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ROBERTS, WILLIAM (1784 - 1864), Calvinistic Methodist minister experienced under the influence, chiefly of Peter Williams and Robert Roberts of Clynnog, led him to thirst for knowledge and he went for three months to a school kept by the Rev. John Evans at Amlwch. After that he proceeded to educate himself in the most remarkable manner, being undoubtedly assisted by his friend, John Elias. When he was 21 years of age he was elected an elder at Amlwch, and at the age of
ROBERTS, WILLIAM (Nefydd; 1813 - 1872), Baptist minister, printer, author, eisteddfodwr, South Wales representative of the British and Foreign Schools Society Born 8 March 1813 in Bryngoleu, in the parish of Llanefydd, Denbighshire, son of Robert Roberts, shoemaker, and Anne his wife (see NLW MS 7000E for the names of some of the ancestors of the parents). He received but little education in his boyhood. He was taught his father's craft, and after a while went to Llanddulas to work for one Humphrey Jones. He was baptised in 1832 by John Evans
ROBERTS, WILLIAM HENRY (1907 - 1982), actor, broadcaster with the white robe by the gorsedd of bards in Caernarfon in 1959. He published his reminiscences (with a photograph), Aroglau gwair, in 1981; his lecture, with casette, 'Iaith lafar Mon' was published in 1984. He married Margaret Elisabeth Evans of Newbrorough in August 1937 and they had two sons. He died at his home in Dwyran, Anglesey 6 April 1982 and he was buried in Ebeneser chapel cemetery
ROBERTS, WILLIAM JOHN (1904 - 1967), Methodist minister and ecumenist ministry, following the path already taken by two of his uncles, Thomas Gwilym Roberts and Evan Roberts. After spending a year at Menai Bridge in the Beaumaris circuit, he entered Handsworth Wesleyan Theological College from where he graduated in 1930 with the BA degree of the University of Birmingham. His first post-graduation ministry was at Bethel chapel, Llanberis where he served for a year. However
ROBERTS, WILLIAM MORGAN (1853 - 1923), musician D. Emlyn Evans, and he became responsible for the music pieces that were issued with that journal. He acted as secretary of the eisteddfodau held at Liverpool, 1884, and Wrexham, 1888. He contributed articles to Y Cerddor and produced Welsh versions of some of the works of the masters. He edited the second supplement to Llyfr Tonau Cynulleidfaol (Ieuan Gwyllt). Hymn-tunes composed by him appeared
ROBERTSON, EDWARD (1880 - 1964), professor, linguist, and librarian ; he immortalized himself by making a tiny slip and calling Dr Thomas Richards, the well-known College librarian, llyfrgellydd, a llyfrgollydd - 'book-loser'. He was vice-principal of the college (1926-28) and Dean of the Faculty of Theology (1922-34). He left Bangor for the Chair of Semitic Languages at Manchester University (1934-45), where he was also pro-vice-chancellor (1944); he was the
ROBERTSON, HENRY (1816 - 1888), civil engineer and railway pioneer Wales Mineral Railway - the first of many measures which he was destined to pilot through Parliament; David Davies of Llan-dinam (1818 - 1890) said Robertson was the best parliamentary witness of his day. Leaving the Brymbo iron-works and pits to the care of W. H. and Charles Darby, Robertson concentrated on building the railways, chiefly with Thomas Brassey as contractor. Robertson was the engineer
teulu ROBINSON Conway, Monachdy, Gwersyllt, images, pilgrimages, and other 'superstitions,' voted in the convocation of 1571 (when he was proxy for the South Wales bishops) for the disciplinary canons, conducted a visitation of his diocese with Dr. Thomas Yale in 1576, and in 1578 sat on two special commissions: in February (with the bishop of St Asaph, two judges, and five laymen) to root out 'superstitious usages' from Denbighshire and
ROCYN-JONES, Sir DAVID THOMAS (1862 - 1953), medical officer of health and a public figure Born in Rhymney, Monmouthshire, 16 November 1862, the son of David Rocyn Jones, whose father, Thomas Rocyn Jones was a member of a famous family of bonesetters from Maenordeifi, Pembrokeshire. He was educated at Lewis School, Pengam, the University College of Cardiff and London, and graduated M.B. at the University of Edinburgh in 1897. He began his professional life in general practice at
RODERICK, DAVID (1746 - 1830), cleric and schoolmaster Born in 1746 at Llandeilo-fawr, Carmarthenshire, son of Thomas Roderick of Llangathen; a brother of his was, in 1794, prominent in the affairs of the collieries and the harbour at Llanelly (A History of Carmarthenshire, ii, 344-5, 390). David Roderick went up in 1764 to Queen's College, Oxford, graduating in 1767. He became an assistant master at Harrow School, and the only noteworthy fact about
RODERICK, JOHN (1673 - 1735), grammarian, printer and publisher of almanacks and books, poet, and eisteddfodwr , print, and publish his series of Welsh almanacks, which, beginning with the one for 1715, continued to be published until 1735 (for 1736) - nearly all from Shrewsbury. The other well-known almanack-maker, Thomas Jones of London and Shrewsbury (1648? - 1713), had included, in his anthology called Carolau a Dyriau Duwiol, 1696, three carols written by Roderick; other examples of his work appeared in his
ROGERS, JOHN (bu farw 1738), bookseller and printer later. Nicholas Thomas was apprenticed either to John Rogers or to John Roderick (Siôn Rhydderch). One John Rogers, a bookseller, was buried 9 May 1738. Fuller details are given in the works listed below.

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