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EVANS, EDGAR (1876 - 1912), explorer adventure and in 1891, at the age of 15, he ran away to join the Royal Navy. Edgar Evans served on a number of vessels including in 1897 on HMS Majestic, where he met Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) who was serving as a torpedo officer. The two became friends and, when Scott began leading expeditions to the Antarctic, he invited Edgar Evans to join him. Edgar Evans was a member of Scott's first 'Discovery
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
EVANS, EVAN (Ieuan Fardd, Ieuan Brydydd Hir; 1731 - 1788), scholar, poet, and cleric Llanfair Talhaearn for the remainder of the time. During this period he was busily engaged in collecting and copying Welsh manuscripts of literary and historical interest and so came into touch with others who were doing the same thing, e.g. David Jones of Trefriw (1708? - 1785), John Thomas (1736 - 1769), Rhys Jones of Blaenau, Richard Roberts, translator of Y Credadyn Bucheddol, 1768, Robert Thomas
EVANS, EVAN (1804 - 1886), Independent minister and author Rise and Fall of Papacy, Robert Fleming the younger, 1849; Social Religion exemplify'd, Matthias Maurice 1862; he also published a translation by W. Williams, Talgarth, of The privie Key of Heaven, Thomas Brooks, 1845. He edited a periodical, Cyfaill Plentyn, which commenced in 1835 and contributed 'Atgofion Pedwar Ugain Mlynedd' to Cyfaill yr Aelwyd (vi and vii). [ Evans was a prominent participator
EVANS, EVAN WILLIAM (1860 - 1925), editor and publisher Born 7 October 1860 at Cae Einion, Dolgelley, son of David Evans and Jane (Roberts). He was educated at Dolgelley grammar school and then went to serve in the Herald office at Caernarvon. He returned a little later to Dolgelley, and having acquired the printing office where Y Goleuad was printed (the place of printing having been changed from Caernarvon to Dolgelley), he arranged with the Goleuad
EVANS, GRIFFITH (1835 - 1935), microscopist, bacteriologist, and pioneer of protozoon pathology Born 7 August 1835 at Ty-mawr, Towyn, Meironnydd, the third child and only son of Evan Evans (1801 - 1882) by Mary (1809 - 1877), daughter of William Jones of Tyddyn y Berllan, Towyn. His father claimed descent from Merioneth families which have a distinguished record in Welsh history, numbering among his ancestors Lewis Owen, slain 1555 and Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt, antiquary. Griffith Evans
EVANS, GRIFFITH IFOR (1889 - 1966), surgeon and pioneer of the Christian Faith Healing Movement in Wales . He graduated in medicine in 1916. Following a period of three years war service with the R.A.M.C., he gained the M.A. and D.M. in 1919, and the F.R.C.S. in 1921. With such a remarkable academic record it is somewhat surprising that he did not seek a consultant post in one of the London hospitals. However he came to Caernarfon in 1926 to join Dr. Lloyd Roberts in general practice at 37 Castle Square
EVANS, GRUFFYDD (1866 - 1930), cleric and antiquary Newcastle Emlyn, and died there, suddenly, on the afternoon of Sunday, 30 March 1930. He married Mary Roberts (1873-1962) in 1899, and they had six children: John Gruffydd, Heilin Telitor, Edward Meldred, Elined, Merlys and Herber Prestyl. He was keenly interested in folk-lore, and wrote much upon it (and upon other matters) in periodicals. But he will be more worthily remembered for his substantial
EVANS, GWYNFOR RICHARD (1912 - 2005), Welsh nationalist and politician , and the result was the establishment of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society) in the Pontarddulais Conference fringe in August 1962. At the same conference Gwynfor managed to stave off Wynne Samuel's bid for the Presidency by a clear but not overwhelming majority. The second challenge came from New Nation, a group of young radicals, including Phil Williams and Emrys Roberts, who
EVANS, JOHN (1723 - 1795), cartographer Ordnance Survey; it was dedicated to Sir Watkin Williams Wynn and engraved by Robert Baugh of Llandysilio. Evans prepared an edition on a reduced scale (about three miles to the inch) also engraved by Baugh, but it was not published until 1797, two years after his death. The maps were, for the time, of unusually high merit on account of their pleasing appearance and the amount and accuracy of the details
EVANS, JOHN (1756 - 1846), surgeon : ROBERT WILSON EVANS (1789 - 1866), cleric, Fellow and tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge, a prolific author who became archdeacon of Westmorland; THOMAS EVANS (1791 - 1853), a naval officer who saw active service in the Napoleonic wars; and WILLIAM EDWARD EVANS (1801 - 1869), cleric, who became canon of Hereford. They are all commemorated in Williams, Montgomeryshire worthies, and Robert Wilson Evans
EVANS, JOHN (1723 - 1817), Calvinistic Methodist exhorter trust deed of Adwy chapel in 1804) is described as a ' tallow-chandler.' In 1744 he married Margaret, daughter of the poet Morris Roberts (died 1723?), of Llanuwch-llyn; their daughter married William Edwards (1773 - 1853), the hymn-writer. In 1745, Evans was admitted into the newly formed Methodist society at Bala, and soon began to itinerate in the surrounding country, but it was not till 1765 that

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