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GRIFFITH, JOHN (1799 - 1877), Independent minister - gweler GRIFFITH, JOHN
GRIFFITH, JOHN EDWARDS (1843 - 1933), naturalist and antiquary Archaeological Association, having joined in 1888; he was, from its inception, a prominent member of the Anglesey Antiquarian Society and shortly before his death he supplied to its Transactions lists of Anglesey clergy and extracts from the diaries of William Bulkeley, Brynddu. Griffith was extremely painstaking in all he did, and it was, therefore, an auspicious moment when he took up the hobby of
GRIFFITH, JOHN OWEN (Ioan Arfon; 1828 - 1881), poet and critic eisteddfod for an awdl on 'Adam.' His cywyddau to 'Night,' 'Hope,' and 'Home' are his best poems. He also wrote an elegy upon Glasynys (Owen Wynne Jones). His wife, Anne (Roberts), came from a small farm in Waun-fawr called Ala-bawl. They had six children, the eldest being R. A. Griffith (Elphin). After his marriage he went to school for six months. He then opened a grocer's shop at 23, High Street
GRIFFITH, Sir JOHN PURSER (1848 - 1938), civil engineer Born at Holyhead, 5 October 1848, son of the Rev. William Griffith (1801 - 1881). He was educated at Fulneck Moravian school and Trinity College, Dublin (M.A.); had a very distinguished professional career in Ireland (details in Who was Who, 1929-40, and Times, 22 October 1938); was knighted in 1911; and in 1922 became a Senator of the Irish Free State. He died 22 October 1938. Sir John was a
GRIFFITH, JOHN THOMAS (1845 - 1917), Baptist minister from Edwardsville to Wales in 1908, had charge of an English church at Maerdy, Rhondda, for a time, and then retired to Kenfig Hill; there he founded an English cause. He was at Thomastown, Tonyrefail, from September 1912 until November 1913. He visited America in 1914 and after his return lived at Maes-teg where he was a church member at Bethania until his death on 19 June 1917. Griffith lectured
GRIFFITH, MORGAN WILLIAM (Pencerdd Mynwy; 1855 - 1925), musician Born in August 1855 at Pontypool, Monmouthshire, where his father was precentor at a Congregational church; another account says that Griffith was born at Clydach, Glamorganshire. In 1876 he went to Aberystwyth where he pursued courses in music for three years under Dr. Joseph Parry; during this period as student he was one of two accompanists at the first performance of ' Blodwen,' Joseph
GRIFFITH, MOSES (1747 - 1819), draughtsman and water-colour painter number of small scale sketches from life which are still available. After Pennant's death in 1798 Griffith was employed by his son David Pennant, and he executed a group of about 200 water-colours of Welsh views for him between 1805 and 1813. He was living at Whitford, near Holywell, in 1781 and married Margaret Jones of the same parish. There were two children of the marriage. A letter in The
GRIFFITH, OWEN (Ywain Meirion, Owen Gospiol; 1803 - 1868), ballad-writer and strolling ballad-singer
GRIFFITH, OWEN (Giraldus; 1832 - 1896), Baptist minister, editor and author Born at Tyn-y-braich, Garn Dolbenmaen, Caernarfonshire. He was educated in the old school at Dolbenmaen by Owen Griffith, was a member of the Baptist church at Horeb, and was baptized when he was 13 years old. Soon afterwards he was apprenticed as a ship-carpenter at Portmadoc; he was employed in the shipbuilding yard until 1862, and joined the Ynys Galch Baptist church. He entered the ministry
GRIFFITH, OWEN (Eryr Eryri; 1839 - 1903), musician Born 12 August 1839 at Penllyn, near Cwm-y-glo, Caernarfonshire, the son of Griffith Owen, a good musician and conductor of the Llan-rug band. He joined the Waun-fawr choir and received some instruction in music from its conductor, Pierce Williams. When the latter relinquished the leadership of the choir in 1866 Owen Griffith succeeded him. Under his leadership this choir was successful at many
GRIFFITH, PIERS - gweler GRIFFITH, PIRS
GRIFFITH, PIRS (1568 - 1628), squire and adventurer Son of Sir Rhys Griffith (died 1580) of Penrhyn, Caernarfonshire. On his father's death he came under the jurisdiction of the court of wards, which led to a particularly detailed 'ousterlemain' upon the Penrhyn lands and the return to Pirs of a considerable overcharge upon the estate by the officials of that court. He is reputed to have been in the Armada actions of 1588, but J. K. Laughton in

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