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EVANS, WILLIAM JOHN (1866 - 1947), musician father for the Elvet Lewis hymn ' Rho im yr hedd ', remains popular. Many musical compositions were performed by him and his father at Aberdare. He married Mary Elizabeth Milligan sometime during April-June 1895. After the death of his wife he retired from business and went to live with his son, Ifor L. Evans, then principal of the University College of Wales, at Aberystwyth. He died 12 December 1947
EVANS, WILLIAM MEIRION (1826 - 1883), miner, Calvinistic Methodist minister in U.S.A. and Australia, and editor of journals published in Australia Born 12 August 1826 at Isallt Fawr, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, Caernarfonshire His parents, Edmund and Mary Evans, moved to Gatws y Parc, Llanfrothen, and from there the son started to work in the Ffestiniog slate quarries. He emigrated to Australia, landing in Adelaide on 19 May 1849. He worked in the Yuttala copper mines, the Willinga slate quarries and later at the copper mines of Burrah, about
EVANS-WILLIAMS, LAURA (1883 - 1944), singer she taught singing till her death there on 5 October, 1944. She was buried at Henllan. She had married, in 1905, R.T. Williams, and she was survived by a daughter and a son.
EVERETT, ROBERT (1791 - 1875), Independent ministers preacher as William Williams of Wern (1781 - 1840); he took a prominent part in the theological discussions of his time, and wrote an essay on Redemption for John Roberts (1767 - 1834) of Llanbryn-mair's little book, Galwad Ddifrifol (see Cofiant John Jones, Talysarn, 447) He also published a system of Welsh short-hand and Catecism Cyntaf or Yr Addysgydd. In 1833 he moved from Utica to Winfield, leaving
FARRINGTON, RICHARD (1702 - 1772), cleric and antiquary he became the rector of Llangybi, and twenty years later he was made chancellor of Bangor cathedral. He married (1) Mary, daughter of Richard Ellis and Mary (Barker) of Cheltenham - she died in 1750, (2) Eleanor Richardson, Chester. By his first marriage he had four children - Mary, who married William Bridge of Eglwys-bach, Elizabeth, Richard (died 1750), Roger (died in infancy). Descendants of
FERRAR, ROBERT (bu farw 1555), Protestant martyr and bishop advantage of Somerset's fall to present a series of grave accusations against his protégé. After the accession of Mary, Ferrar was imprisoned in Southwark, and, in March 1554, was deprived of his bishopric for heresy and marriage. After some indecision, Ferrar, fortified by Bradford and other Protestant prisoners, refused to recant when examined by bishop Gardiner and other commissioners in February 1555
FFRANGCON-DAVIES, GWEN LUCY (1891 - 1992), actress with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford. She worked extensively throughout the 50s and 60s in America and the West End. She won the Evening Standard Award for best actress as Mary Tyrone in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey - an award, she noted, that preceded no work for almost a year. In 1970, aged nearly 80, Gwen made her last stage appearance in Uncle Vanya. Marda died that year
FISHER, JOHN (1862 - 1930), Welsh scholar Born on 5 January 1862, at Cilcoll, Llandebïe, being the eldest son of Edward and Mary Fisher. He was educated at the national school, Llandeilo-Talybont (Pontardulais), Llandovery school, and S. David's College, Lampeter, where he graduated B.A., in 1884, and B.D. in 1891, having been scholar and prizeman. Ordained deacon in 1885, and priest in 1886, he held curacies at Pontbleiddyn
FISON, ANNA (Morfydd Eryri; 1839 - 1920), linguist, poet and educator the instigation of Dr. Charles Williams, principal of Jesus College. In 1871 she married David Walter Thomas, and their children (two sons and three daughters) were brought up good Welshmen and Welshwomen. One of their sons was the priest and scholar Evan Lorimer Thomas. She threw herself into Welsh life, holding night classes for the local quarrymen; she was instrumental in aiding many of them to
FITT, MARY - gweler FREEMAN, KATHLEEN
FITZGERALD, MICHAEL CORNELIUS JOHN (1927 - 2007), a friar of the Carmelite Order, priest, philosopher and poet Joseph (Father Gregory O. Carm.), Bridget Cecilia (Sister Bridget Mary of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary), and Mary Catherine (Mrs Pryer). The interest of the two brothers in the Carmelite Order was inspired by the influence of their uncle, Conleth FitzGerald, Provincial Superior of the Irish Carmelites and a man of high standing in the Vatican, and in 1940, when 13 years old and following
FLEURE, HERBERT JOHN (1877 - 1969), geographer was as a teacher that he was best remembered, his approach being thought-provoking rather than overlaid with facts. In 1910 he married Hilda Mary Bishop of Guernsey, formerly a student at Aberystwyth, and they had 3 children. On retirement in 1944 he moved to London and later to 66 West Drive, Cheam, Surrey, where he died 1 July 1969.

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