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GRIFFITH, JOHN (fl. 1649-1669) Llanddyfnan, squire poet Owing to the close proximity of so many John Griffiths in the family pedigree, it is difficult to identify him, but there is reason to believe that he was the seventh of that name and therefore the son of John Griffith VI and Dorcas, daughter of William Prydderch, died 1623, rector of Llanfechell. Little is known of him apart from his work, much of which, in the form of carols, englynion and
GRIFFITH, JOHN (1713 - 1776), Quaker
GRIFFITH, JOHN (1654 - 1698), genealogist - gweler GRIFFITH, THOMAS TAYLOR
GRIFFITH, JOHN (1799 - 1877), Independent minister - gweler GRIFFITH, JOHN
GRIFFITH, JOHN EDWARDS (1843 - 1933), naturalist and antiquary Archaeological Association, having joined in 1888; he was, from its inception, a prominent member of the Anglesey Antiquarian Society and shortly before his death he supplied to its Transactions lists of Anglesey clergy and extracts from the diaries of William Bulkeley, Brynddu. Griffith was extremely painstaking in all he did, and it was, therefore, an auspicious moment when he took up the hobby of
GRIFFITH, JOHN OWEN (Ioan Arfon; 1828 - 1881), poet and critic Born at Fronllwyd, Waun-fawr, Caernarfonshire, son of Owen Griffith Owen, a quarryman. He learned to read at the Moriah Independent chapel Sunday school, Waun Fawr, and, after attending the local day school for two years, went to work at the Dinorwic quarry. He was then 12 years of age. Huw Tegai and Caledfryn encouraged him to study Welsh literature and in 1865 he won the chair at the Bethesda
GRIFFITH, Sir JOHN PURSER (1848 - 1938), civil engineer Born at Holyhead, 5 October 1848, son of the Rev. William Griffith (1801 - 1881). He was educated at Fulneck Moravian school and Trinity College, Dublin (M.A.); had a very distinguished professional career in Ireland (details in Who was Who, 1929-40, and Times, 22 October 1938); was knighted in 1911; and in 1922 became a Senator of the Irish Free State. He died 22 October 1938. Sir John was a
GRIFFITH, JOHN THOMAS (1845 - 1917), Baptist minister from Edwardsville to Wales in 1908, had charge of an English church at Maerdy, Rhondda, for a time, and then retired to Kenfig Hill; there he founded an English cause. He was at Thomastown, Tonyrefail, from September 1912 until November 1913. He visited America in 1914 and after his return lived at Maes-teg where he was a church member at Bethania until his death on 19 June 1917. Griffith lectured
GRIFFITH, MORGAN WILLIAM (Pencerdd Mynwy; 1855 - 1925), musician Born in August 1855 at Pontypool, Monmouthshire, where his father was precentor at a Congregational church; another account says that Griffith was born at Clydach, Glamorganshire. In 1876 he went to Aberystwyth where he pursued courses in music for three years under Dr. Joseph Parry; during this period as student he was one of two accompanists at the first performance of ' Blodwen,' Joseph
GRIFFITH, MOSES (1747 - 1819), draughtsman and water-colour painter Born at Trygarn, Bryncroes, Caernarfonshire, 25 March 1747, and christened at Botwnnog church where he later attended the Free School kept by the rector, Richard Thomas. He received no further education, but in 1769 he was engaged by Thomas Pennant, who, discovering his aptitude as a draughtsman, employed him to illustrate his tours. Pennant, in his Literary Life …, refers to Moses Griffith as
GRIFFITH, OWEN (Ywain Meirion, Owen Gospiol; 1803 - 1868), ballad-writer and strolling ballad-singer
GRIFFITH, OWEN (Giraldus; 1832 - 1896), Baptist minister, editor and author Born at Tyn-y-braich, Garn Dolbenmaen, Caernarfonshire. He was educated in the old school at Dolbenmaen by Owen Griffith, was a member of the Baptist church at Horeb, and was baptized when he was 13 years old. Soon afterwards he was apprenticed as a ship-carpenter at Portmadoc; he was employed in the shipbuilding yard until 1862, and joined the Ynys Galch Baptist church. He entered the ministry

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