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SAUNDERS, DAVID (1831 - 1892), Calvinistic Methodist minister, preacher, educationist, and defender of Protestantism (1857). While at Aberdare he edited Y Gwladgarwr for a period. In 1862 he removed to Liverpool, and during his ministry there the chapel in Princes Road was erected. He accepted a call in 1868 to lady Llanover's church at Aber-carn, Monmouth. His stay at Abercarn was brief. He ultimately (1873) settled at Trinity church, Swansea, and remained there to the end of his days. He was elected moderator of
SCOURFIELD, Sir JOHN HENRY (1808 - 1876), author sons. In 1862 on succeeding to the estates of his maternal uncle William Henry Scourfield, of Moat and Robeston Hall, he assumed the name and arms of Scourfield. He was cr. a baronet by Disraeli on 18 February 1876 but he died on 3 June of the same year. The titles of five publications by Scourfield, all of which are scarce, are given in Journal of the Welsh Bibliographical Society, iii, 37-8. The
teulu SPURRELL, printers his press, including A dictionary of the Welsh and English language, 1848, and an English-Welsh dictionary in 1853. He also published a Welsh grammar (2nd ed. 1853). He became the editor and the owner of Yr Haul in 1857 (first number January 1857) and continued to publish that journal until 1884; in 1862 he had begun to publish Y Cyfaill Eglwysig. Another work worthy of mention was Carmarthen and
STANLEY, HENRY EDWARD JOHN (3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley and 2nd Baron Eddisbury), (1827 - 1903), Diplomat, translator and writer, hereditary peer Briton to convert to Islam abroad and return to Britain as a practising Muslim. Stanley spent the next decade mainly in Switzerland, writing and translating texts for learned societies. In Algeria in 1862 he married Fabia, a Spanish Catholic, according to Islamic law, but he kept the relationship secret until after his father died in 1869. It was later reported that Fabia's real name was Donna Serafina
STEPHENS, THOMAS (Casnodyn, Gwrnerth, Caradawg; 1821 - 1875), historian and social reformer at an explosion at the Crawshay Gethin Pit No. 2 in 1862, he instigated a relief fund, and collected and distributed money until the day before he died. He was a close friend of and political campaigner for H. A. Bruce, Lord Aberdare, Liberal MP for Merthyr Tydfil between 1852 and 1868, and served as High Constable of Merthyr in 1858. Thomas Stephens's talent and style as a social critic and
TANNER, PHILIP (1862 - 1950), folk singer Born at Llangennith (Gower), 16 February 1862. He was a weaver, born of a long line of weavers, and was the last to wear ' Gower tweed '. In his early days, he often acted as 'bidder' at weddings. He remembered a considerable number of old Gower folk-songs, and also the traditional 'reels' and 'hornpipies' of that countryside, and with his help these were recorded by the Gower Society. He died 19
THOMAS, EBENEZER (Eben Fardd; 1802 - 1863), schoolmaster and poet , 'Maes Bosworth.' He was a competitor also at Caernarvon in 1862 on the subject 'Y Flwyddyn,' but was beaten by Hwfa Môn. He died 17 February 1863, and was buried at Clynnog. His wife, his son, and two of his daughters had predeceased him. Eben Fardd was regarded in his day as one of Wales's foremost poets, and it is fair to say that he was endowed with more of the true poetic sensibility than was any
THOMAS, JOHN (Ifor Cwmgwys; 1813 - 1866), poet Caledfryn was its editor), and Y Diwygiwr, 1863; see also Gardd Aberdâr, 223, 237. One of his ballads is item vii in B. B. Thomas, Baledi Morgannwg. Two books of his verse were published: Ceinion Glan Gwenlais, 1862, and Diferion Meddyliol, 1865.
THOMAS, JOHN (Pencerdd Gwalia; 1826 - 1913), musician the Royal Academy of Music, where he was taught by J. B. Chatterton and Cipriani Potter. He stayed at the academy for six years, being made a Fellow when he left; later he was made an honorary member. In 1851 he began a tour in Europe, holding concerts in France, Germany, Russia, Austria, and Italy. He was designated as Pencerdd Gwalia at the Aberdare eisteddfod of 1861. In 1862 John Thomas gave his
THOMAS, JOHN (1839 - 1921), musician prizes at the Caernarvon national eisteddfod, 1862, for two-part songs ('Y Lloer' and 'Y glos loer, fugeiles lân') whilst his 'Nant y Mynydd' won for him the prize at the Swansea eisteddfod of 1863. He wrote several anthems ('Bendigedig fyddo Arglwydd Dduw Israel,' 'Fel y brefa'r hydd,' and 'Moeswch i'r Arglwydd'), and many hymn-tunes, of which 'Blaenycefn,' 'Cymod,' 'Aberporth,' and 'Ar ei ben bo'r
THOMAS, OWEN (1812 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author ), two volumes which include a review of the history of theology and preaching in Wales; Cofiant y Parch. Henry Rees, two volumes (Wrexham, 1890); Cyfieithiad o draethawd y Parch. Thomas Watson ar Sancteiddhad, and extracts from the works of other authors (Llanrwst, 1839); Esboniad ar y Testament Newydd (1862-85), which is a translation of Dr. Kitto's commentary with additional notes - the commentaries
THOMAS, THOMAS (1839 - 1888), Wesleyan minister, and miscellaneous writer for home service, and was stationed, in 1862, at Tre'rddôl in the Aberystwyth circuit. He seems to have been but an indifferent preacher, but a hard-working pastor, and a most energetic chapel builder - when on the Llanidloes circuit, he set up as many as five new chapels. His last circuit was at Ulverston, where he died 1 May 1888. His claim to inclusion in the present work is his great activity

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