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GITTINS, CHARLES EDWARD (1908 - 1970), educationalist Born in Rhostyllen, near Wrexham, Denbighshire, 24 January 1908, son of Charles Thomas and Frances (née Rabbit) Gittins. He was educated at Rhostyllen Infants School, 1911-15, Bersham Boys' School, 1915-20, Grove Park County School for Boys, Wrexham, 1920-25 and at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1925-31. He entered energetically into student life at Aberystwyth, and became
GLASCOTT, CRADOCK (1743 - 1831), Evangelical cleric outstanding preachers and opened some of her most important chapels. In 1781, to her great distress, he broke off formal relations with her connexion (see her letters to him dated 25 December 1781 and 11 January 1782). He was appointed vicar of Hatherleigh, Devon, 1781 and remained there until he died, 11 August 1831. Wesley was bitterly disappointed by his defection and lady Huntingdon even more so. For
GLENN, THOMAS ALLEN (1864 - 1948), soldier, historian, genealogist, and archaeologist ); Newmarket notes (Prestatyn Hundred, Flintshire), Parts 1 & 2 (Prestatyn 1911, 1912); Northern Flintshire, historical, genealogical and archaeological, Vol. I, Parts 1-3 (Horncastle, 1913); (with Lord Mostyn), History of the Family of Mostyn of Mostyn (1925); The Family of Griffith of Garn and Plasnewydd in the County of Denbigh (London, 1934).
teulu GLYN Glynllifon, Array (with the rank of colonel) for Charles I till 1646 when he deserted to the parliamentary side with Sir William Williams, Vaenol. But during 1642-3 he did try to prevent the Commission from being put into effect, and drew down rebukes on the county from Charles I.
teulu GLYNNE succeeded by his son Sir WILLIAM GLYNNE (died 1689), who, on 21 May 1666, at the general distribution of honours after the Restoration, was made a baronet. Educated at Jesus College, Oxford, he took his degree on 25 March 1656. In January 1658 he was elected to represent Caernarvon in Richard Cromwell's Parliament. He was sheriff of Flintshire in 1673, and inherited the Hawarden estate on his father's
GODWIN, JUDITH (bu farw 1746), one of Howel Harris's correspondents Vavasor Griffiths and Lewis Rees; she was also an early and close friend of Howel Harris and of his family - we have nearly forty letters which passed between her and Harris. She was pietistic, and was strongly prejudiced against John and Charles Wesley. She died at Watford, Hertfordshire, 25 January 1746.
GOLDSWAIN, BRYNLEY VERNON (1922 - 1983), rugby league player Bryn Goldswain was born on 3 August 1922 in Merthyr Tudful, the son of Reginald Stephen Goldswain, a miner and then a policeman who died as a young man, and his wife Catherine (née Jones, 1897-1981). The family moved to Aber-craf in the Swansea Valley when Bryn was four years old. He was educated locally and at Ystalyfera Grammar School. He played rugby union for Aber-craf, before going to work
GRAVELL, DAVID (1787 - 1872), farmer, herbalist, and publisher Born 3 June 1787, son of Thomas and Mary Gravell of Cwmfelin, in the parish of Llandyfaelog, Carmarthenshire. He took to religion under the ministry of David Peter of Carmarthen. As a young man he suffered from bad health and this led him to experiment with herbal remedies; at the same time, he made the most of his friendship with (Sir) David Daniel Davis, the royal physician who was a native of
GREENLY, EDWARD (1861 - 1951), geologist Born 3 December 1861 in Bristol, the son of Charles H. Greenly and his wife Harriet. After attending Clifton College, Bristol, he spent some time as an articled clerk in the office of a London solicitor, but left so that he could study at University College London. He joined H.M. Geological Survey (Scotland) in 1889 but in 1895 he resigned and began his self-imposed and lifelong task, a new
GRESHAM, COLIN ALASTAIR (1913 - 1989), archaeologist, historian and author at Bangor on 3 March following a public service at St Catherine's church, Cricieth. His ashes, in accordance with his wishes, were scattered on Penystumllyn land from where there is a panoramic view of Cricieth town and castle. A commemorative plaque to him was unveiled in Cricieth library on 23 October 1992. Gresham could have said of the commote of Eifionydd what the historian A. L. Rowse said of
GREY, THOMAS (1733 - 1810), Independent minister name of John Grey. He became a member of the Congregational church at Tir Dwncyn or Mynydd-bach, Llangyfelach, and was encouraged to prepare for the ministry. On 3 October 1757 he entered the Academy kept by David Jardine at Abergavenny. Grants were made to him from the Congregational fund in January 1758 and 1759. He was granted a licence as a nonconformist preacher by the Cardiganshire court of
GRIDLEY, JOHN CRANDON (1904 - 1968), industrialist the Court awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws 'as proof of the universal admiration and respect in which he was held'. John Gridley died on 25 November 1968 at Cwrt-yr-Ala House, Michaelston-le-Pit, Glamorgan.

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