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LEWIS, DAVID (1828 - 1908), musician Born 12 November 1828 at Hen Dŷ Mawr, Llanrhystud, Cardiganshire, the son of Lewis and Margaret Lewis. The father was a good vocalist and it was he, together with Thomas Jenkins, the teacher of John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt), who gave the son his first lessons in music. When he was 15 he began to compose and to conduct singing classes. His first prize for a hymn-tune was won in a competition at
LEWIS, DAVID JOHN (Lewis Tymbl; 1879 - 1947), Congl. minister, popular preacher and lecturer the Union of Welsh Independents for 1945-46 and he delivered his address, 'Bwrw'r draul,' at Ebenezer, Swansea in June 1945. This was published in Ieuan Davies ' biography of ' Lewis Tymbl ' and one of his sermons in Llef y Gwyliedydd (ed. E. Curig Davies, 1927). However, his lively personality could not be conveyed on paper. He never married and he spent forty years in two lodgings in Tumble. He
LEWIS, HUGH (1562 - 1634), cleric, author, poet His forbears were bondsmen of the township of Bodellog near Caernarvon. His great-grandfather was known as William of Bodellog whose son William ap William married Margaret Bennett and had three sons - Ieuan, Rhys, and Lewis. This Lewis married Agnes, daughter of William Foxwist of Prysgol, a member of the lower gentry. Of this marriage four sons were born - Hugh, Griffith, Richard and John. Hugh
LLAWDDEN (fl. 1450), cywyddwr His cywydd to Ieuan Gwyn ap Gwilym Fwyaf shows that he was a native of Loughor, but he was known as ' Llawdden of Machynlleth.' Most of his poems were written to the families of Thomas ap Rosier of Hergest, and Phylip ap Rhys and Maredudd Fychan of Maelienydd. In the Carmarthen Eisteddfod of 1451 he is known to have accused Gruffudd ap Nicolas of being bribed to give the chair to Dafydd ab Edmwnd
teulu LLOYD Dolobran, Owen, abbot and bishop, was a grandson of these two. IEUAN TEG AP DEIO, son of the second wife, Meddefus, daughter, or sister, of Griffith Vaughan of Deytheur, and possibly the widow of David Aber, inherited Dolobran. He married Maud, daughter of Evan Blayney of Tregynon (a burgess of Welshpool, 1406). OWEN HIR AB IEUAN TEG married Catherine, daughter of Reginald, son of Sir Griffith Vaughan of
teulu LLOYD Rhiwaedog, Rhiwedog, ancestor MEREDYDD AB IEUAN AP MEREDYDD with MARGARET, eldest daughter and coheiress of EINION AB ITHEL of Rhiwaedog, Esquire of the Body of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, in A.D. 1395, and high sheriff of Meirionydd for life. He was [according to Lloyd ] the son of ITHEL AB GWRGENEU FYCHAN AB GWRGENEU AP MADOG AP RHIRYD FLAIDD.' The deputy-herald Lewis Dwnn, when he visited Rhiwaedog on 1 August 1592
LLOYD, JOHN AMBROSE (1815 - 1874), musician published in the second supplement to John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt), Llyfr Tonau Cynulleidfaol. He died 6 September 1914 at Liverpool; he was buried in the Chester cemetery. C. F. Lloyd was another son.
LLOYD, LUDOVIC (fl. 1573-1610), courtier, versifier, and compiler Fifth son of Oliver Lloyd, lord of the manor of Marrington, Salop, by Gwenllian, daughter of Griffith ap Howel ap Ieuan Blayney (see Blayney family), Gregynog, and grandson of David Lloyd Vychan, an hereditary burgess of Welshpool, and owner of Nantcribba in the parish of Forden, Montgomeryshire. The date of his birth is unknown, but he was old enough in 1587 to have been successful in gaining
LLOYD, WILLIAM (1717 - 1777), cleric and translator incumbent was Edward Bennett, master of Friars School at Bangor. The two men were doubly related by marriage; it was, therefore, natural that Lloyd should become (4 February 1748) usher at Friars, with the attached curacy of Llandygai (4 August); there is a letter of his from Llandygai in Welch Piety, 1750-1 54. There, he was neighbour to Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd, 1731 - 1788) at Llanllechid; a volume of
LLOYD-JONES, DAVID MARTYN (1899 - 1981), minister and theologian to appoint him Principal of Bala Theological College, the appointment was blocked by the denomination. On another occasion, attempts were made to appoint him leader of the Forward Movement, a position later held by his brother-in-law, the Rev. Ieuan Phillips. 'The Dr', as he was called by his later followers, ministered at Sandfields for eleven years before receiving an invitation in 1938 to be co
LLWYD, HUMPHREY (c. 1527 - 1568), antiquary and map-maker magnates in the country would have been an achievement. Though the exact nature of his duties is unknown he is not now thought to have been the Earl's physician as stated by Wood. Ieuan M. Williams lists a number of documents from the Arundel Castle Archives and elsewhere which show Llwyd acting on behalf of the Earl with regard to properties in London, Hampshire and Sussex. It is clear that Llwyd was a
LLYWELYN ap GUTUN (fl. c. 1480), poet Pennardd, Hywel ap Rheinallt, and Lewis Môn. Ymrysonau, or bardic controversies, occurred between him and the following poets : D. Llwyd of Mathafarn, Guto'r Glyn, Lewys Môn, and Gruffudd ab Ieuan ap Rhys Llwyd.

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