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EVANS, THOMAS HOPKIN (1879 - 1940), musician Born 6 March 1879 at Resolven, Glamorganshire, son of David and Ann Evans. He received his early training from Professor David Evans, and began his career as organist of London Road Presbyterian church, Neath, and conductor of the Neath choral society which, under his direction, gave a number of concerts of large-scale choral and orchestral works which attracted attention. He conducted the Welsh
EVANS, THOMAS JOHN (1863 - 1932), journalist Born in the parish of Cellan, Cardiganshire, 2 December 1863, the son of Evan Evans of Glanrhyd, Llanfair Clydogau, and Jane, formerly Hughes, of Pensingrig, Cellan. He began his career as a teacher in the school of his native parish but went to London to work as a clerk in 1882 and for fifty years was actively associated with Welsh life in the metropolis. He did much to revivify and popularize
EVANS, THOMAS JOHN (1894 - 1965), local government officer and an administrator within the Baptist denomination Born 30 March 1894 in Carmarthen, one of twin sons of David Evans (died 16 August 1926 aged 55 years), prison officer, and Mary Ann Evans (née Williams, died 24 December 1895 aged 25 years). About three months after his birth the family moved to Shepton Mallet, where his father had taken employment, but following his mother's death the son returned to Carmarthen to be raised by his grandmother
EVANS, THOMAS MORGAN (1838 - 1892), schoolmaster - gweler EVANS, DAVID
EVANS, THOMAS PENRY (1839 - 1888), Congregational minister humour, Evans was also an extremely popular lecturer. He published a small book called Fy Mhregeth Gyntaf.
EVANS, THOMAS (fl. 1596-1633), poet and transcriber of manuscripts He is known as Thomas Evans of Hendreforfudd, a township in the old parish of Corwen, but now lying in the ecclesiastical parish of Llansantffraid Glyn Dyfrdwy. He was the son of Evan ap John ap Robert ap Madoc ap Jenkin ap Griffith ap Bleddyn and Lowri, daughter of Griffith ab Evan ap David Ddu ap Tudur ab Evan ap Llewelyn ap Griffith ap Meredith ap Llewelyn ap Ynyr. The place and time of his
EVANS, TIM (1877 - 1939), artist Born at Llanbedr-y-cennin, in the Conway Valley, 1877, son of Timothy Evans. He was educated at the Tal-y-bont elementary school and the Liverpool Technical College. He afterwards entered Sir H. von Herkomer's school of art at Bushey, Hertfordshire. For some years he lived on the Continent, latterly in Holland, but returned to London, where he was at the time of his death, 18 November 1939. He
EVANS, TIMOTHY EDGAR (1912 - 2007), opera singer Edgar Evans was born at Cwrt Farm near Cwrtnewydd, Ceredigion, on 9 June 1912, the youngest of 13 children of William Evans (d. 1927) and his wife Margaret (d. 1947). He received elementary education at the local school where the headmaster was the poet and local historian David Rees Davies, 'Cledlyn'. In 1921 he heard the Italian tenor Enrico Caruso on the radio, and was sufficiently enchanted
EVANS, TITUS (1809 - 1864), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster Born at Redcock in the vale of Cerdin, Llandysul, Cardiganshire. His father was a weaver and he was brought up to the same craft. He was a member of Horeb Independent chapel and received his early education at the school kept by Samuel Griffiths of Horeb. When his weaving was finished for the day he used to go to Owen Evans (1808 - 1865) at Burlip (Llandysul) for a lesson. He became parish clerk
EVANS, TITUS, printer - gweler EVANS
EVANS, TOM VALENTINE (1861 - 1935), Baptist minister Born at Llandebïe, 14 February 1861, son of William and Mary Evans and brother of Frederick Evans. He began his career in 1877 as a Calvinistic Methodist preacher and, after being to school at Carmarthen, went on to Trevecka College in 1879. His views, however, changed; he became a Baptist, and in 1880 went to Pontypool College. In 1882 he was ordained minister of Calfaria chapel, Clydach
EVANS, TREBOR LLOYD (1909 - 1979), minister (Indepedent) and author The second of Robert and Winifred Evans' four children, and the eldest son, he was born February 5 1909, at Y Fedw, a farm in the parish of Llanycil, near Bala, Meirionethshire. His father was an elder and the precentor in Moelygarnedd Chapel (C M.) and his mother was of the Lloyd family, Pen-y-bryn, Llandderfel. 'Llwyd o'r Bryn' (Bob Lloyd) was her brother, and as a boy Trebor turned to his

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