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PIERCE, ELLIS (Elis o'r Nant; 1841 - 1912), author of historical romances and bookseller as weight keeper at Cwt-y-bugail quarry, under Evan Evans, an enthusiastic local littérateur. Encouraged by his master Ellis began to contribute articles to Baner ac Amserau Cymru. He became the paper's correspondent for the Llanrwst district for fifty years. He took a prominent part in newspaper controversies on education and land and social reform, and wrote extensively on local history and
PIERCE, WILLIAM (1853 - 1928), Congregational minister and historian Born of Welsh parents at Liverpool, 21 April 1853. He was called to the Congregational ministry under the influence of E. Herber Evans, Caernarvon. From 1875-9 he was student at Brecon College. He ministered at Bideford, Devon (1879-82); Leytonstone (1882-7); Soho Hill, Birmingham (1887-9); New Court, Tollington Park (1889-96); West Hampstead (1896-1904); Doddridge, Northampton (1905-10
POWEL, JOHN (bu farw 1767), weaver-poet Of Rhyd-yr-Eirin, in the parish of Llansannan, Denbighshire. According to Owen Williams, Awduron Sir Ddinbych, he was born in 1731. It is said that he was a sexton also. One of the closest friends of Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) when the latter was curate of Llanfair Talhaiarn, he also regarded him as his bardic teacher. A number of his poems are found in Swansea MS. 1 ('Y Piser Hir'), now in N.L.W
teulu POWELL Nanteos, Llechwedd-dyrus, made by George Eyre Evans). He died without issue and was succeeded by his father's cousin WILLIAM BEAUCLERK POWELL (1834 - 1911) son of Richard Owen Powell (died 1859). W. B. Powell married Anna Maria, daughter of David Lewis, Bronavon, and had issue, EDWARD ATHELSTAN LEWIS POWELL (1870 - 1930), who married Margaret Louisa Joan, elder daughter of Sir Pryse Pryse, Bart., of Gogerddan. Their son and
POWELL, RAYMOND (1928 - 2001), Labour politician at this time. (In the event, Roy Hughes, the Labour MP for Newport East, obliged and went to the House of Lords.) At the time of his death Sir Ray Powell was the oldest Welsh Labour MP and firmly identified as belonging to 'Old Labour' - a member of the old school in the age of 'New Labour'. His hobbies were gardening, sport and music. He had married in 1949 Marion Grace Evans, and they had one son
POWELL, VAVASOR (1617 - 1670), Puritan divine became the wife of John Evans (1628 - 1700). Powell had no children. His published works were: 1, The Scriptures Concord (London, 1646); 2, God the Father Glorified (London, 1649); 3, Christ and Moses Excellency (London, 1650); 4, Saving Faith (London, 1651); 5, Christ Exalted, 1651 (printed with no. 4); 6, Three Hymnes [sic] (London, 1650); 7, Common-Prayer-Book No Divine Service (London, 1660); 8
PRICE, DAVID (fl. 1700-1742), Independent minister, and schoolmaster Nothing is known about his early life but it is thought that he was educated at Roger Griffith's Academy at Abergavenny. He was ordained minister of Maesyronnen church, Radnorshire, c. 1700. He lived at Llwyn-llwyd, in the parish of Llaneigon, Brecknock, where he kept a grammar school - Hugh Evans of Bristol and Howel Harris of Trevecka were among his pupils. In 1735 Carmarthen Academy was
PRICE, DILYS MARGARET (1932 - 2020), educationalist and skydiver Dilys Price was born in Bournemouth on 3 June 1932, the only child of Thomas John Evans (1899-1973), born in Treherbert, and Elizabeth M Evans (née Gould, 1906-1963), from Aberaman, near Aberdare. Her father served in the Royal Air Force during the Great War, before going into service in Bournemouth following a religious conversion by missionaries. There, in 1929, he married Elizabeth Gould. Soon
PRICE, PETER (1864 - 1940), Independent minister , where he graduated with honours in philosophy in 1901. He received the degree of M.A. in 1939. He took up his ministry again in 1901. He married Letitia Williams, Tŷ Gwyn, Llanrwst in January 1902. He moved to Bethania, Dowlais in the summer of 1904, a church with over 600 members, where the musician Harry Evans was the organist. The Revival of 1904 was exciting the country by this time. The
PRICE, THOMAS (MALDWYN) (1860 - 1933), musician -tunes-the best-known of the latter is 'St. Elizabeth'), and the male-voice choruses 'Croesi'r Anial' and ' Y Pysgotwr.' He had married (1889) Elizabeth (died 13 December 1933, aged 67), daughter of Richard and Jane Evans, Upper Boar, Llanfyllin, and had two sons.
PRICE, THOMAS SEBASTIAN (bu farw 1704), antiquary and popish recusant Monmouth tradition. According to Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd), he wrote in defence of the British history in answer to bishop William Lloyd, 8 December 1681, and also in answer to a work by Sir George Mackenzie. In the Brogyntyn collection there is a letter of 13 March 1681 by him in which he discusses books of travel. On 15 March 1685, when interrupted in London on a proposed journey to Italy by invitation
PRICE, THOMAS WALTER (Cuhelyn; 1829 - 1869), journalist and poet Born 23 December 1829 in Glamorgan. After emigrating to the U.S.A., he spent some time in Minersville, Pa. He also spent some time in California during a ' gold rush ' period and whilst here he was bardic teacher to Taliesin Evans (Tal o Eifion), some poems by whom he sent over to Wales to his friend John Jones (Talhaiarn). He came to Wales in 1855, but was back in 1856, in which year he and L. W

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