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EVANS, DAVID TYSSIL (1853 - 1918), Congregational minister, and professor at Cardiff University College Born 6 November 1853 near Pen-y-groes, Pembrokeshire, son of Stephen Evans, clog-maker and smallholder. He began preaching in June 1874. He was educated at D. Palmer's school, Cardigan, at the Presbyterian College, Carmarthen (1875-7), and at New College, London (B.A. 1879, M.A. 1882, B.Sc. 1894), and was ordained at Hornsea, Yorkshire, 1884. Appointed lecturer in Hebrew at Cardiff University
EVANS, EBENEZER GWYN (1898 - 1958), minister (Presb.) Born 31 May 1898 in Gellilenor Fawr, Llangynwyd, Glamorganshire, youngest son of Benjamin and Gwenllian Evans -the mother being of the stock of David Morris (1787 - 1858), Hendre. He was educated in Maesteg elementary and county schools. He began working on his father's farm before becoming a school-teacher for a period. He joined the army during World War I, and at the end of the war went to the
EVANS, EDGAR (1876 - 1912), explorer Edgar Evans was born on 7 March 1876 at Fernhill Top Cottage, Middleton near Rhossili on Gower, the eldest of four children of Charles Evans, mariner, and his wife Sarah (g. Beynon). The family moved to nearby Swansea, where Edgar was educated at the St Helen's Boys School up to the age of 13. He then worked for a short while at the city's Castle Hotel and the Swansea post office, but he sought
EVANS, EDMUND (1791 - 1864), Wesleyan preacher
EVANS, EDWARD (1582), theologian
EVANS, EDWARD (Heman Gwent; 1823 - 1878), musician
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.

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