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ROBERTS, EDWYN CYNRIG (1837 - 1893), pioneer in Patagonia Patagonia'. At the office of Y Drych in New York, he was persuaded to exchange his ticket for one to Liverpool in order to join the Colonial Society of that city. Michael D. Jones invited the 'ruddy beard-less youngster', to address a meeting at Hope Hall, where Lewis Jones met him for the first time. Later, he was appointed Peripatetic Secretary and sent to campaign all over the country. Starting in the
ROBERTS, Sir ERNEST HANDFORTH GOODMAN (1890 - 1969), judge Born in Pen-y-ffordd, Flintshire, 20 April 1890, the only son of Hugh Goodman Roberts and his wife Elizabeth (née Lewis). He was educated at Malvern College and Trinity College, Oxford; he was president of the Oxford Union in 1914. During World War I he served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers and rose to the rank of captain. He served in Palestine. He was mentioned in despatches and was an officer
ROBERTS, EVAN JOHN (Y Diwygiwr, the Revivalist; 1878 - 1951), revivalist preacher the young Labour movement between 1904 and 1914. In 1906, fatigued and physically weak, Evan Roberts was cared for by Mrs Jessie Penn-Lewis, at her home in Leicester, and he also lived in London for a brief period. He retired from public view, though he took part occasionally at meetings in Wales during the period 1925-30. He received the succour of friends in Porthcawl, and in Rhiwbina, Cardiff
ROBERTS, GEORGE (1769 - 1853), settler and Independent minister in U.S.A. who married William Newell and became the grandmother of Richard Newell. Of the seven children of Evan Roberts's first marriage, John (1767 - 1834) is separately noticed; Elizabeth (Lewis) had two sons, of whom the elder became a justice of the peace at Ebensburg, Pa., and the younger a minister in Indiana; and Mary (Williams) was the mother of William Williams (Gwilym Cyfeiliog, 1801 - 1876) and of
ROBERTS, GLYN (1904 - 1962), historian and administrator from 1535-1832 and in 1929 was awarded an M.A. as well as the Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd prize for his thesis which reveals the influence of Lewis Namier. In the same year he was appointed assistant lecturer at University College, Swansea where he remained until 1939 when he joined the Civil Service. By 1942 he was an assistant secretary in the Ministry of Supply and in 1944 was promoted deputy head
ROBERTS, GOMER MORGAN (1904 - 1993), minister (CM), historian, author and hymnwriter . The family settled at Cwm-bach, a stone's throw from Bethel, Blaenau, Schoolroom, a branch of Gosen (CM), Llandybïe. He acknowledges in his writings the chapel's influence upon him and his indebtedness to its ministers, the Reverends W. Nantlais Williams, Philip Evans and Lemuel Lewis. His father died when he was only nine and in 1917, aged thirteen, he started work at Pencae'reithin colliery. The
ROBERTS, GWILYM OWEN (1909 - 1987), author, lecturer, minister and psychologist after he took a post as a lecturer in clincal psychology at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon in 1947. He was made a professor during his period in the United States. He returned to Wales due to family reasons in 1953, with his wife Mary. Their only child, Marilee (the actress Mari Gwilym), was born soon after. He settled in Pontllyfni and lived there for the rest of his life. He taught
ROBERTS, HOWELL (Hywel Tudur; 1840 - 1922), poet, preacher and inventor
ROBERTS, JOHN (Siôn Robert Lewis; 1731 - 1806), author, almanack-maker, and hymn-writer Born 1731 at Llanaelhaearn, Caernarfonshire, son of Robert Lewis, farmer, for whom he acted as shepherd in his younger days. Being converted by Howel Harris on the occasion of a visit by the latter to the neighbourhood, he began to exhort with the Calvinistic Methodists. He settled at Holyhead about 1760, when he obtained a licence from the bishop of Bangor to open a school. He was summoned
ROBERTS, JOHN (1767 - 1834), Independent minister and theologian (London) agreed that he should be trained at their Academy free of charge, and he was duly admitted. In 1792 the Academy, now in charge of Jenkin Lewis, was moved to Wrexham where Roberts spent three years. Before finishing his course he was invited to assist Richard Tibbott at Llanbryn-mair; he began his work there January 1795 and was ordained 25 August 1796. On Tibbott's death he was elected in March
ROBERTS, JOHN (Ieuan Gwyllt; 1822 - 1877), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and musician Born 27 December 1822 at Tanrhiwfelen, a house just outside Aberystwyth, the son of Evan and Elizabeth Roberts, who moved in 1823 to Ty'n-y-ffordd, Pen-llwyn, and, in 1829, to Pistyll-gwyn, Melindwr. The father was a precentor, the mother was also a good vocalist. He attended Lewis Edwards's school at Pen-llwyn for some years. When quite young he composed a poem to which he signed his name 'Ieuan
ROBERTS, LEWIS (Eos Twrog; 1756 - 1844), musician and weaver

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