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DAVIES, SAMUEL (1788 - 1854), Wesleyan Methodist minister known as ' Samuel Davies, 1st '. Born 9 June 1788 at Maes-y-groes, Cilcain, Flintshire. Converted to religion at the age of 13, he joined the Wesleyan Methodists at Maeshafn, near Mold. In January 1807 he was sent by Owen Davies (1752 - 1830) as an itinerant preacher to Cardiganshire, and for the next thirty-nine years he 'travelled' on various circuits in Wales as well as in Liverpool and
DAVIES, SAMUEL (1734? - 1820), physician - gweler DAVIES, HENRY
DAVIES, SAMUEL (bu farw 1781) Merthyr - gweler DAVIES, JAMES
DAVIES, SARA MARIA (1864 - 1939), author - gweler SAUNDERS, SARA MARIA
DAVIES, SARAH EMILY (1830 - 1921), founder of Girton College, Cambridge - gweler DAVIES, JOHN
DAVIES, SOROBABEL (1806 - 1877), schoolmaster and Baptist minister
DAVIES, STEPHEN (bu farw 1794), revived the defunct 17th century Baptist church at Carmarthen The labours of Enoch Francis had settled a branch of the Newcastle Emlyn Baptist church at Ffynnonhenry (Llanpumpsaint), and Davies, a son-in-law of his, was a member there. In 1757, Davies rented a dwelling-house in Priory Street, Carmarthen, for holding occasional preaching services, as some of the members of Ffynnonhenry lived in the town. In 1765, Davies opened a linen-draper's shop in the
DAVIES, STEPHEN (1790 - 1858), poet
DAVIES, STEPHEN OWEN (1886? - 1972), miners' leader and Labour politician He was born at 39 John Street, Abercwmboi, Aberdare, probably (or officially) on 8 or 9 November 1886. Some sources place his birth in 1883 or even earlier. According to the 1891 census, he was nine years of age at that time. He was the fourth of the six children of Thomas Davies, farm labourer, coalminer and trades union officer (died 1909), who had been excommunicated from Soar chapel, Mountain
DAVIES, THOMAS (1837 - 1892), mineralogist Born at S. Pancras, London, 29 December 1837, son of William Davies the palaeontologist (1814 - 1891). After spending some years at sea, he became an assistant in the mineral department of the British Museum in 1858; under Story-Maskelyne (see D.N.B.) he became an experienced mineralogist and was a pioneer in the use of the microscope in the study of rocks. Like his father he was more interested
DAVIES, THOMAS (1812 - 1895), Baptist minister and principal of Haverfordwest Baptist College Born 13 November 1812, son of John and Anne Davies, well-to-do farmers, Y Wern Fawr, S. Mellons (near Cardiff). He received a good education at a local school, and at the age of 16 moved to Dowlais, where he worked as a grocer's apprentice. He was baptized at Zion, Merthyr Tydfil, by David Saunders II, and with others helped to form the new church at Caersalem, Dowlais. Returning to S. Mellons in
DAVIES, THOMAS (Trithyd; 1810? - 1873?), musician and composer

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