Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig

JOAN (bu farw 1237), princess attachment to her appears to have been genuine. When she died at the palace of Aber on 2 February 1237 her body was conveyed across the Menai and buried in a new cemetery near the manor of Llan-faes, where Llywelyn founded a Franciscan friary in her memory. She was the mother of Dafydd ap Llywelyn. A stone coffin, removed from Llan-faes at the Dissolution, and now preserved in S. Mary's church at Beaumaris
JOHN, GWENDOLEN MARY (1876 - 1939), artist National Library of Wales) and by her copious letters to the sculptor Rodin, who became her lover from that year, after she had worked for him as a model. Her long affair with Rodin was not known to her contemporaries, and was only published in Michael Holroyd's biography of Augustus (1974), but is now known from the letters at the Musée Rodin published by Susan Chitty (1981). Until his death in 1924 she
JONES, ARTHUR (1776 - 1860), Independent minister Born 12 February 1776 at Llanrwst, his mother being descended from bishop William Morgan's family. After living for some time in Liverpool he became a schoolmaster at Capel Garmon where he began to preach. He married as his first wife a daughter of Twm o'r Nant and they lived for a time at Denbigh. He had hitherto been a Calvinistic Methodist, but he now joined the Independents and received a
JONES, Sir CADWALADR BRYNER (1872 - 1954), a leading figure in Welsh agricultural education and eminent civil servant , responsible for extension classes in agriculture in north Wales. In 1899 he became lecturer at Armstrong (now King's) College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The University College of Wales, Aberystwyth set up its department of agriculture in 1890 - a year later than Bangor - and as in Bangor internal teaching was combined with extension work. The department fell into disarray on the departure of the first lecturer
JONES, CALVERT RICHARD (1802 - 1877), pioneer photographer, artist and priest built streets which are now in the centre of the city, naming one Mansel Street in memory of his half-brother and another Portia Street in memory of his second wife. He left Swansea in 1853 to live for a time in Brussels before settling in Bath, where he died 7 November 1877. He was buried in the family chapel in St. Mary's Church, Swansea, but all was destroyed during World War II. He had one
JONES, DAVID (1741 - 1792), Baptist minister Ysprydol, o'r Aipht i Ganaan, and in 1777 he published an elegy on Miles Harry. He was twice married; his second wife was Hannah Jones, a widow, who had a farm and a malt-house at Dol-goch, Newcastle Emlyn; and in 1785 or 1786 he went to live there. He now joined Graig church at Newcastle [Emlyn], becoming co-pastor. His new church suited him well, for it was a quasi- Methodist, revivalistic, church
JONES, DAVID LEWIS (1945 - 2010), Librarian of the House of Lords Eirene: A Tribute (2001), a warm personal tribute to the Baroness (Eirene) White of Rhymney, with whom for years he had enjoyed a close friendship. He also published the highly acclaimed Nelson and Parliament as a bi-centenary tribute in 2005. During his last years he was working assiduously on a detailed bibliography of the history of parliament which it is hoped will now be published posthumously. He
JONES, EDWARD (1741? - 1806), Calvinistic Methodist exhorter left, to worship elsewhere. The C.M. Association was now compelled to act; Jones was inhibited from his ministrations and seems, indeed, to have been expelled from the connexion. But he still held the trust-deeds of the meeting-house, despite the efforts of John Elias and others to get them out of his clutches; finally, however, Ebenezer Morris was successful (1806), and Jones had ' to retire
JONES, ELIZABETH MAY WATKIN (1907 - 1965), teacher and campaigner when they first heard about this scheme last December. But I've prodded them. Now they are angry.' She was one campaigner among many who came together as Capel Celyn Defence Committee on 23 March 1956. Dafydd Roberts, Caefadog, who eventually became chair, has received some recognition for the part which he played in the campaign. The role played by the unassuming Elizabeth as secretary, however, was
JONES, EVAN (Ieuan Gwynedd; 1820 - 1852), Independent minister, and journalist the Adolygydd, a quarterly. Both efforts were financial failures, and within two years were taken over by D. Rees (1801 - 1869) of Llanelly who was prepared to let Ieuan Gwynedd continue as joint editor with him. Ieuan, however, died 23 February 1852, and was buried at Groes-wen. He wrote verse, and on several occasions competed at the eisteddfodau, but by now his poetry is little esteemed. He
JONES, EZZELINA GWENHWYFAR (1921 - 2012), artist and sculptor twentieth century interest in figurative and historical art was waning; Ezzelina, now in her eighties, was aware of this but faced the future with confidence. In her studio she had been experimenting with new ideas and producing sculpture and bowls of an abstract nature. This late period of innovation was cruelly terminated by a disease that eventually extinguished the creative flame within her. Ezzelina
JONES, GRIFFITH (Glan Menai; 1836 - 1906), schoolmaster and author Born at Llanfairfechan, Caernarfonshire, 15 March 1836, in a cottage where Castle Buildings now stand. He was educated at the Church school and at the Training College, Carmarthen. He became a schoolmaster successively at Llanddeusant (Anglesey), Llanfrothen, Aberaeron (twice), and Llandybïe. He then bought a house at Caernarvon, where he settled. He had shown literary ability from his boyhood

Canlyniadau chwilio

241 - 252 of 567 for "Now"