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EVANS, JOHN (1796 - 1861), schoolmaster Born 7 February 1796 at Blaen-plwyf, parish of Llanychaiarn, Cardiganshire. His father was a weaver, and he himself followed the same occupation until, becoming weary of it, he walked to London at the age of 17 in quest of more congenial work. There he supported himself by selling books from door to door. He was befriended by David Davies, a fellow-countryman and a musical instrument tuner, who
EVANS, JOHN (1779 - 1847), cleric, afterwards Calvinistic Methodist minister by his Methodism, returned to Llwynffortun. He served yet another period as curate of Llanddowror, but was never priested. As far back as 1801 he had been christening children at Water Street church, Carmarthen, and in 1811 he accepted ordination by the Methodists at their first ordination at Llandilo. His second wife was Rachel, daughter of John Davies of Pen-twyn, Llan-non, Carmarthenshire, and
EVANS, JOHN HUGH (Cynfaen; 1833 - 1886), Wesleyan Minister Born 12 July 1833 at Ysgeifiog, Flintshire, son of John Evans (Ioan Tachwedd,). He was educated at the local National school and later (because of a disagreement about learning the catechism) at the British school, Lixwm. He became the schoolmaster at Ruthin workhouse in 1853 and was admitted to the ministry in 1860. He was appointed to the Bangor circuit in order to assist Samuel Davies (1818
EVANS, JOHN JAMES (1894 - 1965), teacher and writer Born 21 April 1894 in Tŷ Capel-y-Bryn (U), Cwrtnewydd, Cardiganshire, the son of Enoch Evans, Bwlchyfadfa, Talgarreg, and his wife, Mary Thomas, whose mother came from Llanwenog and who had moved to the chapel house when she lost her husband as a young man. John Evans, the minister at Capel-y-Bryn, had a great influence on J.J. Evans. He was educated at the village primary school to which David
EVANS, JOHN RICHARDS (1882 - 1969), minister (Presb.) and author first presidents of the Council of Churches in Wales; he represented the churches in Wales in the first Congress of the World Churches Council. He also represented his Connexion in the Presbyterian Alliance. In 1938 he delivered the Davies Lecture Cristnogaeth a'r Bywyd Da, which was published in 1941. Prior to that he had published a useful textbook on the prophets, Y Proffwydi a'u cenadwri (1923
EVANS, JOHN VICTOR (1895 - 1957), barrister-at-law Born 7 October 1895 at Cwmdare, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, son of Henry Howard Evans, general manager of the Cambrian Collieries in Mid-Rhondda, a prominent Baptist layman and Mary Ann Evans, his wife, who died shortly after her son was born. He was educated at the local elementary school in Cwmdare and at Christ College, Brecon. There followed war service in Egypt, France and Palestine, and after
EVANS, JOHN YOUNG (1865 - 1941), minister (Presb.), professor at Trefeca College and afterwards at the Theological College, Aberystwyth . He was the author of a Welsh commentary on St. Luke's Gospel, 1927, and wrote a great deal to newspapers and periodicals on classical, historical and religious subjects (see the list in Who Was Who, 1941-50). Following his ordination in 1897, he was Davies lecturer ('Cymun Corff Crist'), 1928, Moderator of the Association in the South, 1941-42; he died before the end of his term, 26 December 1941
EVANS, LEWIS PUGH (1881 - 1962), soldier and public figure, Brigadier General, VC, CB, CMG, DSO (commissioned by Sir Leonard Twiston Davies as part of a series of portraits of important Welshmen).
EVANS, MALDWYN LEWIS (1937 - 2009), champion bowler his career as head of the middle school at Ferndale Comprehensive School. He and his brother Gwyn both served as deacons at Hebron Welsh Baptist Chapel, Ton Pentre. Following a protracted illness Mal Evans died at his home, Aelfryn, Upper Canning Street, Ton Pentre on 30 December 2009, aged 72 years, leaving a widow Mary (née Jones), whom he married in 1967, and who died in 2010, and a son Gareth
EVANS, MARY (Whitemantle, y Fantell Wen; 1735 - 1789), mystic she was betrothed to Christ; arrayed in a red mantle she led a long procession to her 'marriage' in Ffestiniog church, after which there was a 'marriage-feast' in a tavern in that village, and Mary received many bridal gifts. On Sundays, she and her followers wore white mantles, and held ceremonies on Manod mountain and other hills. The sect spread far and wide around Ffestiniog, Penmachno, and
EVANS, MARY JANE (Llaethferch; 1888 - 1922), elocutionist member of Panteg Congregational church; she was among those members released in 1905 to establish a church in Godre'r Graig. On the initiative of her minister, Ben Davies (1864 - 1937), she took lessons in recitation with David Thomas Jones. Mary Jane now began to recite at literary meetings and at eisteddfodau; she became famous as ' Llaethferch ' and won many chairs and cups. In April 1909, she
EVANS, MEREDYDD (1919 - 2015), campaigner, musician, philosopher and television producer pulling at his heartstrings and they left Phyllis's homeland in 1960 when he was appointed to succeed Cynan in the Department of Extramural Studies at Bangor. He would soon change direction again, however, and take up the post of Head of Light Entertainment at BBC Wales in 1963. He spent an exceptionally successful decade setting up a new service, identifying talents such as Meic Stevens, Ryan Davies

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