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GRYFFYTH, JASPER (bu farw 1614), cleric, warden of Ruthin hospital, chaplain to archbishop Bancroft, collector of manuscripts proved 28 May, and he was buried in the chancel of Hinckley parish church, 25 May. He names his wife, Mary, his son Bartholomew, and his daughters Elizabeth, Marye, and Anne, with a suggestion that the children were minors. His wife was a daughter of John Roberts of Park, Llanfrothen. In a letter to Sir Robert Cotton, 1613, Jasper Gryffyth lists forty Latin manuscripts in his possession, and other
GWYN, JOHN (bu farw 1574), lawyer, placeman, and educational benefactor Bangor cathedral, resigning it next year to his second brother Griffith - only to resume it in 1555, after which he kept it until his death, defying the efforts of archbishop Parker to dislodge him. In 1556 he was presented to the sinecure rectory of Llanrhaeadr in Cinmerch. He was reported by bishop Rowland Meyrick as one of four lay lawyers beneficed in the diocese. He seems to have been entirely
GWYNN, HARRI (1913 - 1985), writer and broadcaster insisted that they could not marry unless Harri had a good regular income. One constant shared interest was radical politics. As the minutes show, Eirwen was among the two dozen who came together on 11 November 1936, at the first meeting of the left-leaning ginger group, Mudiad Gwerin, chaired by the future Labour MP Goronwy Roberts, with Harri acting as vice-chair and secretary. The movement's aim, as a
HALL, AUGUSTA (Lady Llanover), (Gwenynen Gwent; 1802 - 1896), patron of Welsh culture and inventor of the Welsh national costume advocating the Welsh harp. In 1902, she financed the posthumous publication of the Manual of Methods of Instruction for playing the Welsh Harp by Ellis Roberts (Eos Meirion, 1819-1873), the first manual for triple harp instruction. Her 'Choir of Triple Harps' performed at eisteddfodau around 1900 and at the Pan-Celtic Congress of Caernarfon, 1904. Her son, Major-General Sir Ivor Herbert (1851-1934), baron
teulu HANMER Hanmer, Bettisfield, Fens, Halton, Pentre-pant, .1388) became a justice of the king's bench in 1383 and was knighted in 1387. He married Agnes (or Angharad), daughter of Llywelyn Ddu ap Gruffydd ap Iorwerth, and the Welsh tone of the family appears in the support they gave to Owain Glyn Dwr, who married Sir David's daughter Margaret. Her brothers GRIFFITH (who married into the Tudor family of Penmynydd) and PHILIP joined in proclaiming him prince
HARKER, EDWARD (Isnant; 1866 - 1969), quarryman, poet and preacher (Congl.) young boy. Gwilym Cowlyd (William John Roberts had only recently set up Gorsedd Geirionydd and a series of eisteddfodau on the banks of Llyn Geirionydd and it is against this background that the boy took seriously to learning the cynganeddion, mastering the handbook Yr Ysgol Farddol by Dafydd Morganwg (David Watkin Jones, and to competing in eisteddfodau. After giving up work at Nant, he worked for 15
HARRIES, DAVID (1747 - 1834), musician ,' arranged by John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt) for Y Cerddor Cymreig, nos. 82-3 was popular until about the beginning of the 20th century; it appeared also in Llyfr Anthemau a Salmdonau (Alaw Ddu). In 1824 he went to live with a daughter at Carno where he died 6 January 1834; he was buried in Carno churchyard.
HARRIS, GRIFFITH (1811 - 1892), musician Born, according to the family gravestone at Carmarthen on 15 July 1811, the son of Griffith and Mary Harris. He had a clothier's shop at Carmarthen. He was precentor at Water Street Calvinistic Methodist chapel; he also conducted a town choir. In 1849 he published a collection of 260 hymn-tunes under the title of Haleluwia, this being followed in 1855 by Haleliwia Drachefn, containing 200 hymn
HARRIS, HOWELL (1714 - 1773), religious reformer refusal was repeated more than once subsequently - and for the same reason). He consulted Griffith Jones who besought him without success to be more moderate. In 1737 he came into contact with Daniel Rowland and the two began to work together. Among their earliest converts were Howel Davies and William Williams of Pantycelyn. In 1742 these formed themselves and their adherent societies into an
HARRISON, RICHARD (1743 - 1830), Wesleyan Methodist local preacher was one of the first to expound Wesley's Arminianism in North Wales, and his counsel and assistance were invaluable to Evan Roberts, Denbigh, Edward Jones, Bathafarn, (1778 - 1837), Owen Davies (1752 - 1830), and John Hughes (1776 - 1843).
HARRY, JOSEPH (1863 - 1950), schoolmaster and Independent minister , but by 1895 he had returned again to Carmarthen where, with W. Roberts and T. Wedros Jones, he sought to keep the Old College School open. He was the headmaster of the school from 1885 to 1913 and he encouraged generations of young boys into the ministry and into the professions. He accepted the pastorate of Salem congregational church, Llandovery, in 1913 and he remained there until his retirement
HENRY, DAVID (Myrddin Wyllt; 1816 - 1873), Independent minister and folk poet , in 1842 where he began preaching in Soar chapel in October 1843. He attended the school kept by the Rev. Thomas Roberts, minister of Park Street chapel, Llanelli, in 1844, but he returned to Maesteg in 1847, where he continued to practice his craft as a tailor, and preached occasionally. He married Jane, the daughter of Rees Powell of Brychgoed, Defynnog, Brecknockshire, 27 December 1847. Three

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