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RODERICK, JOHN (1673 - 1735), grammarian, printer and publisher of almanacks and books, poet, and eisteddfodwr The belief that he was a native of the southern part of Cardiganshire was challenged some years ago (Journal of the Welsh Bibliographical Society, iii, 275-90) and it is now believed that he was born in the parish of Cemaes, Montgomeryshire; he was possibly the John, son of David Roderick and Elen his wife, who was christened in Cemaes church on 23 April 1673. However, on p. 7b of B.L. Add. MS
ROGERS, ROLAND (1847 - 1927), musician organist of Bangor cathedral (1871). He graduated Mus. Bac. in 1870 and qualified as Mus. Doc. (Oxon), five years later. By now one of the best-known organists, he was called upon to superintend the settling up of organs in numerous churches and chapels and to give recitals on them at meetings of inauguration. He did excellent work, also, as a teacher, among his pupils being D. Ffrancon Davies, William
ROWLAND, DANIEL (1713 - 1790), Methodist cleric . Disagreement arose between him and Harris, against whom he published, in 1750, Ymddiddan rhwng Methodist Uniawngred ac un Cyfeiliornus. In 1752 there was a complete split between them and he now became the leader of 'Rowland's people,' as his followers were known. In 1760 his brother was drowned at Aberystwyth and the revivalist's son was given the living of Llangeitho. For some time he was his son's curate
ROWLAND(S), ELLIS (1621 - 1691), early nonconformist ejected from his cures ('dragged down from the pulpit,' says Palmer) in 1660, and was imprisoned at Caernarvon in 1661 and searched for weapons. He settled down to live at Caernarvon; according to Palmer again, his wife kept a girls' school there, and Rowland drew patterns for the girls to copy - the only certainty is that in his will (N.L.W.) he calls himself 'now a Teacher in a private Grammar School
ROWLANDS, JOHN (Giraldus; 1824 - 1891), antiquary 1908, 57) speaks of his having 'just come' to 'Rhymni' as schoolmaster when Thomas first saw him, in 1879. Here again there is ambiguity, between the mining village 'Rhymney' at the top end of the Rhymney valley, and the village of 'Rumney,' then just outside Cardiff (and now part of it). The book on Rhymney by J. S. Jones (Hanes Rhymni a Phontlottyn, 40) implies the former, while Cochfarf, who
RUMSEY, WALTER (1584 - 1660), judge Born at Llanover, Monmouthshire, in 1584, son of John Rumsey and his wife Anne (David). In 1660 he went up to Gloucester Hall (now Worcester College), Oxford, and in 1603 to Gray's Inn (of which he became Bencher in 1631); he was called to the Bar in 1608, and had a very lucrative practice. In 1631 he became judge of the south-eastern circuit of the Great Sessions of Wales; he was Member of
SALMON, HARRY MORREY (1891 - 1985), conservationist, naturalist, soldier Kodak, took some 250 photographs on the Western Front, the collection now being in The Welch Regiment Museum in Cardiff Castle. He was mentioned in despatches at the beginning of 1918 and in the King's Birthday Honours List of June he was awarded the Military Cross, to which was added a bar for bravery in battle in November. The citation reads: He displayed great courage and devotion to duty during
SAMWELL, DAVID (1751 - 1798), naval surgeon and poet , which was published in 1786 after his return to England; this work is considered an important source-book by biographers of Cook. This book also included Samwell's attempted refutation of the (now widely accepted) theory that Cook's crews introduced sexually transmitted diseases like syphilis and gonorrhoea into Hawai'i, eventually contributing to significant Indigenous depopulation. From 1780 to 1796
SAUNDERS, SARA MARIA (1864 - 1939), evangelist and author , her awareness of the difficulties they faced and her faith in their potential now became evident. Through her own efforts and those of other female members the Women's Section of the Forward Movement was founded in Llandrindod in 1903. In the same year S.M.S. launched a branch for the Women of Swansea, where she and her husband were by now living with his widowed mother (sister of Dean Howell, St
SHAND, FRANCES BATTY (c.1815 - 1885), charity worker widowed since there is no mention of her husband. By 1859, John had relocated to Cardiff, and was involved with the Rhymney Railway Company. It is likely that Frances moved with him, although there is no proof of her residence in the town until the census of 1861, which notes that she was living at Park Place. By 1871, her sister Milbrough, now clearly described as a widow, together with two female
SHEPPARD, ARNOLD ALONZO (1908 - 1979), boxer birth in 1909), Joseph Sheppard (b. 1911). The house at 35 Sophia St (now demolished) housed four families in seven rooms. In his early teens Sheppard went to work as a miner in the Ferndale and Maerdy area of the Rhondda Valleys, and became one of the rare group of Black miners, men who were almost written out of the history of the Welsh coalfields. When Sheppard first took up boxing is not clear
SIDDONS, SARAH (1755 - 1831), actress Born 5 July 1755 at 'The Shoulder of Mutton' (now 'The Siddons'), Brecon, the eldest of eleven children of Roger Kemble and Sarah Ward. Both parents were members of John Ward's band of strolling players that had recently performed at Brecon. The company continued to play on both sides of the Welsh border, and Sarah's early years were spent with them. William Siddons, a Walsall man who had played

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