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ROBERT, GRUFFYDD (c. 1527 - 1598), priest, grammarian and poet was educated in Oxford; and although it cannot be proven that he was the 'Griffin Roberts Wallicus' who studied at Christ Church College between 1550 and 1555, it was there that Morys Clynnog and Siôn Dafydd Rhys graduated, and an association between Robert and Christ Church cannot be discounted. In November 1558, while still in minor orders, Gruffydd Robert was appointed archdeacon of Anglesey by
ROBERT, GRUFFYDD (c.1522 - c.1610), priest, grammarian, and poet We do not know where he was born, although recent research seems to incline towards proving that he was a Caernarvonshire man. Nor do we know where he was educated; we cannot be certain that he was the ' Griffin Roberts ' who was a student at Christ Church, Oxford, between 1550 and 1555. Nevertheless, he is described as ' Griffin Roberts, clerk, M.A. ', which suggests that he went to either
teulu ROBERTS Mynydd-y-gof, his son Robert, and was buried at Llanfachraeth. He had a large family, of ten children (J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 383 - but the order of the children is there incorrectly given), of whom eight sons grew to maturity (Y Drysorfa, 1870, 428-9 and 466-9, and the volume Mynydd-y-gof). Three of the sons call for notice: JOHN FOULKES ROBERTS (1817 - 1902), merchant Business and Industry The second son
ROBERTS, ABSALOM (1780? - 1864), poet and collector of penillion telyn yn cynnwys Carolau, Cerddi, ac Englynion, yn nghyd a dau gant o Hen Bennillion Cymreig. In the first part of the book are poems by Absalom Roberts and some by John Roberts, Bryncynlas. He shared with Wil Ysgeifiog the prize given at a Holywell Sr. David's Day eisteddfod, 1834, for six englynion relating to the reintroduction of Holywell fairs. In an eisteddfod held at Rhuddlan in 1850 he again
ROBERTS, ARTHUR BRYN (1897 - 1964), trade unionist Born 7 April 1897, the son of William and Mary Roberts, Abertillery, Monmouthshire. He went to work as a collier at thirteen years of age. He won a scholarship to Ruskin College, Oxford, and in 1919 to the Central Labour College, London. He was appointed a checkweigher for Rhymney colliers in 1921 and five years later was appointed the representative of the colliers in the Rhymney Valley. He was
ROBERTS, ARTHUR RHYS (1872 - 1920), solicitor Arthur Rhys Roberts was born on 27 April 1872 at 20 Ogwen Terrace, Bethesda, the only child of the Rev. Thomas Roberts, minister of Jerusalem chapel (Calvinistic Methodists), and his wife Winifred, herself the child of a Methodist minister, the Rev. Rees Jones (Brynmenai, y Felinheli). He was sent, for a secondary education, to the Salop School, Oswestry, a non-denominational boarding school
ROBERTS, BARTHOLOMEW (1682? - 1722), pirate Born in Pembrokeshire. In 1718, when he was second mate on the Princess, his ship was captured by the Welsh pirate, Howel Davis, and he was forced to serve under his captor. When Davis was killed, Roberts, who in six weeks had shown great courage and resourcefulness, was elected captain. He accepted, saying that since he had dipped his hands in muddy water it was better to be commander than a
ROBERTS, BLEDDYN JONES (1906 - 1977), Old Testament scholar Born April 21, 1906, the eldest son of Thomas and Sophia Jones Roberts, Ty Brith farm, Penycae, near Wrexham. He attended local schools, the Penycae primary and the Ruabon secondary. He then enrolled at the University College of North Wales Bangor, to train for the ministry of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church. He graduated B.A. with first class honours in Hebrew, B.D. with double
ROBERTS, CADWALADR (bu farw 1708/9), poet harp of Wiliam Llwyd, Llangedwyn, for Siôn Prys is of social interest (Cwrtmawr MS 128A (122)). 'Llyfr Cadwaladr Roberts, 1676' (Cwrtmawr MS 227B), is his anthology of poetry by some of his contemporaries, including Huw Morys and Edward Morris. The tunes to which he wrote are frequently noted in the manuscripts. He was a very mediocre poet, and his poetry contains a profusion of colloquial forms. His
ROBERTS, CARADOG (1878 - 1935), musician Born 30 October 1878 in Rhosllanerchrugog, Denbighshire, the son of John and Margaret Roberts. He showed musical talent when he was quite young and won several prizes at eisteddfodau. After a short period as pupil-teacher in the local elementary school he spent three years learning the craft of carpenter, but relinquished that in order to devote himself to the study of music. He was given lessons
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ROBERTS, DAFYDD (1892 - 1965), chairman of Capel Celyn Defence Committee Born 18 August 1892 in Weirglodd-ddu, Capel Celyn, Merionethshire, the youngest child of John and Margaret Roberts. He lived at Weirglodd-ddu for most of his life before moving lower down the valley to farm Cae Fadog. Besides farming he was one of the two postmen who carried the post in the area for more than 40 years. He was an elder in Capel Celyn (Presb.) for many years until the church was

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