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DAVIS, ELIZABETH (1789 - 1860), nurse and traveller made to the narrative. According to her autobiography Betsi Cadwaladr spent her early years on her father's farm. She was treated badly by her elder sister who ran the household after their mother's death in 1795-6, and ran away to the house of her father's landlord, Simon Lloyd of Plas-yn-dre in Bala. She lived there for five years, receiving a good education and training as a domestic servant
DAWKINS, MORGAN GAMAGE (1864 - 1939), Congregational minister, poet, and hymnist Born 16 December 1864 at Bryncethin, near Bridgend, his father, Thomas, being farmer of the smallholding of Cae-helyg Bach, a collier at Park Slip, and a lay preacher, and his mother, Mary, a member of the David family of Pencoed. On his father's side, he was descended from the illustrious families of Gamage and Dawkins. His mother died in 1877, his father was killed in the colliery, 14 August
DE LLOYD, DAVID JOHN (1883 - 1948), musician Born 30 April 1883, at Skewen, Glamorganshire, son of Morgan de Lloyd, an insurance agent. The family moved several times before eventually settling down at Penparcau, Aberystwyth. While they lived at Carmarthen David attended Pentrepoeth board school. From early childhood he showed remarkable musical ability. In 1894 J.S. Curwen attended the South Wales Tonic Sol-fa Conference held at Carmarthen
DE SAEDELEER, ELISABETH (1902 - 1972), textile artist Elisabeth de Saedeleer was born on 17 August 1902 in Sint Martens Latem, a village near Ghent in Belgium, the second of five daughters of the painter Valerius de Saedeleer (1867-1941) and his wife Clementina (née Limpens, 1867-1930). At the age of 12, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, she and her family left Belgium together with Gustave van de Woestijne (1881-1947) and George
DEE, JOHN (1527 - 1608), mathematician and astronomer , prince of Wales. Though there seems to be no evidence in support of the statement in Archæologia Cambrensis, 1858, 472, that he was a native of Bugeildy (corrupted to ' Beguildy'), near Knighton, Radnorshire, his biographical writings show that he numbered many Welshmen among his special friends, including some of the Herberts, John David Rhys, and Morris Kyffin. There is, besides, at least one letter
DEINIOL (bu farw 584), saint, founder of Bangor and first bishop in Gwynedd David would have been too young at the time. There is no reason to doubt that Deiniol attended the synod of Brefi. According to the Ann. C. he died in 584, but it is possible that this date, like the dates given for the deaths of David and Kentigern, is twelve years later than it should be, in which case the correct date is 572.
teulu DEVEREUX Lamphey, Ystrad Ffin, Vaynor, Nantariba, Pencoyd, Northumberland, much Devereux property in Carmarthenshire passed into Percy hands, including the six ' Percy rectories ' of south Carmarthenshire, notorious to Puritans of the next century for their fat incomes and neglected parishioners; Llan-y-bri, a chapel of ease pertaining to one of them, was later secured for a body of Independents through the offices of William Evans (died 1718). Sir GEORGE DEVEREUX (fl
teulu DILLWYN VENABLES -LLEWELYN; on the Venables (a Cheshire family originally) see Williams, Hist. of Radnorshire (2nd ed., 383-4). Lady Venables-Llewelyn was the daughter of Richard Lister Venable (1809 - 1894), vicar of Clyro, who figures in the diaries of Francis Kilvert, and whose brother George Stovin Venable (1819 - 1888), classical scholar and writer in the Saturday Review, is in the D.N.B. - his fight with
teulu DOLBEN Segrwyd, councillors and civic officials. DAVID DOLBEN (1581 - 1633), bishop of Bangor Religion Son of Robert Wyn Dolben (great-grandson of the first Robert Dolben above) and of Jane, daughter of Owen ap Reinallt of Glyn Llugwy. He entered S. John's College, Cambridge, in 1602, holding one of the scholarships founded by Dr. John Gwyn (died 1574), and graduated B.A. 1606, M.A. 1609, and D.D. 1626. Ordained by George
DOLBEN, WILLIAM LLOYD Rhiwedog (fl. 19th century) - gweler LLOYD
DONALDSON, JESSIE (1799 - 1889), teacher and anti-slavery activist imprisonment for doing so. Through her abolitionist work, Donaldson became acquainted with some of the key figures of the movement, such as formerly enslaved people Frederick Douglass, Ellen and William Craft, campaigner William Lloyd Garrison, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). Douglass and the Crafts later visited Swansea to give lectures and it is possible that Donaldson may
DONNE, JAMES (1764 - 1844), cleric and schoolmaster Born 14 February 1764 at Kingston, Radnorshire. He appears to have been a pupil of David Lloyd, Llanbister (1752 - 1838) - see NLW MS 4954C. Admitted to S. John's College, Cambridge, 21 May 1784, he graduated B.A. 1788, afterwards proceeding to M.A. 1792 and D.D. 1825. He became a master at Dr. Thomson's school in Kensington, 1788, was ordained deacon, at Hereford, 30 May 1790, became curate of

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