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DAVIES, JENNIE EIRIAN (1925 - 1982), journalist Jennie Howells was born on 6 February 1925, one of six children of Jane and David Howells, Waunrhelfa, Llanpumsaint, Carmarthenshire. Two of her brothers, Richard and Dewi, and a sister Mary died young of tuberculosis. Jennie was educated at Llanpumsaint Elementary School, Carmarthen County School for Girls and the University of Wales, Aberystwyth where she gained first class honours in Welsh
DAVIES, JOHN (1843 - 1917) Pandy, Calvinistic Methodist minister and antiquary His father was Rees Davies (1804 - 1891), a minister, who was born at Ysgubor Fawr, Myddfai, Carmarthenshire, while Jeffery Davies of Llangammarch was his uncle. John Davies was educated at the school kept by Morgan Jones at Myddfai and at the British school, Cefnarthen. He had a year's schooling at Brecon and then went to Merthyr Tydfil grammar school, where he came under the influence of Thomas
DAVIES, JOHN (Siôn Gymro; 1804 - 1884), Independent minister, linguist, and commentator 1819 at Neuadd-lwyd school, and in 1822 was received into the Independent Academy at Newtown. Here his teacher was Edward Davies (1796 - 1857), while among his fellow-pupils were Samuel Roberts and David Rees (1801 - 1869) of Llanelly. Here, too, he was given the opportunity of mastering the elements of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Syriac, as well as of improving his knowledge of Latin, Greek, and divinity
DAVIES, JOHN (bu farw 1694) Nannau,, 'family bard' Parry, parson of Llanelian; he also composed an elegy on the death of king Charles II. Elegies were written after his death by Owen Gruffydd, Llanystumdwy (see O. M. Edwards, Gwaith Owen Gruffydd, 1904; this gives the year of the poet's death as 1694), and Lewis Owen (see Cwrtmawr MS 5B (i-ii)). He was uncle to David Jones (1708? - 1785) of Trefriw; see N.L.W. Jnl., vii, 73-4.
DAVIES, JOHN (1860 - 1939), Welsh bibliographer and genealogist but had been unable to arrange and publish before his death in 1913. In 1927 he issued a reprint (fifty copies, printed at Aberystwyth by John Jones) of Myfyrdod ar Einioes ac Angeu (Caerfyrddin, 1798), the translation by David Davis, Castell Hywel, of Gray's Elegy. A number of his manuscripts are preserved in the National Library. They include an authorindex to Cymru (O.M.E.) (NLW MS 6042D); an
DAVIES, JOHN (1803 - 1854), Independent minister , and his additions to the 2nd (1852) edition of the biography of Lewis Rees by John Roberts of Llanbrynmair. But one cannot omit reference to the sermon which he delivered in Ebenezer chapel (Aberdare) on 9 September 1839 to the 'Moral Force Chartists,' and at their own request; it was published in the same year by T. Price (Merthyr Tydfil), and is an interesting exposition of the moderate Radicalism
DAVIES, JOHN (c. 1567 - 1644), one of the greatest of Welsh scholars Born in the parish of Llanferres, Denbighshire, the son of David ap John ap Rees, who is said to have been a weaver, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Lewis ap David Lloyd; he had three sisters, Jane, Catherine, and Gwen. Very little is known with certainty about him before he went to Mallwyd. He is said to have spent four years at Jesus College, Oxford, and to have graduated on 16 March 1593/4
DAVIES, JOHN (1652 - post 1716) Rhiwlas,, genealogist . According to Archæologia Cambrensis, 1888, 51, Davies was born 10 October 1652. His marriage has now been ascertained, by Mr. David Watkins in his unpublished dissertation 'Welsh Historiography in the 17th Cent.' (1955). The bishop's transcripts of Llansilin parish record, 27 May 1685, the christening of 'Margaret daughter of John Davies and Margaret his wife, of Rhiwlas ' (the child was born 24 May 1685
DAVIES, JOHN (c. 1750 - 1821), Methodist cleric inscription on his tombstone at Llanddowror testifies that he was a 'Minister of the Gospel at Bank-y-felin for upwards of 36 years.' In 1811 he wrote an elegy upon David Jones of Llan-gan. He died 24 December 1821. JOHN THOMAS (1807 - 1870), a missionary in Tinnevelly, India, was the son of his only daughter Frances.
DAVIES, JOHN (1795 - 1858), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster Born in 1795, son of David Davies (1764? - 1828) of Llan-y-bri. He was educated at home, at the local grammar school, and at Carmarthen Academy (1815-19). While at college he became a Unitarian and began to preach in the Unitarian chapel in the town. In January 1820, when David Davis of Castellhywel (1745 - 1827) retired, he was invited to minister to his churches - Llwyn-rhyd-Owen, Pen-rhiw
DAVIES, JOHN CADVAN (Cadvan; 1846 - 1923), Wesleyan minister Born at Llangadfan, Montgomeryshire, 1 October 1846, son of David and Jane Davies. He joined the ministry in 1871 and worked in most of the North Wales circuits as well as in Liverpool. He was president of the Assembly in 1910. He was one of the editors of the Wesleyan hymn-book, 1900, which contains a number of his hymns. Others are found in Llyfr Emynau y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd a Wesleaidd
DAVIES, JOHN DANIEL (1874 - 1948), editor and author Born 12 January 1874, at Gwynfryn, Aberderfyn, Ponciau, Denbighshire, one of the seven children of Daniel Davies and his wife. Having completed his schooling he was apprenticed to David Jones, printer, at Rhosymedre, and afterwards to Richard Mills, printer of the Rhos Herald. He married Mary Ellen, daughter of William Humphreys ('Elihu'), of Blaenau Ffestiniog, 25 April 1900. He settled in

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