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teulu EDWIN Llanfihangel, Llanmihangel, apart from mentioning the second daughter Mary, who in 1703 married Robert Jones of Fonmon (see under Philip Jones, 1618? - 1674), the present notice will deal only with the direct Llanfihangel line. The eldest son, SAMUEL EDWIN, christened 12 December 1671, died at Llanfihangel 27 September 1722, married Lady Catherine Montagu, daughter of the 2nd earl of Manchester, and had three children. Of these
ELDRIDGE, MILDRED ELSIE (1909 - 1991), artist first collection The Stones of the Field, 1942 (the jacket of which was drawn by Eldridge). After two years (1940-42) at Tallarn Green (in what was then Flintshire), where R. S. Thomas was curate-in-charge at St Mary Magdalene's Church, the couple moved to Manafon in Montgomeryshire, where Thomas became rector at St Michael's. Their only child, Gwydion Andreas (1945-2016) was born there. Eldridge
ELEANOR DE MONTFORT (c. 1258 - 1282), princess and diplomat believed another Montfortian insurgency was underway. In particular, Edward was concerned that marriage to Llywelyn would provide Eleanor herself the power and necessary allegiances to successfully take up and strengthen her father's cause. This fear was hardly tempered by Llywelyn's continued rebellious nature. In a letter addressed to Robert Kilwardby, archbishop of Canterbury, Edward openly expressed
ELLICE, ROBERT, Royalist soldier The elder son of Gruffydd Elis ap Risiart of Frondeg, near Bersham, Denbighshire, the family coming originally from Hopedale and claiming descent on the male side (with a bend sinister) from Sandde Hardd, conqueror of Hopedale (c. 1100), and on the female side from the Stanley's of Ewloe. Robert Ellice acquired, possibly from his uncle PETER ELLICE (died 1637) of Wrexham (a learned lawyer and
ELLIOT, Sir GEORGE (1815 - 1893), BARONET, owner and developer of coalmines Londonderry's mines in the Durham coal field. After resigning c. 1860 he bought Kuper & Co., Gateshead, makers of industrial wires which had almost become bankrupt in 1849. He went into partnership with Richard Glass, the inventor of submarine wire insulation, to recreate the company as Glass & Elliot, or from 1864 the Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co., the company which made the first submarine wires
teulu ELLIS Bron y Foel, Ystumllyn, Ynyscynhaearn ), daughter of Ellis Wynn ap Robert, Rhwng-y-ddwyryd. Griffith and Margaret Ellis were the parents of Thomas Ellis (died 1673), rector of Dolgelley, and John Ellis (died 15 October 1693), chancellor of St Asaph. Owen Ellis I, by his wife Dorothy, daughter of John Wynn ab Humphrey, Cesail Gyfarch, was the father of a large family, among the children being ELLIS ELLIS (died 1631), of Ystumllyn, and Robert
ELLIS, ELLIS OWEN (Ellis Bryn-coch; 1813 - 1861), artist Born in Aber-erch, Caernarfonshire, his mother being the daughter of John Roberts (Siôn Lleyn, 1749 - 1817; the artist was also related to John Thomas (Siôn Wyn o Eifion, 1786 - 1859. He was apprenticed to a carpenter but, as he displayed some talent for painting, Sir Robert Williames Vaughan of Nannau, Meironnydd, brought him to the notice of Sir Martin Archer Shee, the painter, who gave him
ELLIS, JOHN GRIFFITH (1723/4 - 1805), Methodist exhorter , Penmorfa, mentions John Griffith Ellis as having been present. He was a man of undoubted ability and is so described by men who knew him, such as Robert Jones of Rhos-lan. His lapse was at the time a most serious blow to Methodism in North Wales. He died in 1805 (buried at Nefyn, 19 September).
ELLIS, MORGAN ALBERT (1832 - 1901), Welsh-American preacher and editor Born 19 September 1832, at Melin-y-coed, near Machynlleth. Although his parents were in humble circumstances, he received help which enabled him to be well educated. He was master of a national school which was under the patronage of Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, bart., Nannau, Meironnydd, and afterwards became the first headmaster of the British school at Nant Peris, Caernarfonshire. In 1853 he
ELLIS, ROBERT (1808 - 1881), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 12 December 1808 at Celyn Isaf, Llanddeiniolen, Caernarfonshire, son of Ellis Evans and his wife Jane Williams. The father had to decamp to Merthyr Tydfil in consequence of the ' enclosure riots ' at Llanddeiniolen in 1809, but returned to live at Garnedd, a squatter's cottage which he had erected on the common. At 18, Robert Ellis went to work at Cae-braichy-cafn quarry, but when about 20
ELLIS, ROBERT (1817 - 1893), musician
ELLIS, ROBERT (Cynddelw; 1812 - 1875), Baptist minister, preacher, poet, antiquary, and commentator , 1873, and contributed eighteen chapters to Hanes y Brytaniaid a'r Cymry (by Gweirydd ab Rhys). His wit, his natural gift for public speaking, and the wide range of his knowledge, made him one of the outstanding lecturers of his time - if, indeed, he was not the most outstanding; his subjects were extremely varied, but his chosen field was Wales in history and literature, and all his lectures were

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