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OWEN, JOHN (John Owen of Tyn-llwyn; 1807 - 1876), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and writer on agriculture and good farm of Penyberth on the Madryn estate. There he died, 17 May 1876; he was buried in the Tai-duon burial-ground, Pant-glas, Eifionydd. Owen was esteemed a good preacher, though 'dry' and doctrinal. But he is described as a man with too many irons in the fire. As the story of 1868-9 shows, he was a zealous Liberal of the old individualistic kind; and in his native county his name has become
OWEN, JOHN (Owain Alaw; 1821 - 1883), musician Morgannwg,' anthem 'Och, Annuwiol'; Llanrwst 1859 anthem 'Arnat Ti y llefais.' In 1860 John Owen published Gems of Welsh Melody, a collection which proved very useful, and was widely used. He won the prize at a Caernarfon eisteddfod for his cantata, 'Tywysog Cymru,' whilst for the Chester national eisteddfod of 1866 he composed 'Gŵyl Gwalia.' He published Tonau yr Ysgol Sabothol; Welsh Harp, airs arranged
OWEN, JOHN JONES (1876 - 1947), musician his compositions which became popular were an anthem, ' Llusern yw Dy air i'm traed ', a part-song ' Yr Afonig ', and a children's song ' Lw-li-bei '. In 1921 he emigrated to the USA where he graduated Mus. Bac. and became organist and choirmaster of the Evangelical Church, Wilkesbarre; he also served as adjudicator, as conductor of cymanfaoedd canu, and as conductor of the Wilkesbarre Orpheus male
OWEN, ROBERT (1858 - 1885), schoolmaster and poet Born 30 March 1858 at Tai Croesion, a small farm not far from Llanaber church, Merionethshire; son of Gruffydd Owen, boatman and farmer, and his wife Margaret. The particulars given here are taken from the biography written by (Sir) Owen M. Edwards for the selection made by him of the poems by Robert Owen, published in 1904 at Llanuwchllyn. When he was four years old, Robert Owen moved with his
POWEL, ANTHONY (c. 1560 - 1618/19), gentleman and genealogist the family, he was interested in literature; Lewis Dwnn names him among the gentlemen who showed him ' hen Regords a llyfrau y tai o grefydd ' ('old records and books from the religious houses') and as a man who had written 'am holl ynys Brydain' ('about the whole isle of Britain'); the reference, clearly, is to genealogical work. The only manuscript of his which is extant today (as far as is known
POWELL, WILLIAM (Gwilym Pennant; 1830 - 1902), poet Born August 1830 at Tai Duon, Dolbenmaen, Caernarfonshire, son of Ellis and Catrin Powell. Until 17 April 1852, when he went to London, he was employed in the slate quarries at Llanberis. He wrote all kinds of poetry and his works were published in Y Faner, Yr Herald, and other periodicals. In London he was employed as a stonecutter and polisher. He was a keen competitor at eisteddfodau and among
RICHARD, TIMOTHY (1845 - 1919), missionary in China , the name of 'Li T'i-motai' was a household word throughout China. His Chinese honours were singularly distinguished, e.g. a mandarin of the highest grade and a member of the Order of the Double Dragon. The University of Wales gave him its LL.D. (1916); he was also D.D. and D.Litt. Dr. Richard married (1) 1878, Mary Martin, who died in 1903, and by whom he had four daughters; (2) 1914, Dr. Ethel
ROBERT, GRUFFYDD (c. 1527 - 1598), priest, grammarian and poet teacher and pupil, namely 'Gr' (Gruffydd Robert himself) and 'Mo' (Morys Clynnog): the structure of the work may reflect Robert's respect for his uncle. The second part of the Grammar, which discusses the parts of speech, was not published until about 1584; and it may be surmised that the third part (on cynghanedd) and the fourth (on the metres of Welsh poetry) appeared before 1594. Two other small
TATHAN (fl. 5th century), saint His life is found in B.M. MS. Cotton Vespasian A. xiv; in that of S. Cadoc, where he also appears, he is called Meuthi (the names are identical, the variant forms being due to the honorific prefixes 'mo' and 'to' and the endearing suffix 'an'). He was, it is said, born in Ireland, the son of king Tathalius (Tuathal). Tuathal Maelgarb (532-544) is too late to be his father, and it is possible that
THOMAS, JENKIN (Siencyn Pen-hydd; 1746 - 1807), Methodist exhorter Lewis of Llanfihangel Ynys Afan, and went to live for a time at Aberafan, but left this place to go to Goetre, near the old chapel of Dyffryn, Tai-bach, where he spent the remainder of his life. He died 26 December 1807, and was buried in the churchyard at Llanfihangel Ynys Afan - now known as Cwmafan. 'Siencyn Pen-hydd' was one of the most remarkable preachers of his generation and became talked of
WILLIAMS, DAFYDD RHYS (Index; 1851 - 1931), author and journalist Born 8 May 1851 at Tai Hywel o'r Llwyn, Cefn Coed y Cymer, Brecknock., the son of a cattle drover. He began to work underground when he was 13 years old. He won prizes at eisteddfodau - for a drama at Aberdare, a pryddest at Treherbert, a poem at Jewin chapel (London) eisteddfod, and afterwards at national eisteddfodau held at Merthyr Tydfil and Denbigh. By this time he was working in London

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