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THOMAS, JOHN (1821 - 1892), Independent minister, politician, and historian Born 3 February 1821 at Holyhead; Dr. Owen Thomas was his elder brother. His father originally came from Llanddeiniolen, Caernarfonshire, and his mother from Anglesey. In 1827, owing to the shortage of work his father, who was a stone-mason by trade, moved with his family to Bangor, where the boy, after spending some time under different teachers, finally went to a school kept by one Hugh
THOMAS, JOHN (1736 - 1769), cleric and antiquary Born 22 October 1736 at Tyddyn Ysguboriau, Ynyscynhaearn, Caernarfonshire, son of Thomas Rowland; Richard Thomas (1753 - 1780) was his brother, and Ellis Owen of Cefnymeusydd was his sister's son. He was schooled at Llanystumdwy, Llanegryn, Botwnnog, and Friars (Bangor). He matriculated 20 March 1755 from Jesus College, Oxford, where John Lloyd 'of Caerwys' (1733 - 1793) was a friend of his; and
THOMAS, JOHN LUTHER (1881 - 1970), minister (Congl.) Born 23 April 1881 in Bigyn Road, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, son of Thomas and Ann Thomas. The family moved to Pontarddulais where he attended the local school before beginning to work in the tin industry. In 1894 he was received as a member of Hope church, where he was encouraged to enter the ministry. He attended the school of Watcyn Wyn (Williams, Watkin Hezekiah) at Ammanford and Bala-Bangor
THOMAS, JOHN ROWLAND (1881 - 1965), religious leader and prominent merchant Born 2 March 1881 at Penrhyndeudraeth, Caernarfonshire, son of Griffith and Ann Thomas. In 1883 Griffith Thomas and the family returned to Dwygyfylchi, Penmaenmawr - his old area. John Rowland attended Pencae school, Penmaenmawr, and won a scholarship to Friars School, Bangor, but after two years transferred to the new John Bright School at Llandudno. He went to work for a short period for the
THOMAS, JOHN WILLIAM (Arfonwyson; 1805 - 1840), mathematician three months studied at the school kept by Robert Roberts, the almanac-maker (1776-1836), at Holyhead. Then, he himself opened a school at Tre-garth and began work on his book, Elfennau Rhifyddiaeth. At the age of 21 he married, and moved to Bangor; the story goes that he was again engaged for a time in selling books in Anglesey; however, J. H. Cotton obtained for him the mastership of a school at
THOMAS, MARGARET (1779 - ?), hymnwriter daughter of William Llwyd of Vaenol, near Bangor, Caernarfonshire. As a young woman she married one Edmund Williams; her second marriage (c. 1817) was with Edward Thomas of Tal-y-bont Uchaf, Llanllechid, an elder at Gatws church (Calvinistic Methodist), near Bangor. Her hymns are found written on the blank pages of an old edition of the Bible, T. Charles's Geiriadur, and an old copy of the Book
THOMAS, MORRIS (1874 - 1959), minister (Calvinistic Methodist), writer and historian instruction. He went to the college in Clynnog, and from there to the 'department' in the college in Bala. In October 1901 he went to the University College of North Wales in Bangor and gained a 2nd-class degree in English, and a third class in Philosophy in 1905. He came under the influence of the 1904-05 Revival, and instead of completing the B.D. course, decided to become the minister of a congregation
THOMAS, OWEN (1812 - 1891), Calvinistic Methodist minister and author Born at Holyhead, 16 December 1812, son of Owen and Mary Thomas and brother of John Thomas (1821 - 1892) and Josiah Thomas. The father was a stone-mason and when, in 1827, the family went to live at Bangor he, too, followed the same trade. He began to preach in 1834 and immediately came into prominence as a preacher. He went to Bala College in 1838 and thence to Edinburgh University. In 1844 he
THOMAS, PERCY GORONWY (1875 - 1954), professor of English University College of North Wales, Bangor (1903-06) but he spent most of his life in the University of London as lecturer in English language and medieval literature at Bedford College (1923-42). He resumed contact with the University of Wales as external examiner during 1927-30 and he was external examiner to the University of London 1930-33. Despite his shyness, his students could not fail to realise the
THOMAS, RICHARD (1871 - 1950), minister (CM) and writer Born 8 September 1871 at Llangefni, Anglesey. From Bala preparatory college he entered the University College, Bangor, where he graduated in 1901. After pursuing the theology course at Bala he was ordained in 1904, and was inducted minister of the Bontnewydd and Pen-y-graig churches in Arfon, where he remained for nearly 30 years. He was secretary of the board of governors of the Bontnewydd Home
THOMAS, RICHARD (1753 - 1780), cleric, transcriber and collector of manuscripts, and genealogist Born 10 December 1753, son of Thomas Rowland, Tuhwnt i'r Bwlch, parish of Ynyscynhaearn, Caernarfonshire, and Jane (Jones), his wife (J. E. Griffith, Pedigrees, 359). He was a pupil at Friars School, Bangor, before he went to Jesus College, Oxford (matriculated 28 November 1771, B.A. 1775). Towards the end of 1777 he became curate at Llanegryn, Meironnydd, and master at the school there - and
THOMAS, ROBERT (Ap Vychan; 1809 - 1880), Independent minister and tutor, poet and man of letters Conway and that summer he preached his first sermon at Henryd, which was not far away. He soon became known and received a call to Dinas Mawddwy, where he was ordained, 19 June 1840. In 1842 he went to Liverpool to take charge of the new Salem chapel, where he remained until 1848 when he moved to Rhosllannerchrugog. In 1855 he came to Bangor as successor to Dr. Arthur Jones and remained there until, in

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