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EVANS, GWYNFOR RICHARD (1912 - 2005), Welsh nationalist and politician Gwynfor Evans was born on 1 September 1912 at Y Goedwig, 24 Somerset Road, Barry, the eldest of the three children of Daniel James ('Dan') Evans (1883-1972), an industrious and highly successful shopkeeper, and Catherine Mary (née Richard) (1879-1969), herself a shopkeeper from a chapel-going London Welsh background, originally from Cydweli. Gwynfor Evans was above all the product of Welsh
EVANS, HORACE (1st. BARON EVANS of MERTHYR TYDFIL), (1903 - 1963), physician five other hospitals and to the Royal Navy. It was through his influence that the Royal College of Physicians was moved from Trafalgar Square, having attracted the magnanimous financial support of the Wolfson Foundation towards the cost of erecting new buildings at Regent's Park. He served the royal family as physician to Queen Mary in 1946, to King George VI in 1949 and to Queen Elizabeth in 1952
EVANS, HOWELL THOMAS (1877 - 1950), historian and schoolmaster Born 6 November 1877, at Cwmbwrla, near Swansea, the second son of John Evans, steelworker, and Mary his wife. Educated at Swansea Grammar School, the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and St. John's College, Cambridge, he held the degrees of B.A. (Wales), B.A. (London), and M.A. (Cantab.) After teaching at Wellington College and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Carmarthen, he was on the
EVANS, IFOR (IVOR) LESLIE (1897 - 1952), principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth Born 17 January 1897, son of William John Evans of Aberdare and Mary Elizabeth (née Milligan) his wife. He was educated at Wycliffe College, Stonehouse and studied in France and Germany where, in 1914, he was interned for the duration of the war at Ruhleben prison camp, where he learned Welsh and changed his given name Ivor to Ifor. He worked briefly in the coal trade in Swansea before going up
EVANS, JAMES THOMAS (1878 - 1950), principal of the Baptist College, Bangor Osborne Morgan scholarship, and then proceeded to Leipzig to pursue a further course of study. He obtained the M.A. degree of the University of Wales in 1905 and the London degree of B.D. in 1910. In 1906 he was elected to succeed Dr. T. Witton Davies as professor of Hebrew at the Baptist College, and in 1923 followed Silas Morris as principal of the college. He published many articles, a commentary on
EVANS, JANET (1894 - 1970), journalist and civil servant Born in London c. 1894, daughter of Thomas John Evans and Margaret (née Davies), 82 Addington Mansions, Highbury, both natives of Cardiganshire. She received private tuition before going to the Central Foundation Girls' School and subsequently attending courses held by London University. After obtaining comprehensive secretarial training she eventually became private secretary to the managing
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 (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 (1815 - 1891), archdeacon of Merioneth Born 4 March 1815, son of John Evans of Tan-y-coed, Llanfair, Meironnydd, and Anne, daughter of John Owen of Crafnant, Llanfair. His mother was a descendant of Edmwnd Prys. He was educated at Beaumaris grammar school. He then became a clerk in the office of David Williams, solicitor, who was at that time M.P. for the county of Merioneth. His wife Mary, of Saethon, was a cousin of David Williams
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

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