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BANCROFT, WILLIAM JOHN (1871 - 1959), rugby player and cricketer Born 2 March 1871, son of William Bancroft, Carmarthen Arms, Waterloo Street, Swansea, the eldest of 11 children. He plied his craft as a shoemaker. He was born in Carmarthen but was brought up in the shadow of Saint Helen's sports ground, Swansea. He played for the local youth team, the Excelsiors, before playing his first game for Swansea on 5 October 1889. After only 17 games, and without a
teulu BARKER, artists engraved by Thales Fielding in aquatint. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the British Institution, and elsewhere. He died 2 March 1838 at Totnes. THOMAS JONES BARKER (1815 - 1882), artist Art and Architecture Son of Thomas Barker 'of Bath '. (His mother was a Jones and a native of Monmouthshire.) When he was 19 he went to the studio of Horace Vernet, Paris, with whom he collaborated later on several
BARRETT, JOHN HENRY (1913 - 1999), naturalist and conservationist in a basket on an elephant came the bitter disappointment of being invalided home. In March 1937 Barrett was accepted for a four year commission with the RAF, and as part of his training he spent time at Penyberth camp near Pwllheli where Welsh nationalists set fire to the only hangar. Years later he received an honorary degree from the University of Wales in the company of Saunders Lewis, one of
BARRINGTON, DAINES (1727/1728 - 1800), lawyer, antiquary, and naturalist (there is a copy in NLW MS 12416D) was read at a meeting of the Royal Society held 6 June 1771. His notes on 'The Language of Birds' were reprinted in T. Pennant, British Zoology. There are letters from Barrington to friends in North Wales in NLW MS 2065E (one dated 19 October 1775, to Paul Panton, senior), regarding Inigo Jones, Sir John Wynne of Gwydir and Llanrwst bridge, NLW MS 3484C (dated 8 March
BEAUMONT, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. RALPH EDWARD BLACKETT (1901 - 1977), Member of Parliament and public figure 1957, Deputy Lieutenant of the county on 17 March 1961 and Vice-Lieutenant on 10 April 1962. He also served the county as Chairman of the Montgomeryshire County Agricultural Executive Committee from 1948 to 1969. In his own neighbourhood, Beaumont was a member of Machynlleth Urban District Council and chairman from 1964 to 1966. He gave a generous gift of land for community purposes to the Council in
BECK, THOMAS (bu farw 1293), bishop of S. Davids henceforth was assiduous in his devotion to the interests of his church and diocese. His entry into the latter was made at the beginning of February 1281, when he celebrated mass at Strata Florida. He was enthroned at S. Davids on 1 March. No part of the existing cathedral is attributed to him, but in other respects he showed much activity. In 1287 he strengthened the chapter by the creation of the offices
BERTIL, PRINCESS LILIAN (DUCHESS OF HALLAND), (1915 - 2013) January 1997 but the Princess continued to represent the royal family on official occasions and to be the active sponsor of several institutions until her health failed. She died in Stockholm 10 March 2013 aged 97 and many members of Scandinavian royal families were present at her funeral 16 March. Though it was said that she always acknowledged her Swansea roots, she does not appear to have retained
BEVAN, BRIDGET (Madam Bevan; 1698 - 1779), philanthropist and educationist -41, and a Member of Parliament, 1727-41. In May 1735 he was appointed Judge of Equity in South and North Wales. He was the executor of the will of Sir Richard Steele. He died 6 March 1743, aged 56, and was buried at Laugharne church. (The date of his death is given by most writers as 1745.) Derllys Court in Bridget Bevan's early days was a centre of religious and educational life. Her rector in
BEVAN, THOMAS (Caradawc, Caradawc y Fenni; 1802 - 1882), antiquary as secretary on 1 March 1839 and in 1843 was appointed master of the Abergavenny Union workhouse but did not cease to work hard on behalf of the Cymreigyddion Society. In 1863 he started business in Abergavenny as a coal and salt merchant. He died 10 December 1882, and was buried in the chapelyard of the Baptist church, Llanwenarth, of which he had been a member for over fifty years. His own
BEYNON, Sir WILLIAM JOHN GRANVILLE (1914 - 1996), Professor of Physics involved in an international study of the ionosphere Philomusica Orchestra of Aberystwyth. He retired in 1981 as Emeritus Professor and Honorary Fellow of UCW, Aberystwyth, having been Vice-Principal in 1972-74. He married in 1942 Megan Medi, daughter of Arthur and Margaret James at Ebenezer Congregational Chapel, Swansea, and they had two sons and one daughter. He died 11 March 1996, at Aberystwyth.
BIGGS, NORMAN (1870 - 1908), Wales and Cardiff Rugby wing threequarter Born 3 November 1870 in Cardiff, third son of John Biggs. Educated at University College, Cardiff, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he subsequently entered his father's business in Cardiff. He was the most famous of a large family of footballers who all played for Cardiff. He played his first game in the Cardiff XV against Penarth on 9 March 1887. Between 1889 and 1894 he played for Wales on eight
BIRCH, EVELYN NIGEL CHETWODE (Baron Rhyl of Holywell), (1906 - 1981), Conservative politician died on the 8th March 1981.

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