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RICHARDS, THOMAS (1878 - 1962), librarian and historian of North Wales, Bangor (1899-1903) where he graduated with honours in history under the well-known historian Sir John Edward Lloyd. He was appointed a school-teacher at Towyn (1903-05), Bootle (1905-11), and Maesteg (1912-26). Thomas Shankland urged him to research the history of Puritanism in Wales in Lambeth Palace Library, the British Museum, the Public Record Office, and the Bodleian Library
RICHARDS, THOMAS (1710 - 1790), cleric and lexicographer lexicon (1632) of Dr. John Davies of Mallwyd into Welsh, adding to them words which he had seen in the work of Edward Lhuyd, in Wotton's edition (1730) of the Laws of Hywel Dda, and in old vocabularies, besides many Glamorgan dialect words heard by him. This work was published in 1753, another edition appearing in 1759. Thereafter, he added to this dictionary and a prospectus was issued in 1790, a few
RICHARDSON, EVAN (1759 - 1824), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and schoolmaster , and was at Ystradmeurig under Edward Richard, but came under the spell of Daniel Rowland, parted with his Anglican career (and, in consequence, with his own family), and opened a school near Llanddewi-brefi. While accompanying an itinerant exhorter to North Wales, he himself began preaching, in 1781. On the advice of Robert Jones of Rhoslan (1745 - 1829), he opened a school at Brynengan (1782
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, DAVID (Alawydd; 1820 - 1872), quarryman and musician the Carneddi musical society. He joined the Congregational chapel at Bethesda and, in time, became the leader of the church choir. He started a music class for the use of which he wrote a series of lessons. These lessons were shown to John Ambrose Lloyd and Edward Stephen (Tanymarian) on whose suggestion, together with the suggestion of the Carneddi musical society, they were published in 1848
ROBERTS, EDWARD (1816 - 1887), Congregational minister
ROBERTS, EDWARD (Iorwerth Glan Aled; 1819 - 1867), poet and writer Barddonawl, 1862 - for a fuller list see the short memoir (by his nephew, Edward Jones, Pwllheli) in Gwaith Barddonol Iorwerth Glan Aled (Liverpool, 1890). He was married twice. He died at Rhyl, 18 February 1867, and was buried at Llansannan.
ROBERTS, EDWARD (fl. end of 18th century), editor
ROBERTS, EDWARD (1886 - 1975), minister (Bapt.) and college principal Edward Roberts was born in Llanelli on 20 March 1886, the son of David and Jane Roberts (née Davies). He was one of nine children with four brothers (John, Thomas, William and Henry) and four sisters (Ann, Mary, Elizabeth-Jane and Gertrude). His parents were members of the Baptist church that met in Seion, Llanelli. The minister there was the renowned preacher, E.T. Jones, and it was he who
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ROBERTS, EDWARD STANTON (1878 - 1938), schoolteacher and scholar
ROBERTS, ELIS (bu farw 1789), cooper, ballad-writer, and composer of interludes Edward Roberts, (late 18th century). There are at least nine of his interludes still extant: (a) in manuscript form - ' Argulus,' composed c. 1756; ' Jeils,' c. 1757; ' Oliffernes a Jiwdath,' 1766; ' Tair Rhan Oes Dyn,' before 1771; and his last interlude, 1789; (b) in print - Gras a Natur, 1769; Y Ddau Gyfamod, 1777; Pedwar Chwarter y Flwyddyn, written 1787; and Cristion a Drygddyn, 1788. As a

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