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LLOYD, MARGARET (1709 - 1762), one of the original members of the Moravian congregation Born 27 May 1709, she was a Lloyd of Hendrewaelod and Llangystennin (tablets in Llangystennin church); her brother ROBERT LLOYD (1707 - 1753) was rector of Aber. She gravitated to London, and became a Wesleyan, but in 1740 came under Moravian influence, and in 1741 became a full-time Moravian helper. In 1743 she was sent up to Yorkshire to supervise Moravian work among the 'single sisters.' There
LLOYD, MEREDITH (fl. 1655-1677), lawyer and antiquary He was a native of Welshpool and a kinsman of Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt. He was himself a collector of manuscripts, and is said to have been the owner of the manuscripts of Thomas Wiliems of Trefriw, which he presented to Robert Vaughan. The authority for this statement is the author of the catalogue of the Hengwrt library in Cambrian Register, iii, who cites letters and papers which he had
LLOYD, Sir RICHARD (1606 - 1676) Esclus, royalist and judge neighbour, Sir Robert Price of Giler, but his name does not appear in the lists of W. R. Williams (The Welsh Judges). Nevertheless, it is obvious that there was a close relationship, throughout his career, between the two. He is commemorated in Penmachno by the school, almshouses, and the charitable gifts (including Welsh books for the poor) which he donated to his parish; see his will (Nannau MS. 3448
LLOYD, ROBERT (1716 - 1792) Plas Ashpool,, farmer and Methodist exhorter The son of Edward and Maria Lloyd of Nant, in the township of Cilcain, Flintshire. He was the second of three children - Mary born in 1714, Robert 12 November 1716, and David in 1720. Their father died in 1727. In 1746 Robert married a local girl named Dorothy and went to live at Tarth-y-dŵr cottage, Cilcain, and it was shortly after this that he showed a tendency to take his religion seriously
LLOYD, ROBERT (Llwyd o'r Bryn; 1888 - 1961), eisteddfodwr, entertainer and farmer he was the witty compère of Parti Tai'rfelin (see Robert Roberts below), a group which held concerts in all parts of Wales and for Welsh societies in England. He also frequently took part in radio and television programmes. He had the true story-teller's gift of narrating or writing a tale. This is evident in his autobiography Y Pethe (1955), the title of which later came to stand for the values
LLOYD, THOMAS (Crych Elen; 1841 - 1909), musician Born at Liverpool, of an English father and a Welsh mother. He was brought up at Dolwyddelan, of which his mother was a native, went to work in a slate quarry, but his whole thought was given to music. He was admitted as 'bard' and 'musician' at the pseudo-gorsedd, known as 'Arwest Llyn Geirionydd' (see Roberts, William John), held near Trefriw, and won some prizes at eisteddfodau. He emigrated
LLOYD, THOMAS ALWYN (1881 - 1960), architect and town planner Commission and Coal Board. He was one of the founders of the Town Planning Institute in 1914. He entered into partnership with Alex J. Gordon in 1948. He became a member of the Cambrian Archaeological Association in 1919 and he was chairman of its general committee 1951-54 and President in 1958-59. With his wife, Ethel Roberts, M.A. (they married in 1914), he attended the Association's annual meetings
LLOYD, WILLIAM (1771 - 1841), Methodist cleric Born in 1771, son of Robert and Elinor Lloyd of Pen-y-maes, Nevin, Caernarfonshire; his father had a small estate in Llannor. He was educated at ysgol ramadeg Botwnnog and Jesus College, Oxford; ordained in 1801, and licensed to Rhoscolyn, Llanfair yn Neubwll, and Llanfihangel, Anglesey. It was not long before he joined the Methodists; [and he was deprived in 1805 in consequence]. He lived for a
LLWYD, HUMPHREY (1527 - 1568), physician and antiquary Born 1527 at Denbigh, son of Robert Llwyd (or Lloyd) and Joan, daughter of Lewis Pigott. He was educated at Oxford; B.A. 1547, M.A. 1551. He studied medicine and became private physician to lord Arundel, chancellor of the University at Oxford, but returned to Denbigh in 1563. Although a practising physician Llwyd was interested in music and arts, and was described by Anthony à Wood as ' a person
LLWYD, RICHARD (Bard of Snowdon; 1752 - 1835), poet and authority on Welsh heraldry and genealogy instrumental in raising a monument to David Hughes, founder of the free school at which he had been educated; he failed in his efforts to erect a memorial to Owen Jones (Owain Myfyr). He had throughout life been interested in books, manuscripts, and records of the assistance which he gave to such writers as Sir Richard Colt Hoare, Richard Fenton, Peter Roberts, was duly acknowledged. He came to be considered
LLWYD, ROBERT (1565 - 1655), cleric and writer
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