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THOMAS, DAVID FFRANGCON (1910 - 1963), cellist Born 19 September 1910 at Plas-marl, Swansea, son of W. Roger Thomas and his wife. He was named Ffrangcon after the singer David Thomas Ffrangcon Davies, one of his father's heroes. When he was eleven years old he began to learn to play the cello under Gwilym Thomas, Port Talbot, and within two years won a scholarship to the Cello School of Herbert Walenn in London. He won prizes at the national
THOMAS, DAVID JOHN (Afan; 1881 - 1928), musician Born 15 April 1881 at Cwmafan, Glamorganshire, son of Evan Thomas (choir conductor) and his wife (who was a singer and the daughter of David Nicholas, himself a knowledgeable musician). As a boy, he learned to play the piano and violin and, later, in a Bournemouth church and at Llandaff cathedral, was taught to play the organ. He studied under many music teachers and, among them, under Dr. Joseph
THOMAS, DAVID RICHARD (1833 - 1916), cleric and historian Born in 1833 (christened 14 September 1833), the second son and third child of Owen Thomas, ' gentleman farmer,' of Bodynfol, Llanfechain, and Mary his wife. He was educated at Ruthin school under E. L. Barnwell, and went to Jesus College, Oxford, in 1852, although the family was reduced in circumstances owing to his father's sudden death, and he was forced to teach in the vacations in order to
THOMAS, DAVID VAUGHAN (1873 - 1934), musician Born 15 March 1873 at Ystalyfera, Glamorganshire, son of Jenkin Thomas. He took the name Vaughan in 1911 when he became a member of the Gorsedd of Bards in Carmarthen eisteddfod. He attended Watcyn Wyn's school in Ammanford, and from 1873 to 1883 the family lived in Ystalyfera, Llantrisant, Maesteg, Llangennech and Dowlais. The family moved to Pontardulais, and Vaughan Thomas received his early
THOMAS, DAVID WALTER (1829 - 1905), cleric Born 26 October 1829, eldest son of Evan Thomas, Pont-faen, Cellan, Lampeter, and Margaret his wife. He was educated at Mumbles, Swansea, and S. Davids College, Lampeter, matriculating in the University of Oxford from Jesus College, 10 June 1847. He was placed in the 3rd class in classics, took his B.A. in 1851, and M.A. in 1854. Ordained deacon by bishop Wilberforce of Oxford in 1852 on his
THOMAS, DEWI-PRYS (1916 - 1985), architect senior lecturer. During his time in Liverpool he designed Talar Wen, Llangadog, for his sister Rhiannon and his brother-in-law Gwynfor Evans, a modern house built with materials from Wales and with all the rooms around a courtyard. The family moved there in 1953. 1960 was a productive year for Dewi-Prys Thomas. He designed Cedarwood in Woolton, Liverpool, with Gerald R. Beech which was awarded the
THOMAS, DYLAN MARLAIS (1914 - 1953) Born 27 October 1914 in Swansea, son of David John Thomas and his wife Florence Hannah (née Williams) who themselves came from rural, Welsh -speaking families in Cardiganshire, and Carmarthenshire. The father, a nephew of William Thomas ' Gwilym Marles ', was from 1899 to 1936 English master at Swansea grammar school, which Dylan Thomas attended from 1925 to 1931. That was his only period of
THOMAS, DYLAN MARLAIS (1914 - 1953), poet and prose writer Dylan Thomas was born at 5, Cwmdonkin Drive in Swansea, on 27 October 1914. He was the son of David John Thomas (1876-1952) and his wife Florence Hannah (née Williams, 1882-1958), who came from rural Welsh-speaking families in north and south west Carmarthenshire respectively. The parents spoke Welsh to each other, but the father (a First Class Honours English graduate of the University College
THOMAS, EBENEZER (Eben Fardd; 1802 - 1863), schoolmaster and poet Born August 1802 at Tan-lan in the parish of Llanarmon, Caernarfonshire, the son of Thomas Williams, a weaver, and Catherine Prys. His parents were faithful members of the Calvinistic Methodist society at Ysgoldy, Pencaenewydd, where the son was received into membership in 1811. He attended schools at Capel Helyg, Llanarmon, Llangybi, Aber-erch and, for a short time, at Tudweiliog in Llŷn. He
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THOMAS, EDWARD (Cochfarf; 1853 - 1912), carpenter, politician and Mayor of Cardiff Born 9 March 1853 in the farmhouse of Nantywith, Betws, near Maes-teg, Glamorganshire, the son of Llewellyn Thomas and his wife (the latter a member of the Bryncethin-fawr family). He was educated at a school in Betws. His father died when the boy was about 10 years of age and the family moved to Melin Ifan Ddu. In 1876 he went to Hengoed to work as a carpenter, going to Cardiff two years later
THOMAS, EDWARD (Idriswyn; 1847 - 1906), journalist

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