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EVANS, JOHN (1651? - 1724), bishop of Bangor and later of Meath , places them at Elernion in the north of Llanaelhaiarn, Caernarfonshire; John Jones (Myrddin Fardd), in Enwogion Sir Gaernarfon, 74, gives Bryn Bychan, in the south of that parish, as their habitat; J. E. Griffith (Pedigrees, 257), while locating them at Bryn Bychan, places that house in Nantlle. It seems on the whole better to regard Griffith's 'Nantlle' as a slip, to take Thomas's 'Elernion' as a
EVANS, JOHN (1702 - 1782), cleric and anti-Methodist on Griffith Jones and upon Methodism - imitating, and inspired by, his patron Gibson. As early as 1745 there was bad blood between him and Griffith Jones; in 1749 he published a pamphlet against Griffith Jones and Whitefield, and in 1752 his Some Account of the Welch Charity Schools (etc.), a most scurrilous piece of invective which, however, contains valuable facts which cannot be ignored
EVANS, JOHN HUGH (Cynfaen; 1833 - 1886), Wesleyan Minister of the eisteddfod, 1884; Eben Fardd as a descriptive poet, 1885-6. He had two essays in Y Drysorfa, 1878-82, while his articles in Yr Eurgrawn would fill a substantial volume. He published a volume of sermons by Samuel Davies I (1788 - 1854), 1864; Pryddest Goffa i Thomas Aubrey, 1869; and a volume of works by Rowland Hughes (1811 - 1861) with a biographical lecture. His Cofiant includes twenty-one
EVANS, LEWIS PUGH (1881 - 1962), soldier and public figure, Brigadier General, VC, CB, CMG, DSO Born at Abermad, Aberystwyth, 3 January 1881, the second son of Sir Griffith Evans, KCIE, DL, JP, Barrister at Law, and Lady Evans, of Lovesgrove, Aberystwyth. He was educated at Eton in 1895-1898 and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, January-December 1899. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, The Black Watch, 23rd December 1899, he served immediately in the South African war and took part in the
EVANS, MEREDYDD (1919 - 2015), campaigner, musician, philosopher and television producer Phyllis was a constant supporter of her busy husband for nearly 67 years. Shortly after meeting Phyllis, Merêd was appointed as a philosophy and politics tutor at Harlech College and remained there until 1950 when he joined Hughes and Son's editorial staff in Oswestry and began contributing to Y Cymro. It was there that he began a lifelong friendship with the influential editor John Roberts Williams
EVANS, MORRIS EDDIE (1890 - 1984), composer composer John Henry Roberts ('Pencerdd Gwynedd'). He acted as organist of Edge Lane chapel in Liverpool for 36 years and conducted the Gwalia Mixed Choir and the ATM Male Voice Choir. He spent his working life as a driver and salesman for Hughes Brothers of Aintree, meat purveyors. He lived in several different places in the Liverpool and Manchester area and for a short while in Prestatyn. He began
EVANS, PETER MAELOR (1817 - 1878), publisher had four sons and one daughter. Many notable works appeared from his press including the Welsh commentary by James Hughes (1779 - 1844) on the Old Testament. He commenced publishing Y Drysorfa in 1854, Y Traethodydd in 1855, and Trysorfa'r Plant in 1860. At the Mold eisteddfod in 1873 he won a prize for the best produced Welsh book, a volume of the sermons of Henry Rees. He was an enthusiastic
EVANS, RHYS (1835 - 1917), musician Caradog '; when Caradog (Griffith Rhys Jones) moved to Treorchy, Evans became conductor of the 'United Aberdare Choir.' He gave up competing and concentrated on the performance, with the aid of an orchestra, of large works by the masters. He was a good violin player and it was his practice to teach the various voices their parts by playing them for them on that instrument. He used also to write in the
EVANS, SAMUEL (1859 - 1935), chairman of the Crown Mine, Johannesburg, educational pioneer Born 10 February 1859, son of Richard Evans, farmer, Pant-y-garn, Ruabon, Denbighshire, he was educated at the Brookside School, Wrexham. After a period as proof-reader in the office of Hughes and Son, the Wrexham publishers, he joined the staff of Yr Herald Cymraeg in 1878 as a reporter; in 1880 he joined the staff of The Sheffield Independent, and in November 1883 became private secretary to
EVANS, THEOPHILUS (1693 - 1767), cleric, historian, and man of letters He was christened in Llandygwydd church, Cardiganshire, 21 February 1693, son of Charles Evans of Pen-y-wenallt, near Newcastle Emlyn, by his second wife, and grandson of Evan Griffith Evans - the ' Captain Tory ' of Charles I's army. It is not known where he was educated. There is no record of him at Shrewsbury school nor is there any certainty that he attended the grammar school at Carmarthen
EVANS, THOMAS JOHN (1863 - 1932), journalist Born in the parish of Cellan, Cardiganshire, 2 December 1863, the son of Evan Evans of Glanrhyd, Llanfair Clydogau, and Jane, formerly Hughes, of Pensingrig, Cellan. He began his career as a teacher in the school of his native parish but went to London to work as a clerk in 1882 and for fifty years was actively associated with Welsh life in the metropolis. He did much to revivify and popularize
EVANS, THOMAS (fl. 1596-1633), poet and transcriber of manuscripts He is known as Thomas Evans of Hendreforfudd, a township in the old parish of Corwen, but now lying in the ecclesiastical parish of Llansantffraid Glyn Dyfrdwy. He was the son of Evan ap John ap Robert ap Madoc ap Jenkin ap Griffith ap Bleddyn and Lowri, daughter of Griffith ab Evan ap David Ddu ap Tudur ab Evan ap Llewelyn ap Griffith ap Meredith ap Llewelyn ap Ynyr. The place and time of his

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