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ROWLAND, JOHN - gweler ROWLANDS, JOHN
ROWLAND, THOMAS (1824 - 1884), cleric and grammarian Born in Llanfor parish, Meironnydd, 5 June 1824, son of a workman on the Rhiwlas estate. His promise attracted the notice of Cleaver, the sinecure rector of the parish, who took him away from the shop at Bala in which he was serving, and sent him to John Williams, vicar of Rhos-y-gwaliau, to be educated for school-teaching. But after a short period at Chelsea Training College, Rowland showed a
ROWLAND(S), WILLIAM (1887 - 1979), schoolmaster and author Professor John Morris-Jones, and became a close friend of Ifor Williams, who was an assistant lecturer in the department of Welsh at the time. (It is more than likely that it was his affection for and admiration of his friend that caused him to name his son Ifor.) He was a schoolteacher in Monmouthshire - at New Tredegar (1911-14) and Abersychan (1915-20 (he spent circa 1917-18 in the army); and then at
ROWLANDS, EURYS IONOR (1926 - 2006), Welsh scholar Welsh and Welsh history in the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, Cardiff where he remained for 11 years. During his time in Cardiff it became apparent that he was suffering from a serious and progressive mental illness that led to his resignation. He was awarded the Sir John Williams Fellowship by the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth for 1972 -73 which enabled him to resume
ROWLANDS, Sir HUGH (1828 - 1909), general, and the first Welshman to be awarded the Victoria Cross Born on 6 May 1928 at Plastirion, Llanrug, Caernarfonshire, the second son of John and Elizabeth Rowlands. His father was the heir to the Plastirion estate which amounted to approx. 1,200 acres. The family claimed descent from Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, prince of Powys and were also descended from Dafydd, brother of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd; they had resided in the Caernarfon area for nearly two hundred
ROWLANDS, JANE HELEN (Helen o Fôn; 1891 - 1955), linguist, teacher and missionary (with the CM) some of the English churches of the Australian Presbyterian Church. He invented the Leeds Memory Method. The second child was Thomas John (' T.J. '), a scholar of Jesus College, Oxford, who graduated in classics. Though he was ordained in the Presbyterian Church of Wales, he turned to the episcopal church, becoming rector of Llandudno and canon of Bangor cathedral. The influence of her minister in
ROWLANDS, JOHN (Giraldus; 1824 - 1891), antiquary By his own testimony, he was born at Nanteos Arms, Llanbadarn Fawr, Cardiganshire. He was baptized in the parish church, 20 March 1824, by William Herbert, curate, as the son of Lewis Rowland, Tynewydd, and Anne his wife, daughter of John Griffiths, steward of Nanteos estate. His grandfather, Thomas Rowland, Ffynnon-wen, was a well-known huntsman and on friendly terms with the Pryse family of
ROWLANDS, JOHN - gweler STANLEY, Sir HENRY MORTON
ROWLANDS, ROBERT JOHN (Meuryn; 1880 - 1967), journalist, writer, poet, lecturer, preacher the amalgamation of Yr Herald and Y Genedl Gymreig which were housed in adjacent premises. They became one paper in combination with Papur Pawb, Y Werin a'r Eco under the editorship of Meuryn until his retirement in March 1954. In 1923 he also followed ' Eifionydd ' (John Thomas) as editor of Y Geninen, continuing in that role until the periodical ceased publication in 1928. Following its revival in
ROWLANDS, ROBERT PUGH (1874 - 1933), chief surgeon of Guy's Hospital born at Tywyn, Meironnydd on 27 Sepember 1874, the son of John Rowlands. When he was two years old the family moved to Abaty Cymer, Dolgellau. He was educated at Llanelltyd school and at Dolgellau grammar school. At the end of his time there, he succeeded in securing a place for himself as an apprentice for a year with Dr. Hugh Pugh Rowlands. He went up to Guy's Hospital medical school, London
ROWLANDS, WILLIAM (1807 - 1866), author, editor, minister, and principal founder of the Calvinistic Methodist connexion in the U.S.A. Born 10 October 1807, in Calico Building, London, the son of parents who were natives of Tregaron, Cardiganshire. He was educated at Ystradmeurig school, at a school at Tregaron, and at the grammar school kept by John Jones (Llanbadarn) at Llangeitho. In 1824 he went to the Merthyr Tydfil district to teach in a school; he also taught at Nant-y-glo, Monmouth. He began to preach with the
ROWLANDS, WILLIAM (Gwilym Lleyn; 1802 - 1865), Wesleyan minister, and bibliographer printed by John Pryse of Llanidloes, under the title of Cambrian Bibliography: containing an account of the books printed in the Welsh language, or relating to Wales, from the year 1546 to the end of the eighteenth century; with biographical notices. There was also a Welsh title-page, Llyfryddiaeth y Cymry …, and it is under this Welsh title that bibliographers and historians of literature in Wales and

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