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BRUCE, HENRY AUSTIN (1815 - 1895), 1st baron Aberdare Born at Duffryn, Aberdare, 16 April 1815, the second son of John Bruce Pryce by his first wife, Sarah, daughter of the Rev. Hugh Williams Austin, rector of S. Peter's, Barbadoes. (The family name was originally Knight, John Bruce Pryce being the son of John Knight of Llanblethian and Margaret, daughter of William Bruce of Cowbridge.) Bruce received his early education at S. Omer, but at the age
BRYAN, JOHN (1776 - 1856), Wesleyan Methodist minister Born at Llanfyllin, where he spent much of his childhood with his uncle, a certain John Rogers. At the age of 12 he moved to Shrewsbury, and then in the course of the following years to Corwen, Bala, and Wrexham, whence, in 1798, he went to Chester as an assistant in the drapery business of the Misses Williams, daughters of Richard Williams of Rackery, near Gresford. He underwent the spiritual
BRYANT, JOHN (Alawydd Glan Tâf; 1832 - 1926), harpist Born 1 February 1832 at Castellau, Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, son of Daniel Bryant, Efailisaf, Llantrisant. He received tuition in harp-playing from Llewelyn Williams ('Alawydd y De') for about two years. He was a competent player of the pedal harp, took part in many eisteddfodau and concerts in South Wales, and served as adjudicator in some eisteddfodau. He arranged variations for the harp on
BRYANT, TOM (1882 - 1946), harpist Born 22 July, 1882, at the Carpenter's Arms, Efailisaf, near Pontypridd, Glamorganshire John Bryant, his uncle, taught him to play the harp. He began to compete at eisteddfodau at a young age, winning many prizes. He took the first prize at the National Eisteddfod from 1891 to 1896. With Watkin Hezekiah Williams, and Robert Rees, the former lecturing on folk-songs and the latter singing to
teulu BULKELEY without issue in 1822. With him the peerage became extinct, and the long line of Bulkeleys of Baron Hill, that had lasted in unbroken succession for wellnigh four centuries, was at last broken. Lord Bulkeley was to be followed by his nephew Richard (son of his half-brother Sir ROBERT WILLIAMS, 1764 - 1830), who received the king's special permission to assume the name of Sir RICHARD BULKELEY WILLIAMS
BULMER, JOHN (1784 - 1857), Independent minister Born Yorkshire; educated at Rotherham under Dr. Edward Williams; became in 1813 pastor of Albany Meeting, Haverfordwest, where he remained till 1840. The rest of his life was spent in the ministry at Rugeley, Bristol, Newbury, and (after an interval) at Langmore and Ruxton near Ross. He died 26 November 1857. While at Haverfordwest, Bulmer published some ten volumes of verse, sermons, and other
BURTON, RICHARD (1925 - 1984), stage and film actor : one reason for this was to ease Richard's entry to Oxford, where he went to study for a six-month period in 1944 before beginning his compulsory military service. However, by this time Richard had already enjoyed success on the professional stage, having been spotted by Emlyn Williams and cast in a role in his drama The Druid's Rest. After over two years' service in the RAF Richard became a
teulu BUTE (marquesses of Bute, Cardiff Castle, etc.), . Viscount Windsor sold some of the family's Monmouthshire lordships, but the Glamorgan estates descended to his granddaughter, CHARLOTTE JANE, co-heiress of the 2nd viscount. She married, 1766, JOHN, LORD MOUNTSTUART (1744 - 1814), son and heir of the 3rd earl of Bute, who was prime minister from 1762 to 1763. In 1776 lord Mountstuart was created baron Cardiff of Cardiff Castle, and, in 1796, viscount
CADWALADR, ELLIS (fl. 1707-40), poet A native of Llandderfel, Meironnydd; he lived at Hafod Uchel. He wrote both in strict and in free metres. Some of his ballads were printed in the 18th century - e.g. Cerdd i ofyn Pâr o Ddillad o Rôdd Pendefig, and Cerdd o barchedigaeth urddasol Watkin Williams Wynne, Esq. Some of his poems are included in Blodeugerdd…, 1759. It appears from his poem ' Clod i Ferch,' which contains many classical
CECIL-WILLIAMS, Sir JOHN LIAS CECIL (1892 - 1964), solicitor, secretary Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion and driving force behind the publishing of the Dictionary of Welsh Biography Born 14 October 1892 in Paddington, London, one of two children of John Cadwaladr Williams, a doctor, and Catherine (née Thomas) his wife. (The son adopted the hyphenated name of Cecil-Williams by deed-poll in 1935). The family came from Uwch Aled. He was educated first in London and, for a year or so, in the village school at Cerrigydrudion. Returning to London he attended the City of London
CHANCE, THOMAS WILLIAMS (1872 - 1954), minister (B) and principal of the Baptist College, Cardiff Born 23 August 1872, son of Thomas Chance (died 5 January 1873, 29 yearss old) and Mary (born Williams; died 15 August 1908, 79 years old) of Erwood, Brecknock. He received his early education at Pen-rhiw school, but because of his father's early death he had to leave school when he was 11 years old to earn his living as a farm servant and maintain the family for the next 9 years, initially at
CHARLES, BERTIE GEORGE (1908 - 2000), scholar and archivist He was born 13 February 1908 at Penparc, near Trefin in Pembrokeshire. He was brought up at Tresinwen Farm and educated at Henner elementary school and Fishguard County School, where he was taught by D. J. Williams as his English master. In the autumn of 1926 he entered the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, to study English, and graduated with an exceptionally good first class honours

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