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LEWIS, TITUS (1773 - 1811), Baptist minister Born 21 February 1773 at Kilgerran, son of Lewis Thomas, minister of Cilfowyr - his mother a sister to D. Evans (1740 - 1790). His father taught him the craft of shoemaking. He was baptised at Blaen-y-waun, began to preach in 1794, and was ordained there in 1798. As he had married (20 November 1800) a woman from Carmarthen who did not like S. Dogmael's, he moved to Carmarthen in 1801 to minister
LEWIS, TITUS (1822 - 1887), antiquary published works include a lengthy poem, The Soldier's Wife, a Tale of Inkerman, 1855; he was also responsible for the English words of Joseph Parry's composition, Mynyddog, 1877, and for English translations of several poems by David Evans (Dewi Haran), in a selection of his work, edited by Glanffrwd, under the title of Telyn Haran, 1878. He died at Llanstephan, 10 September 1887, only a few weeks after
LEWIS, WILLIAM (fl. 1786-1794), hymn-writer cymmwys a pherthynol i Addoliad Cyhoeddus (Trevecka, 1786); a 2nd., revised, edition was printed by Peter Evans of Caernarvon 'for Hugh Jones,' early in the 19th century, under the title, Y Durtur, sef Ychydig o Hymnau, ar Amryw Destynau Efengylaidd. Both of these books include his celebrated hymn, ' Cof am y cyfiawn Iesu.' He is thought to have died c. 1794, but his Hymnau Newyddion (Carmarthen) was
LEWIS, WILLIAM MORTIMER (1840 - 1880), Baptist college principal Born July 1840 at Mydrim, Carmarthenshire. He received his early education at the village school and under Alcwyn C. Evans at Carmarthen. When he was 13 years of age he was apprenticed to a draper in Carmarthen for five years, during which time he adopted Baptist principles. He entered Carmarthen Presbyterian College in 1860, and after four years there, went to Glasgow University. In 1870 he
teulu LLOYD Rhiwaedog, Rhiwedog, from the ancient and once powerful family of Lloyd, of Rhiwaedog '; his nephew, GEORGE PRICE LLOYD, of Plasyndre, Bala, served for 1840-1; whilst EDWARD EVANS –LLOYD, of Moelygarnedd, near Bala, nephew of the latter, served the office in 1887-8. And, finally, the sheriff for 1939-40 was ARTHUR CAMPBELL LLOYD JONES -LLOYD, of Moel-y-garnedd and Chester. To the pedigree compilers, including many of the
teulu LLOYD Peterwell, WALTER LLOYD (died 1747), barrister-at-law Law Son of Walter Lloyd of Voelallt, Cardiganshire. He married, probably in 1713, Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Daniel Evans of Peterwell (high sheriff of Cardiganshire, 1692). He was mayor of Cardigan, 1710, 1711, 1714, 1718, 1721, attorney-general for South Wales (the counties of Cardigan, Carmarthen, and Pembroke), and judge of equity in North
teulu LLOYD GEORGE under a crust of earth '. A beautiful marble statue of her by W. Goscombe John was placed over her grave in Cricieth cemetery. OLWEN ELIZABETH LLOYD GEORGE (Lady Olwen Carey Evans; 1892 - 1990) GWILYM LLOYD GEORGE (1894 - 1894), 1st Viscount Tenby, created 1957 privy councillor, 1941, J.P. Public and Social Service, Civil Administration Law Born 4 December 1894; educated at Eastbourne College and
LLOYD GEORGE, DAVID (the first Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor), (1863 - 1945), statesman - 1968), Mair Eluned (1890 - 1907), Olwen Elizabeth (1892 - 1990) (who married Sir Thomas John Carey Evans), Gwilym (1894 - 1967), and Megan (1902 - 1966), (2) 23 October 1943, Frances Louise, daughter of John Stevenson of Wallington, Surrey, his long-serving personal assistant and companion.
LLOYD, CHARLES (bu farw 1698), squire of Maesllwch in Radnorshire (in his later days) and Independent elder about Wales to Dr. John Evans when he was compiling his Nonconformist lists for the benefit of the Whig electoral managers. His last will was dated 27 March 1714/5; in it he laid a special injunction upon any one of his own family or anybody else, who dared to dispose of the land on which Maesyronnen chapel was built, to pay a fine heavy enough to build a new chapel elsewhere. He died in 1717, his
LLOYD, CHARLES (1766 - 1829), Unitarian minister and schoolmaster Dissenting Minister, is an odd book; it was published anonymously in 1813, and reprinted (by George Eyre Evans) in 1911, and is a valuable historical source; its descriptions of some of Lloyd's fellow- Arians and Unitarians are pretty scathing. Lloyd wrote frequently in the Monthly Repository, and published other works whose titles are given in Alexander Gordon's admirable article on him in D.N.B.
LLOYD, DANIEL LEWIS (1843 - 1899), schoolmaster and bishop to Gwynfryn, Llanarth, and died there, 4 August; he is buried in the churchyard at Llanarth. He married Elizabeth Margaret, daughter of the Rev. D. Lewis of Trawsfynydd, who, with three daughters, survived him. Lloyd was the first Welsh -speaking bishop for 200 years (see Evans, John, 1651? - 1724) to be appointed to Bangor. During his tenure of the see he brought out a hymn-book, Emyniadur yr
LLOYD, DAVID (1724 - 1779), Arian minister Born at Coedlannau-fawr, Llanwenog, Cardiganshire. His father was descended from David ap Llewelyn Lloyd, lord of Castellhywel, Cardiganshire, who was of the lineage of the 'lord' Rhys. His mother was Hester, sister of Jenkin Jones (1700? - 1742) of Llwynrhydowen. He attended the school kept by John Evans (1680 - 1741) of Llanwenog. He never went to the Carmarthen Academy, but Thomas Morgan (1720

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