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GRUFFYDD, IFAN (1896 - 1971), author 1963 and became a classic volume of reminiscences. It was followed by Tân yn y siambar (1966) and Crybinion (1971). He died 4 March 1971 at Caernarfon and Anglesey Hospital, Bangor and was buried in Cerrigceinwen cemetery, Llangristiolus, 6 March. His wife Catherine had predeceased him.
GRUFFYDD, ROBERT GERAINT (1928 - 2015), Welsh scholar Society in 2013. He was a humble man by nature, courteous and considerate, a reconciler but determined when furthering the cause of an institution or movement. He had a keen sense of humour and believed in the value of cooperation and in encouraging others to make a contribution to discussions and projects. Geraint Gruffydd died at his home in Aberystwyth on 24 March 2015 aged 86; the funeral service
GUTUN OWAIN (fl. c. 1460- c. 1498), poet, transcriber of manuscripts, and genealogist formed the basis of the 16th century treatises on Welsh prosody. We have several calendars by him, and one pedigree-book - the sole survival in his own hand, but the frequent references to him by later genealogists prove that he was their authority on the pedigrees of Gwynedd and Powys and the March; again, he was one of the main authorities used by the commission which was appointed to trace the Welsh
GWALCHMAI, HUMPHREY (1788 - 1847), Calvinistic Methodist minister ministry in 1840, but never regained his financial prosperity. Removing in 1842 to Oswestry, he died there 29 March 1847. In 1836, he had begun publishing a magazine, Yr Athraw, and he continued to edit it until 1844. Yr Athraw may be regarded as the precursor of Y Drysorfa (1845) - almost officially so, indeed, for an arrangement was entered into whereby the former gave place to the latter. Indeed
GWINNETT, BUTTON (1735 - 1777), merchant, landowner and politician democratic for the time. He helped prevent the union of South Carolina and Georgia. In March 1777, he was elected President of Georgia's Council of Safety. As such, he was commander-in-chief of the militia. He was keen to lead an expedition to Florida, from whence Loyalists were raiding Georgia. His repeated clashes with Continental Army officer Lachlan McIntosh led to a duel in which he acquired the leg
GWYNLLYW (fl. late 5th-early 6th century), saint Dubricius attended Gwynllyw on his deathbed, and administered the last sacrament to him. The church of S. Woolos and the parish of Pilgwenlly in Newport still bear his name. Two chapels named after Gwynllyw formerly stood in the parishes of Llanelly and Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire 29 March is his feast-day. Gwynllyw is not to be confused with Gwynlleu, patron of Nantcwnlle, Cardiganshire.
GWYNN, HARRI (1913 - 1985), writer and broadcaster , he married Eirwen. She recalled the occasion as 'a fairly sparse wedding … no grandness at all … no guests, no presents or photographs, only a day or two's honeymoon'. The couple spent their first year in Warwick, before moving to London in 1943. It would be their home for the rest of the decade, and it was there that their son, Iolo, was born on 18 March 1944. In the same year Harri and Eirwen
teulu GWYNNE Kilvey RICHARD GWYNNE (1822 - 1907), schoolmaster Education; Born Swansea 18 March 1822. He began his career as a compositor but in 1841 trained as a teacher at Grays Inn Road Model School and Norwood. The same year he began to teach at Kilvey (Infants) Copperwork School. He subsequently became the headmaster of the Kilvey Copperwork Schools and remained in that post until 1892. Under his headship the
GWYNNE-VAUGHAN, DAVID THOMAS (1871 - 1915), botanist Born 12 March 1871 at Erwood House, Brecknock, eldest son of H. T. Gwynne-Vaughan of Erwood, formerly of Cynghordy, near Llandovery, a member of the Gwynne of Glanbrân clan - some give Llandovery as the botanist's place of birth, and 3 March as the date. From Monmouth school, he went up in 1890 to Christ's College, Cambridge, and graduated (class I in the natural sciences tripos) in 1893. After
HALL, AUGUSTA (Lady Llanover), (Gwenynen Gwent; 1802 - 1896), patron of Welsh culture and inventor of the Welsh national costume Lady Llanover was born on 21 March 1802, the youngest of six daughters of Benjamin Waddington (1749-1828) of Ty Uchaf, Llanover in Monmouthshire, and his wife Georgina (née Port, 1771-1850; a great-niece of Mary Delaney, 1700-1788). Like her surviving sisters Frances and Emelia, Augusta Waddington enjoyed a wide education which included the classics, modern languages, history, geography, art and
HALL, BENJAMIN (1802 - 1867) people to have religious services in their own tongue. His importance in the history of Wales is entirely overshadowed by that of his wife. AUGUSTA WADDINGTON was born 21 March 1802, the younger daughter of Benjamin Waddington of Ty Uchaf, Llanover, and of Georgina Port, a great-niece of Mrs. Delaney. On her marriage with Benjamin Hall the neighbouring estates of Llanover and Aber-carn were united. Her
HAMER, Sir GEORGE FREDERICK (1885 - 1965), industrialist and public figure Kt., cr. 1955; C.B.E. 1948; Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire and Custos Rotulorum 1950-60; born 19 March 1885, son of Edward and Martha Hamer (née Matthews), Summerfield Park, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire; married Sybil Dorothy Vaughan Owen (High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire 1958), 3rd daughter of Dr. John Vaughan Owen and Emma Wigley Owen (née Davies), at St. Idloes parish church, Llanidloes on 1

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