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ROBERTS, WILLIAM (1784 - 1864), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 19 September 1784 at Aberach, Llaneilian, Anglesey. As a child he was unable to go to school and was only 10 years of age when he began work at the Parys copper mine. Later he went to work with one David Roberts of Amlwch who, in due course, sent him, now a strong and responsible young man, to Llannerch-y-medd as bailiff of some land which he owned there. The spiritual awakening he
ROBERTS, WILLIAM HENRY (1907 - 1982), actor, broadcaster Born 21 February 1907 at Brynteg, Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, the son of Henry Roberts and his wife, Marged (Jones). He received his early education at Ffrwdwin school, Llanfaethlu, but the family moved to Plas Llandrygarn and then to Llwyn Ednyfed, Llangefni and ' W.H. ', as he was popularly known, attended Llangefni County School in 1921 and then Bangor Normal College, 1926-28. He was appointed
ROBIN CLIDRO (fl. 1580), itinerant minstrel a native of the Vale of Clwyd, according to some authorities. (Cludro occurs as a place name in the parish of Llangefni, Anglesey). His verse is of the humorous kind, such as the elegy on his cat, the story of his visit to Ludlow, and the description of certain fishermen. The humour of these songs is often ribald. He employed a metre which is only found in the works of the lower bardic grades and
ROBIN DDU (fl. c. 1450), poet
teulu ROBINSON Conway, Monachdy, Gwersyllt, , 1574) and the archdeaconry of Merioneth (exchanged for that of Anglesey, 1573); his kinsman and fellow-Cantrabrigian Humphrey Robinson succeeded him in Merioneth, having previously been admitted by him to the rectory of Llanengan (1570) before he was either priest or graduate, and re-admitted both there (1573) and at Llanbedrog (1572) after graduation (1571) and ordination (1572). On the other hand
RODERICK, JOHN (1673 - 1735), grammarian, printer and publisher of almanacks and books, poet, and eisteddfodwr noted in Ifano Jones, Hist. of Printing in Wales and Monmouthshire, where also is found an account of how Lewis Morris thought of getting John Roderick to look after the press which he proposed to establish at Llannerch-y-medd, Anglesey (Morris's prospectus with its reference to Rhydderch as 'a native of Mountgomeryshire ' and as an old man in reduced circumstances, is dated March 1732). By the end of
ROWLAND(S), BENJAMIN (fl. 1722-1763), Methodist exhorter Born c. 1722, son of Thomas Rowland of Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire. He was a member of the Llandinam Methodist society in 1744, and is mentioned as being an exhorter at the Tyddyn Association, 1745. He was one of the leading members of Howel Harris's party, and toured Montgomeryshire, Denbighshire, and Anglesey on its behalf. He and Betty, his wife, joined the 'Family' at Trevecka, and his
ROWLAND (or ROULAND), DAVID (fl. 16th century), translator Anthony Wood (Athenae Oxonienses) says that he was a native of Anglesey, who, after reading for some time at S. Mary's Hall, Oxford, and leaving without a degree, became tutor to the son of the earl of Lennox, travelled, and obtained some knowledge of modern languages. After his return he became a tutor of Greek and Latin and wrote for the use of his pupils A Comfortable Aid for Scholars, full of
ROWLAND, HENRY (1551 - 1616), bishop of Bangor Penmynydd, Anglesey, 1584-93; rector of Aberdaron, 1588; archdeacon of Anglesey, 1588; dean of Bangor, 1593; bishop of Bangor, 1598-1616. As bishop he held 'in commendam' the livings of Trefdraeth, Anglesey, and Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch, Denbighshire He died 6 July 1616. He appears during his lifetime to have repaired Bangor cathedral; he also bequeathed £20 towards its re-roofing. He established
ROWLAND, JOHN (fl. 1760-1764), printer It used to be thought by some bibliographers that John Rowland was in some way or other connected with the Anglesey printing press of Lewis Morris. Ifano Jones (Hist. of Printing and Printers in Wales) has, however, shown conclusively that no connection existed. John Rowland started to print at Bodedern in 1760. His stay there, however, was short, as next year he is found printing at Bala. Under
ROWLANDS, CEINWEN (1905 - 1983), singer Born 15 January 1905 in Holyhead, Anglesey, the only child of William Rowlands and his wife Kate (Jones). Her father, who was a native of Holyhead, kept the Anglesey Emporium, a men's outfitters shop, until his retirement in 1929; her mother, who came from Cerrigydrudion, Denbighshire, was a well known singer. Educated at Morgan Jones's school, Holyhead and Bangor County School for Girls, Ceinwen
ROWLANDS, DAVID (Dewi Môn; 1836 - 1907), Congregational minister and college principal Born 4 March 1836 at Gwenfron, Rhos-y-bol, near Amlwch, Anglesey, a member of a family that was prominent in Calvinistic Methodist circles. He was educated locally and then apprenticed in a shop in Holyhead. When he was 16 years old he began to preach at the Tabernacle Congregational chapel, Holyhead. He was a student at Bala Independent College, 1853-6, and at New College, London, 1856-7; he was

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