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EVANS, ELLEN (1891 - 1953), principal of the Glamorgan Training College, Barry Born 10 March 1891 at 17 Dorothy St., Gelli, Rhondda, Glamorganshire, the daughter of John and Ellen Evans, both of whom came to the Rhondda from their native Cardiganshire in 1871. Educated at Rhondda secondary school and at the Rhondda pupil-teachers centre, she entered the University College at Aberystwyth in 1911 and gained a degree in Welsh in 1914. Appointed a lecturer at the Glamorgan
EVANS, ELLIS (1786 - 1864), Baptist minister and author were published. His materials were later catalogued by James Spinther James, who also collected his letters, which are now in the Spinther MSS. in the National Library of Wales. His essays on the Apostolic Fathers are at the Baptist College, Bangor. He died 28 March 1864. His nephew Edward Ellis is separately noticed; [another brother, JOHN EVANS (1791 - 1855), known as ' Siôn Pen-rhiw,' was an
EVANS, ELLIS HUMPHREY (Hedd Wyn; 1887 - 1917), poet Born 13 January 1887, the eldest son of Evan and Mary Evans of Yr Ysgwrn, Trawsfynydd, Meirionethshire. He received his education, such as it was, at the elementary school and Sunday school, but his self-education went on unceasingly. His aptitude for poetry became evident at an early age and he was given every encouragement at home, for his father was by way of being a home-spun poet as his
EVANS, EMYR ESTYN (1905 - 1989), geographer E. Estyn Evans was born 29 May, 1905, opposite Darwin's birthplace in Mount Street, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. As a teenager, his father, George Owen Evans (1865-1921), had worked in claypits and coalmines around Acrefair near Ruabon, Denbighshire, before entering Bala CM ministrial training college. His mother, Elizabeth (1864–1944), formerly an apprentice milliner in Wrexham, was the eldest of
EVANS, ERNEST (1885 - 1965), county court judge, M.P. Born at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, 17 May 1885, the son of Evan Evans, Clerk to the Cardiganshire County Council, and Annie Davies. Educated at Llandovery College; University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (c. 1902-05); and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (LL.B.), where he was President of the Union in 1909, Evans was called to the Bar in 1910 and he practised both in London and on the South Wales
EVANS, EVAN (fl. end of 18th century), player on the triple harp After the death of John Parry (1710? - 1782) he was appointed family harpist at Wynnstay, the residence of the Williams Wynn family. Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) refers to his skill. His name appears as a subscriber to Edward Jones, Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards, as ' Mr. Evan Evans, Telynwr, Wynstay.' It is thought that he died at Wynnstay.
EVANS, EVAN (1758 - 1828), Calvinistic Methodist minister
EVANS, EVAN (1671 - 1721), cleric and missioner in Pennsylvania that Evans had christened as many as 800 persons in Philadelphia, and the S.P.G. sent out Welsh -speaking clerics and schoolmasters to support him (three school-masters, e.g., in 1711). He held Anglican services in Radnorshire as early as 1701 (in a private house), and also in the Gwynedd district; churches were built in these places later. He died either in Maryland or at Philadelphia, 11 October
EVANS, EVAN (1882 - 1965), businessman Born 8 November 1882 in Glanyrafon, Betws Leucu, Cardiganshire, son of David Evans and Elizabeth (née Davies) his wife. He left Llangeitho school when he was only nine years old. At the age of 15 he went to work in his cousin's dairy in Marylebone with very little knowledge of English, but he attended night school in London to learn the language. By the age of twenty he owned his own dairy and
EVANS, EVAN (1851 - 1934), eisteddfodwr, and secretary of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion Born at Nancaw in the parish of Llangelynnin, Meironnydd, 25 November 1852, according to one record, or 18 November 1851, according to another. His father was Lewis Evans; his mother was Ann Lewis of Arthog - she died in giving birth to her second son William. Evan was brought up from the age of 4 in the remote village of Trawsfynydd by his father's mother, Beti Evans, a woman of strong
EVANS, EVAN (1773 - 1827), Baptist minister Seren Gomer, 1821, 214. There were troubles in his congregation, for some members wished to invite Daniel Davies (1797 - 1876) to be their pastor; but the majority remained faithful to Evans, who in 1822 built a chapel at Moorfields. He died 2 February 1827 and was buried in Bunhill Fields.
EVANS, EVAN (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd; 1795 - 1855), cleric and poet Born at Tan-y-celyn, Trefriw, Caernarfonshire, 20 April 1795. His father, Robert Evans, was a local poet and man of letters, while his mother, Elizabeth, was a woman of some culture, being able to read Welsh and English - they were among the founders of Calvinistic Methodism at Trefriw. Evan Evans was sent to the school kept at Trefriw church by one Griffiths; from there he went to the free

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