to Newport on foot, then by packet to Bristol; from there to London by coach'. A gifted student, Edwards became a Member of
EL KAREY, YOUHANNAH (1843/4 - 1907), missionary March 1907. His funeral, reportedly attended by many Muslims, Christians and foreigners, was held at Nablus Evangelical church, in whose cemetery he is buried. It is not known exactly what happened to his wife and children after his death, but presumably Alice remained in Palestine and continued her missionary work, as on his death she wrote: 'I am now left alone with five young children to bring up
ELDRIDGE, MILDRED ELSIE (1909 - 1991), artist Violet Martin), under the guidance of her former tutor Cyril Mahoney, in the painting of a series of murals at Brockley County School (now Prendergast School), which still exist; Eldridge's contribution, The Birdcatcher and the Skylark is an early expression of her concern with human persecution of the animal world. From 1934 Eldridge was also exhibiting at the Royal Academy and continued to do so into
ELLICE, ROBERT, Royalist soldier antiquary, whose genealogical collections were extensively used by Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt, the estate of Gwasnewydd (now Croes-newydd) in the township of Broughton and parish of Wrexham. His family lived there till towards the close of the 17th century, but in 1646 he is described as 'of Ruabon.' He served under Gustavus Adolphus in the Thirty Years War, and on his return in the Civil War at home on 15
ELLIS, ROWLAND (1650 - 1731), Welsh-American Quaker and his family over to make a settlement. On 16 October 1686, together with his son Rowland and about 100 of his neighbours, he sailed from Milford Haven to Pennsylvania. He arrived in Philadelphia in April 1687, and settled at Bryn Mawr, now Lower Merion. After making arrangements to make this place his new home he returned to Wales in 1688 and, later, returned again to Pennsylvania with the

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