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BREESE, JOHN (1789 - 1842), Independent minister Born at Llanbrynmair, September 1789. In his younger days he was almost entirely dependent on the Sunday school for his education. At the age of 20 he was admitted a full member of the church in the Old Chapel, then under the ministry of John Roberts (1767 - 1834), and when he was 24 he was invited to start preaching. His friends helped him to go to a school in Shrewsbury, after which he was
BREEZE, EVAN (1798 - 1855), poet these volumes was Yr Odlydd Cysurus, cyfaill i'r trallodus yn cynnwys amrywiol ddyriau, cofiant am amrai anwylion…carolau…emynau, etc., 1839, published by H. Jones, Llanrwst. He died at Llanerfyl on 3 April 1855 and was buried there.
BREWER, JEHOIADA (1752? - 1817), Independent minister and hymn-writer minister of Carr's Lane chapel, Birmingham, in succession to Dr. Edward Williams of Rotherham; but in 1802 accompanied a secession thence to Livery Street. He died 24 August 1817 while a large new chapel in Steelhouse Lane was being built for him. Some of his sermons were published, and several of his hymns, e.g. ' Hiding Place ' and ' Star of Bethlehem ' (translated into Welsh), became very popular.
BRIGSTOCKE, THOMAS (1809 - 1881), portrait painter family. He married a widow, a Mrs. Cridland, who predeceased him, as did his only child, who died in infancy. He died 11 March 1881 at 3 Welbeck Street, Cavendish Square, London, and was buried at Kensal Green. Brigstocke was known mainly for his portraits of members of well-known South Wales families and of notable military figures, although he also painted historical pictures. He exhibited sixteen
teulu BROUGHTON Marchwiel, wounded at Wem (17-18 October 1643), and was one of the envoys sent by Thomas Myddelton (later 1st baronet,) to negotiate the surrender of Chirk castle on the collapse of Booth's revolt (24 August 1659). Another brother, FRANCIS BROUGHTON, is said to have fought for Parliament. When the Broughton s died out, the Marchwiel estates passed to AQUILA WYKE, of Llwynegryn, Mold, sheriff of Denbighshire in
BURTON, IAN HAMILTON (Archimandrite Barnabas) (1915 - 1996), Orthodox priest Ian Burton was born on 3 September 1915 in Pennal, Meirionethshire, the second of four children of Peter Jones Burton (1883-1956), a stonemason, and his wife Margaret (née Latham, b. 1878). He first language was Welsh, and he spoke little English in his early years. He attended the village school, before passing the scholarship examination to go to Tywyn Grammar School. Following a dispute with
BURTON, RICHARD (1925 - 1984), stage and film actor portrayal of Richard Burton. Marriages: i) Sybil Williams, 5 February 1949. They had two daughters: Kate (born 1957) and Jessica (born 1959). Divorced 5 December 1963. ii) Elizabeth Taylor, 15 March 1964. Divorced 26 June 1974. iii) Elizabeth Taylor, 10 October 1975. Divorced 30 July 1976. iv) Suzy Hunt, 21 August 1976. Divorced January 1983. v) Sally Hay, 3 July 1983. He was made a CBE in 1970; he won
BURTON, URIAH, 'Big Just' (c.1926 - 1986), bare-knuckle fighter and activist , Rocky Marciano and Uriah Burton. Gorman goes on to dedicate a whole chapter of his book to Uriah, with much of the content seemingly taken from Uriah's pamphlet. Uriah also used his skill and notoriety as a fighter to support his activist campaigns. In 1978, he walked from Dublin to Belfast to publicise his campaign for peace in Ireland. On 24 February 1979, as Uriah was preparing to make another walk
BUSH, PERCY FRANK (1879 - 1955), rugby player responsible for that failure. He played a key role in Wales ' historic (3-0) victory over the All Blacks on December 16th 1905. In 1907, he was the captain of Cardiff when they defeated South Africa 17-0. He won only 8 caps, because of the contrast between his style and that of Dickie Owen, the Welsh scrum-half. He was a schoolmaster until 1910, when he settled in Nantes, where he continued to play rugby
CARPENTER, KATHLEEN EDITHE (1891 - 1970), ecologist Kathleen Zimmerman was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, on 24 March 1891, the daughter of German immigrant Francis Frederick Zimmerman and his English wife, Victoria (née Boor). She was educated at Lealholme School in Gainsborough. As an undergraduate student at The University College of Wales Aberystwyth, she lived in Alexandra Hall and was awarded a BSc degree in 1910 (by University of
CARRINGTON, THOMAS (Pencerdd Gwynfryn; 1881 - 1961), musician and printer Born at Gwynfryn, Bwlch-gwyn, near Wrexham, Denbighshire, 24 November 1881, the son of John Carrington (a descendant of one of the families that migrated from Cornwall to work in the Denbighshire lead mines) and Winifred (née Roberts), a native of Bryneglwys. He spent his early years at Gwynfryn and was educated at Bwlch-gwyn school. After leaving school he was apprenticed as a printer at Hughes
teulu CARTER Kinmel, character and trustworthiness have been variously estimated. The Carter dynasty at Kinmel was but short-lived. Sir John's son, THOMAS CARTER (died 24 July 1702), was in chronic financial difficulties, and was in 1695 a prisoner in the Fleet. His two eldest sons, John and Thomas, had predeceased him in 1686, and it was his surviving son, WILLIAM CARTER, who inherited the heavily encumbered estate. In 1729

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