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ELLIS, RICHARD (1865 - 1928), librarian and bibliographer Born 14 October 1869, son of John Ellis, lime merchant, of Aberystwyth. He spent some time in a school kept by David Samuel and at the University College of Aberystwyth, before proceeding to Jesus College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1901, later getting a research fellowship which enabled him to start his life's work - the collection of all the available materials relating to the life and work
ELLIS, RICHARD (1775 - 1855), musician Born at Dolgelley. He was a shoemaker by trade. He was taught the elements of music by John Williams (Ioan Rhagfyr, 1740 - 1821); when the latter died Richard Ellis succeeded him as precentor at S. Mary's church, Dolgelley. He is said to have collected psalm-tunes and published them in a small volume. He composed several hymn-tunes and anthems. Few collections of hymn-tunes omit the hymn-tune
ELLIS, ROBERT (1808 - 1881), Calvinistic Methodist minister he removed to Dinorwig quarry, and in 1829 became a chapel-member at Ysgoldy. In 1832, after five months' schooling under John Hughes (1796 - 1860) at Wrexham, he sought work at Liverpool, in vain, and walked home. He began preaching in 1834, and in 1837 opened a shop at Clwt-y-bont. In 1842 he was ordained, and in the same year married Jane Evans of Harlech; they had six children. Apart from
ELLIS, ROBERT (Cynddelw; 1812 - 1875), Baptist minister, preacher, poet, antiquary, and commentator until he joined the Baptist church at Gefail-rhyd (1832) and began to preach in 1834. The following year he had some ten months' schooling under John Williams (1806 - 1856), author of Yr Oraclau Bywiol, at Llansilin. He was minister at the following places: Llanelian and Llanddulas 1836-8, Glynceiriog 1838-42, Sirhowy 1847-62, Caernarvon 1862-75. He died 19 August 1875 at his old home, Gartheryr
ELLIS, ROBERT MORTON STANLEY (1898 - 1966), minister (Presb.), and author Born 11 April 1898 in a small cottage near the sea between Gronant and Prestatyn, Flintshire, son of John Edward and Emma Ellis. His parents moved to Birmingham, then to Mold, and Denbigh, finally settling in Glanaman, Carmarthenshire in 1905. He left Garnant school when he was 12 years old, and started working in a shop, and later in a coalmine and tin works. He was brought up as a
ELLIS, ROWLAND (1650 - 1731), Welsh-American Quaker -in-law, John Evans, in Gwynedd, and was buried in the Friends' burial ground at Plymouth. Bryn Mawr College (now University) for women is a reminder of the Bryn Mawr in Wales where Rowland Ellis was born. On Rowland Ellis's antecedents and connections see further the article on the Lewis and Owen families of Tyddyn-y-garreg.
ELLIS, TECWYN (1918 - 2012), educationalist, scholar and author Tecwyn Ellis was born on 24 April 1918 at Cae Crydd, a smallholding on the Pale estate in Caletwr, Llandderfel, Merionethshire, the only child of David John Ellis and his wife Madge (née Edwards). As a native of Penllyn, and later of Edeirnion, his knowledge of these commotes - their history, traditions and families - was inexhaustible. He was educated at Llandderfel council school; the boys
ELLIS, THOMAS (1625 - 1673), cleric and antiquary practically went into retirement. Following the death of John Ellis (died 1665), usually referred to as his kinsman, he was made rector of Dolgelley in 1666, and held the living till his death in 1673. As an antiquary, Ellis had a high reputation enhanced by his friendship and co-operation with Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt, but this reputation was somewhat diminished in his own lifetime by his unconvincing
ELLIS, THOMAS (1711/12 - 1792), cleric minister, of a rather strict and puritanical type, and a warm supporter of Griffith Jones's schools; there are many letters of his in Welch Piety, including a sharp condemnation of John Evans of Eglwys Cymyn (1702 - 1782); he seems to have acted as a sort of supervisor of the schools in Anglesey, and was one of the half-dozen Welsh clerics appointed by Griffith Jones to receive contributions towards the
ELLIS, THOMAS EDWARD (1859 - 1899), M.P. for Merioneth (1886-99) and chief Liberal whip (1894-5) the family of John Cory, S. Mellons, he became private secretary to (Sir) John Tomlinson Brunner, industrialist and Liberal M.P. for Northwich, and also engaged in intermittent journalism. In July 1886 he was adopted Liberal candidate for Merioneth and elected to Parliament. His unsparing advocacy of Welsh interests marked him out as a leader in Welsh life, and he had a considerable share in
ELLIS, THOMAS PETER (1873 - 1936), judge (I.C.S.) and authority on Punjab customary law and medieval Welsh law Custom; he also edited Rattigan's Punjab Customary Law (8th ed.). His chief publications dealing with Wales are: Welsh Tribal Law and Custom in the Middle Ages, 1926; The Mabinogion - a New Translation (with John Lloyd), 1929; The Story of Two Parishes (Dolgelley and Llanelltyd), 1928; The First Extent of Bromfield and Yale; The Tragedy of Cymmer; The Catholic Church in Wales under the Roman Empire
EMERY, FRANK VIVIAN (1930 - 1987), historical geographer Anglo-Norman settlement and Parliamentary enclosure, and to speculate about how it had come to be as it was. In leisure hours during his army service, he could be discovered 'drawing neat sketch maps of Gower, apparently as a labour of love', in the words of his friend, John Andrews. Emery wrote about Gower intermittently throughout his career: in eleven articles in the Journal of the Gower Society

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